Twilight of the Dead (George A Romero)

[Neil]

Work in progress to get Romero's last zombie flick made? - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...BTK2hsbtw0DXM4 Suzanne Romero is now ready for meetings to find the right director to complete George A. Romero's zombie saga. "This is the film he wanted to make. And while someone else will carry the torch as the director, it is very much a George A. Romero film," says Suzanne Romero.

[JDP]

Lest someone goes into an extreme panic: this appears to be a different Romero project than the one about zombies driving cars.

[beat_truck]

Lest someone goes into an extreme panic: this appears to be a different Romero project than the one about zombies driving cars. That was what instantly came to mind before I started reading the article. If we're lucky, "Road of the Dead", or whatever it was supposed to be, will never see the light of day. Hopefully, this turns out to be something decent without too much political, social, or "woke" bullshit crammed into it.

[bassman]

I would certainly see this, but I’m not holding my breath. At this point it feels like they’re just chumming the waters, hoping for a bite.

[EvilNed]

If they build it, I will come.

[nycbsn]

Being that this will be the conclusion to the series, do you think they will try to provide a better connection to the previous films? Kinda like when Blades from Dawn popped up in Land, for instance. I know it's probably asking a lot because of the Dawn/Day rights issues (unfortunately), but it would be ideal for the final chapter. Another ideal thing would be to provide some sort of closure for the survivors of Dawn, Day, and Land. I know onscreen appearances are not likely (due to the huge gaps between each film), but any other method of closure would be nice.

[Neil]

Being that this will be the conclusion to the series, do you think they will try to provide a better connection to the previous films? Kinda like when Blades from Dawn popped up in Land, for instance. I know it's probably asking a lot because of the Dawn/Day rights issues (unfortunately), but it would be ideal for the final chapter. Another ideal thing would be to provide some sort of closure for the survivors of Dawn, Day, and Land. I know onscreen appearances are not likely (due to the huge gaps between each film), but any other method of closure would be nice. Can you imagine some cameos from Dawn and Day in it?

[nycbsn]

Being that this will be the conclusion to the series, do you think they will try to provide a better connection to the previous films? Kinda like when Blades from Dawn popped up in Land, for instance. I know it's probably asking a lot because of the Dawn/Day rights issues (unfortunately), but it would be ideal for the final chapter. Another ideal thing would be to provide some sort of closure for the survivors of Dawn, Day, and Land. I know onscreen appearances are not likely (due to the huge gaps between each film), but any other method of closure would be nice. I wouldn't be against cameos but establishing better connections between the films and providing character closure just sounds more exciting to me. The whole copyright sh*tfest with Richard Rubenstein and Dawn/Day just sucks and hurts this aspect of the series. It would be nice if they can find some way to remedy this for the series' closing film.

[Neil]

I wouldn't be against cameos but establishing better connections between the films and providing character closure just sounds more exciting to me. The whole copyright sh*tfest with Richard Rubenstein and Dawn/Day just sucks and hurts this aspect of the series. It would be nice if they can find some way to remedy this for the series' closing film. Yeh, you have to feel the worth of the franchise is now going to diminish with the loss of Romero, so why no do something constructive with it while there is still life/worth in it...

[MinionZombie]

I wouldn't be against cameos but establishing better connections between the films and providing character closure just sounds more exciting to me. The whole copyright sh*tfest with Richard Rubenstein and Dawn/Day just sucks and hurts this aspect of the series. It would be nice if they can find some way to remedy this for the series' closing film. The problem with that, though, would be a lack of 'age continuity'. For example, the Dawn and Day cast members would be much too old for the amount of time that will have passed within the depicted zombie apocalypse. The furthest we got was 3 years, as referenced in Land, meanwhile decades have passed in real-time since Dawn and Day.

[Neil]

The problem with that, though, would be a lack of 'age continuity'. For example, the Dawn and Day cast members would be much too old for the amount of time that will have passed within the depicted zombie apocalypse. The furthest we got was 3 years, as referenced in Land, meanwhile decades have passed in real-time since Dawn and Day. Agreed...

[JDP]

The furthest we got was 3 years, as referenced in Land, That movie only clearly references a very vague "sometime later" in specific respect to the zombies. The 3 year references are about Cholo's "business" relationship with Kaufman and to some random anonymous wino not having driven a car. Nothing specific regarding the zombies themselves. For all we know, the zombies could have only been around for just some months, or conversely, for who knows how many years. Plus there is no clear time reference in Day either when it comes to the subject of how long have they been inhabiting that Florida bunker and how long ago did the zombies appear. The only two movies in the saga that are very clear about the time-line are the first two.

[EvilNed]

That movie only clearly references a very vague "sometime later" in specific respect to the zombies. The 3 year references are about Cholo's "business" relationship with Kaufman and to some random anonymous wino not having driven a car. Nothing specific regarding the zombies themselves. For all we know, the zombies could have only been around for just some months, or conversely, for who knows how many years. Plus there is no clear time reference in Day either when it comes to the subject of how long have they been inhabiting that Florida bunker and how long ago did the zombies appear. The only two movies in the saga that are very clear about the time-line are the first two. The film is really about that guy's failing dealership.

[shootemindehead]

We're not doing this nonsense again are we? https://youtu.be/mjOjY6zRliI?t=240 'Land of the Dead' takes place AFTER 'Day of the Dead' and is about humanity "coming back"... Even George Romero thinks so.

[MinionZombie]

We're not doing this nonsense again are we? https://youtu.be/mjOjY6zRliI?t=240 'Land of the Dead' takes place AFTER 'Day of the Dead' and is about humanity "coming back"... Even George Romero thinks so. Watched Land of the Dead last night and was shocked to see that no, Land actually takes place 3 months into the ZA ... ... ... ... oh, wait, no it doesn't. "Three years" is specifically referenced twice in the film - once by the garage owner, and once by Cholo (who has been working for Kaufman for three years). So, arguably, three years is the minium amount of time passed. It could be a little longer, but considering that you have two clear references to "three years", then that's what Romero's telling the audience quite clearly. Also - good video pull - Romero had always talked about Land being the living 'coming back' from the brink as well as the evolution of the zombies' abilities and awareness (building upon what began in Day). Bub, from Day, would be a considerable regression from Big Daddy & Co ... and considering that Bub's story in Day isn't about a smart zombie becoming dumb, but a dumb zombie becoming smart, well, there you go - the narrative direction is clear as an azure sky... https://youtu.be/OsrvURzZmDM?t=185