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Post by Ripley on Jul 7, 2017 7:34:17 GMT -5
Indiewire "...His latest is “Road of the Dead,” an automotive take on the undead he produced and co-wrote with Matt Birman, who’s stepping into the director’s chair after serving as second-unit director on each of Romero’s last three “Dead” pictures. There’s just one problem: The project has set to secure financing... ...Neither, for that matter, is the state of the zombie genre post–”World War Z” and “The Walking Dead.” “It was probably bound to happen,” Romero said of the fact that David Fincher is directing the sequel to “World War Z,” which he particularly dislikes. “I harbor a lot of resentment…I used to be the only guy on the zombie playground, and unfortunately Brad Pitt and ‘The Walking Dead’ have made it Hollywood-ized. I was ready to do another one, a $2-3 million one, and nobody will finance a zombie film now.” Hollywood is only interested in the undead when they have blockbuster potential, which something like “World War Z” ($540 million in box-office returns) does but a small-scale “…of the Dead” installment might not..." link
I've seen all the Romero films and noticed a decline in the writing, acting and execution, IMO. I think, sadly, that is the main reason he cannot get funding. Sure, TWD has kept the zombie genre going and taken it over mostly, and it is usually better to be the one setting the trend instead of "just another zombie movie". Thoughts?
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