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Post by Phoenix on Sept 23, 2004 15:23:47 GMT -5
Read this today on scifi.com, thought it was interesting:
Universal has acquired most of the distribution rights to George A. Romero's Land of the Dead, the latest installment in Romero's zombie franchise, Variety reported. Land, written and to be directed by Romero, will begin production Oct. 11 in Toronto, with casting already underway, the trade paper reported.
Two months ago, Atmosphere Entertainment announced that Land of the Dead would be the first film in a new series of zombie films, marking Romero's return to the genre he created, starting with 1968's Night of the Living Dead, the trade paper reported. Land of the Dead takes place in a zombie-dominated world in which the living inhabit a walled city.
Universal this year released Zach Snyder's remake of Romero's Dawn of the Dead, earning $59 million in domestic box office, and Edgar Wright's zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, which is being released through Universal's Rogue Pictures label, opens Sept. 24. Universal is owned by NBC Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 21, 2005 17:21:53 GMT -5
More Dead news...
"Land of the Dead" is the follow up to the classic George Romero 80's film "Day of the Dead" and if all goes well with this new release it will the beginning of a whole new "Dead" series.
The producers and director George Romero told the IESB that a sequel to this new film will made if this film is successful. Considering that "Land of the Dead" cost less than 20 million to produce, DVD sales alone should guarantee a profit to the studio.
In fact, all other projects of the helmer will have to take a backseat in the immediate future if Universal decides for an immediate follow up to "Land of the Dead" including his involvement in Mick Garris' Masters of Horror Anthology that is currently being filmed in Vancouver.
MAJOR SPOILERS FOR LAND OF THE DEAD
The next film will be a second chapter to the story that we see in Land of the Dead, we will see the surviving characters continue their search for survival in what has become a World of the Dead.
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Post by Bartwald on Jun 23, 2005 11:59:40 GMT -5
On one hand - great news. On another - the final paragraph there DOES destroy possible surprises Land Of The Dead might deliver...
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Post by Phoenix on Jun 28, 2005 17:41:17 GMT -5
Woo hoo! Bring on more Romero!  |
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Post by Graveworm on Jun 29, 2005 0:20:30 GMT -5
I thought it kind of ended way too quick for my liking. It didn't last as long as I would have liked. We dont get enough time to lurk in the world of the dead, like we did in Dawn & Day. It was a good movie, yes indeed. I just wish it could have lasted longer. The uncut dvd version should be eksillent! . PS Dont be fooled by the comments of folks saying "oh it is amazing how much gore they got into the cinema version, it was a wonder that was allowed!". Why? because it isn't anything special in terms of gore, I have seen more violent movies onscreen and they are mainstream cinema as well. It is just typical gore for a movie on this genre. The dvd is where the fun will lie, hopefully. |
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Post by Bartwald on Jun 30, 2005 1:31:09 GMT -5
Good but not great then, Graveworm? I thought you'll be amazed to the bone after seeing this finally...  PS: The film is not yet being shown in Poland - September, I think, is the expected date of its premiere here. But here's good news: I'm going to Great Britain in several weeks' time and I hope to see it there! |
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Post by Graveworm on Jul 1, 2005 16:14:50 GMT -5
Oh it is a good enough movie, it just doesn't last very long. I have also seen idiots bad mouthing it on IMDb.com due to being brain washed by the running zombie crap we got in dawn remake.
Running zombie's are brought in when the script writer lacks what is needed for a good storyline. All the running undead are, is cheap thrills. That is what made dawn remake thrilling, the running zombie. Because it sure as hell wasn't the storyline as it was paper thin.
LOTD was a good movie I say, but wasn't done justice by the cinema version. Wait till dvd.
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Post by Bartwald on Jul 2, 2005 9:17:37 GMT -5
LOTD was a good movie I say, but wasn't done justice by the cinema version. Wait till dvd. But I can't! I want to see it almost as bad as you did! |
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Post by Graveworm on Jul 2, 2005 12:23:04 GMT -5
LOTD was a good movie I say, but wasn't done justice by the cinema version. Wait till dvd. But I can't! I want to see it almost as bad as you did! LOL ok well if you must, go see the cinema version ;D. It isn't bad, but it is cut. |
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Post by Bartwald on Aug 13, 2005 13:10:59 GMT -5
Saw Land Of The Dead - and liked it a lot. Sure it feels oddly different than the first trilogy (no trapped characters here, the "zombie" word is pronounced, the undead get organized - and so on), but I liked the atmosphere of it, the characters were surprisingly likeable (even this dude from the awful Ring Two... and get this: even Dennis Hopper finally played a worthwhile character here!) and there was no boring second in it. Just great! Waiting for more zombies from Mr. Romero.
And gore? I liked the amount of it in Land, don't really crave for more (the unrated version will be 6 minutes longer, though, they say).
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Post by mabuse on Sept 4, 2005 9:58:08 GMT -5
I was thrilled by it. The social-commentary was his most incisive since Night of the Living Dead. "Big Daddy" is alive-and-well in New Orleans, right-now as we read this. Reality has overtaken bourgeois-America: "You have no right!" Sorry, social-upheavals have every-right, as Mr. Romero points-out in his movies. I work at an indie record-store and saw the one-sheets for the DVD of "Land of the Dead": Unrated version is 3-minutes longer. The extras aren't huge, but ample. I loved Hopper's name, which means "Businessman" or "seller," "auf-Deutsch."
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Post by Bartwald on Sept 5, 2005 10:58:10 GMT -5
So we agree, mabuse. I was glad Hopper got a decent part there finally (he was awful in the recent House Of 9).
The DVD is going to be only 3 minutes longer, you say? Hmm, well - I guess it will ALL be more gore. Will this be enough to make Graveworm happy though?
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Post by mabuse on Sept 5, 2005 20:16:11 GMT -5
Hard-to-say if it will satisfy gorehounds, it's possible, but we won't likely see any Fulci-quality stuff. Still, I'll be getting that one immediately, and watch it with Big Daddy. :0)
Favorite-scene: the opening with the "Zombie-suburb." VERY atmospheric. A lot of the film was generally creepy to me, I loved it. Hopper was funny! Boy, what jerk he is, even his kids are angry at him. Peter Fonda stopped talking to him after Easy Rider (because of Easy Rider, hehe).
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Post by Quorthon on Sept 6, 2005 9:57:57 GMT -5
Why does everyone hate Dennis Hopper??
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Post by Phoenix on Sept 6, 2005 14:49:35 GMT -5
Why does everyone hate Dennis Hopper?? Maybe because he overacts to the point of being a cartoon character! I like his movies though - cartoony usually equals fun for me. I will most likely buy the DVD too, I feel I need to keep my Romero collection alive. And I did love zombie Big Daddy. |
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