 Originally Posted by Philly_SWAT
I thought it was set in the same universe, just at the beginning of the problem, like Night.
Here's a little something from Fangoria:
October 30: First report on DIARY OF THE DEAD!
On the outskirts of Toronto’s grimy West End, deep in the bowels of an industrial warehouse space, legendary writer/director George A. Romero is already spleen-deep in the thick of a four-week shooting schedule for DIARY OF THE DEAD, his latest on screen foray into frenetic, socially volatile, flesheating mayhem. DIARY charts the terrifying misadventures of a roving Winnebago-load of fresh-faced film students (including LAND OF THE DEAD’s Shawn Roberts, pictured with Simon Baker, and THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE’s Joshua Close), who unexpectedly find themselves documenting, first-hand, the grisly apocalyptic genesis of yet another unstoppable undead revolution. Though DIARY OF THE DEAD promises plenty of the traditional extreme splatter, pulse-pounding action and razor-sharp satire that sets Romero’s DEAD films apart from the putrid pack, the filmmaker notes that this latest gut-muncher is aiming to be something a bit different.
“DIARY OF THE DEAD talks a lot about the media and this electronic eye that’s everywhere out there, all the time,” Romero says. “And the main character—well, you don’t ever even see this guy; he’s a voyeur. The film argues about the importance of media, and the status of someone in that position; it’s an entirely new take on my themes.”
The movie can’t be considered a true chronological installment of the DEAD cycle (consisting of 1968’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, 1979’s DAWN OF THE DEAD, 1985’s DAY OF THE DEAD and 2004’s LAND OF THE DEAD), but should rather be seen as an attempt to re-establish the zombie mythos and kick-start an all-new franchise. Abandoning traditional third-person cinematic narrative, DIARY (which is budgeted at just under $5 million) is being shot in a first-person, faux documentary fashion and in many ways appears to be Romero’s skin-ripping, politically charged answer to the shaky-cam antics of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. But the maverick genre auteur is quick to dispel any comparisons to that Sundance-approved horror hit.
“It’s not BLAIR WITCH and my style is not BLAIR WITCH, and its not a purely visceral thing,” says Romero. “My style is arch and theatrical, where BLAIR WITCH went for ultra-realism. Even though it is shot first-person, I’m trying to maintain the artifice and make some potent comments about the observer—while still supplying lots of nasty zombie stuff.”
Marking Romero’s highly anticipated return to his lower-budget, independent roots after the tepid-grossing, studio-backed LAND OF THE DEAD, DIARY—co-produced by frequent Romero collaborator Peter Grunwald and featuring FX courtesy of KNB EFX’s Greg Nicotero and Neil (SAW III) Morrill—is aiming for a spring 2007 theatrical release. Be sure to keep your bloodshot eyes glued to this site and the pages of FANGORIA for exclusive, in-depth behind-the-scenes coverage and a sneak peek at all the ghoulish, gory glory. —Chris Alexander
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