The Wagner/Cuban Companies' Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, announced today that it has acquired US rights to George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead, the latest in the legendary and beloved series of zombie films which bowed at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals earlier this year. Romero, one of the most influential and respected horror auteurs of all time, has created a new, terrifying vision that combines viscerally gory undead action with biting social commentary and a return to the black humor and playfulness of his seminal film, Dawn of the Dead. Magnet will release the film as part of its Ultra VOD program this spring, debuting it on VOD platforms nationwide a month before its theatrical release.
Like its predecessors, GEORGE A. ROMERO’S SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD takes place in a desperate, nightmarish world where the dead walk the earth, relentlessly attacking the living. It is the story of Plum Island – a beautiful refuge whose isolation allows two powerful families to maintain a semblance of order in the wake of the zombie holocaust. But as the inhabitants slowly die off, the two clans become sharply divided: the O’Flynns believe that the undead must be destroyed without exception, while the Muldoons insist that afflicted loved ones be kept “alive” until a cure is found. The result is an escalating showdown with echoes of a classic Western stand-off that erupts in brutality and violence.
“George A. Romero is an undisputed cinematic legend, and we’re honored to be bringing another installment of this incredible series of films to horror fans,” said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. “SURVIVAL is smart, extremely fun and a worthy addition to the ‘Of the Dead’ franchise.”
Says Romero, “I’m a big admirer of the team at Magnolia. They’re creative and passionate, and I’m excited to put “Survival” in their hands.”
The deal was negotiated by Magnolia’s Senior Vice President Tom Quinn with Victoria Cook for Cinetic Media, on behalf of Art Spigel and Ara Katz of Artfire Films and Peter Grunwald of Romero-Grunwald Productions.
Sry, but Day destroys Dawn...Hell, even George A said that his favorite Dead film he's done is Day. It's a masterpiece, reaks of atmopshere, it's got the best acting and characters, the gore/makeup is amazing ect ect.
FINALLY! i know this will probably be...um....not his best, but i STILL want to see it! and this brings us one step closer! now if they would only pick up SPLICE!!
Also known as "Direct to Video" Fuck this load of garbage. I wish people would stop suckin G.R. cock. All you fruits do is go "YESSSS cant wait!!!" and when the movie finally comes out bitch and complain about it.
Diary of the Dead was actually pretty good. LAND, was unwatchable shit. THis looks beyond unwatchable.
They must be pretty confident in the film. To debut it as a VOD movie a month before it hits theaters. Hopefully the movie does well a VOD and word of mouth carries the film to a good box office. George is a good man, having met him a few times. He created the zombie genre...y'know, like Stoker did for Dracula, Mary Shelly for Frankenstein. Romero has a great body of work, a few stinkers, yet so much disrespect to this godfather of gore. Land of the Dead was a popcorn movie, made in the same vein as the summer blockbusters...this was done to appease Universal. Diary was made almost 40 years after Night. Some things work better than others. I'm glad he is still creating pictures for us to see.
Just because it says it will be released in theaters doesn't mean it will be a very wide release. I'm sure it will be very limited. I think it's pretty silly to hold off on a DVD/Blu release until summer when it looks like it's coming out a lot sooner in the UK. Just release the damn thing it's not like it's going to be all that much better than what he's done recently.
I really don't understand all of the hat the Land of the Dead gets. Also, I can't stand that people bitch about Diary. What do you people expect? I thought Land of the Dead was great. It had an awesome amount of gore, and it had a really good story. Diary may have been a little slow for some people, but it was done well. I can't wait for this film.
***Diary was fuckin retarded how can anyone stick up for it? Romero sucks ass now! Survival might just be his worst the name is even stupid.*** I'm sorry, but I cannot take anyone seriously that doesn't know how to construct a proper sentence; nor how to use commas.
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Like its predecessors, GEORGE A. ROMERO’S SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD takes place in a desperate, nightmarish world where the dead walk the earth, relentlessly attacking the living. It is the story of Plum Island – a beautiful refuge whose isolation allows two powerful families to maintain a semblance of order in the wake of the zombie holocaust. But as the inhabitants slowly die off, the two clans become sharply divided: the O’Flynns believe that the undead must be destroyed without exception, while the Muldoons insist that afflicted loved ones be kept “alive” until a cure is found. The result is an escalating showdown with echoes of a classic Western stand-off that erupts in brutality and violence.
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