From AICN, I was talking to a producer on Romero's LAND OF THE DEAD about this email. Essentially, I think what Romero is saying here about DIARY OF THE DEAD is this... He's found more artistic freedom and sheer joy making DIARY OF THE DEAD than any film he's made since the original. Personally... I'm just thrilled to be sharing a letter from the king of Zombie cinema... Now folks, bow down... we have a message from Him... Mr. George Romero...'Hi, guys,
Lemme tell ya about Diary of the Dead. I love it. It’s the first film since my original Night of the Living Dead that I can say is completely my own.
Lemme tell ya about Diary of the Dead. I love it. It’s the first film since my original Night of the Living Dead that I can say is completely my own.
I’ve been trying to work under-the-radar, with no hype or press, but lately I've started hearing all kinds of shit about “What’s goin' on with Romero?” “What’s with his new film?”
Gimme a break over here! I'm up in Toronto workin' my ass off, making Diary the best it can be. Truth is, I'm having a blast. I've gone home to the kind of filmmaking that I used to do, back in the day.
Gimme a break over here! I'm up in Toronto workin' my ass off, making Diary the best it can be. Truth is, I'm having a blast. I've gone home to the kind of filmmaking that I used to do, back in the day.
Diary is a hundred percent independent, made with my partner, Peter Grunwald, and our new friends at Artfire. I haven't had this much freedom since 1968. The cast, of what film critics will probably call “unknowns” (they won’t be for long) is, in my opinion, fuckin' great.
This one comes from my heart. It's not a sequel or a remake. It's a whole new beginning for the dead.
This one comes from my heart. It's not a sequel or a remake. It's a whole new beginning for the dead.
Thanks to all of you who are out there waiting and wondering. You guys, the fans, have always kept me going. Now Diary's keeping me going, night, dawn, and day.
I love this movie. I hope you will, too. I'll be back here from time to time to keep you posted.
I love this movie. I hope you will, too. I'll be back here from time to time to keep you posted.
Stay tuned.
Stay scared.
George A. Romero'
3 comments:
Diary of the Dead... Can't friggin' wait. They should pass a law that only Romero can make zombie movies from now until his death.
I don't get the name though. Zombies don't keep diaries and if they did, they'd be hard to read. Maybe it's about a guy who was bitten and then records his gruesome transformation in the hopes that it help find a cure. Either way, I'll be there.
I'm tired of all this disdain for the Zombie Arts! So what if it's all just grunts and bloody handprints! It's art, dammit, aaaaaarrrrrt!
And anyone who disagrees with me, well I'll just eat their guts, that's what I'll do.
That is a big pair of glasses.
I had a pair of glasses that big that I wore all through high school. If only I had a picture on a computer somewhere I could prove I had glasses as big as George.
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