Thursday, April 14, 2005

Future Theatrical Release : Land Of The Dead

In 1968 a movie was released that would change the face of horror movies forever. It was a low budget black and white film from Pittsburgh called Night Of The Living Dead. Now, almost 37 years later George Romero is finally release the 4th movie in his Dead series.

The new movie is titled Land Of The Dead and takes place after events of 1985s Day Of The Dead. In this bleak future the Zombie hordes have pretty much taken over the earth and the un-infected survivors live within a walled city. The rich and influential citizens live in sealed skyscrapers and the rest are forced to live it out down below. The city is protected by a giant tank-like vehicle named Dead Reckoning, that has the firepower of a small army and is able to venture out into the Zombie infested lands. Also the Zombie are starting to evolve, as hinted at in Day Of The Dead, instead of just wandering husks as seen in the 1st 2 movies.

The movie has a planned release date of June 24th (originally slated for Oct 23) and is Written and Directed by George Romero and stars Dennis Hopper, Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Asia Argento (daughter of Dario Argento), Tom Savini (the coolest man alive) and Simon Pegg (yes the same guy from Shaun Of The Dead). The makeup FX will be handled by Greg Nicotero and KNB FX.

If you haven't seen the other movies yet, make a trip to your local movie store or online at NetFlix and check them out. Also don't forget the 2 remakes from 1990 and 2004.

Night Of The Living Dead 1968
Night Of The Living Dead 1990 (remake)
Night Of The Living Dead 30th Ann. Edition 1998 (newly filmed scenes added)
Dawn Of The Dead 1978
Dawn Of The Dead 2004 (remake)
Day Of The Dead 1985

"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth."

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