George A. Romero’s “Final Zombie Movie” TWILIGHT OF THE DEAD Is Moving Forward
The George A. Romero estate is set to produce Romero’s final zombie movie, titled Twilight of the Dead. They’ve teamed up with LA-based financier-producer Roundtable on the project, which is the “seventh and final installment” of Romero’s Living Dead franchise.
Romero wrote a treatment for the movie before he passed away in 2017, and he regarded Twilight of the Dead as the conclusion to his epic saga. The script for the film was completed by Joe Knetter, Robert Lucas, and Paolo Zelati, who all also worked with Romero on the original treatment.
The story is set on a tropical island and it will “delve into the dark nature of humanity from the perspective of the last humans on earth who are caught between factions of the undead”. The film is also described as a “thought-provoking sociopolitical commentary wrapped in a genre piece”.
The production team on Twilight Of The Dead includes the late filmmaker’s last wife and estate manager Suzanne Romero, and they are in negotiations with a director, and were in talks with cast before the actors’ strike hit. The production is applying for an interim agreement so that they can shoot the film during the strike.
Suzanne Romero said in a statement: “I’m delighted to be joining forces with Roundtable to bring the eerie evolution of Romero’s universe to the screen. Roundtable impressed me with their long-term and deep love of George’s work. I believe they have the vision to produce the best version of this movie that honors the Romero legacy. I can’t wait to start filming!”
Roundtable’s Head of Scripted John Baldecchi (The Mexican) added: “We’re thrilled to be working alongside Suzanne, Paolo, and Stephanie to bring the final instalment of this epic series. It is the perfect ending to one of the greatest horror legacies of all time, with a powerful and timely message about how humanity is the cause of its own destruction, over and over and over again. There is a lot of excitement in the creative community to be involved and we’ll be making decisions on that shortly”.
Twilight Of The Dead is looking to start shooting in late 2023 in Puerto Rico. They producing team also say they “haven’t closed the door on the possibility of additional movies in a new franchise should this one go well.”
Twilight Of The Dead producers also include John Baldecchi, Sarah Donnelly, Paolo Zelati and Stephanie Caleb, with executive producers set as Dominic Ianno, Alex Dundas, Jason Resnick, Chris Roe, and Luis Riefkohl.
Are you happy to see that the final zombie movie that Romero was working on before his died will actually be developed as a feature film?
Source: Deadline