Will Romero write a new page in Diary of the Dead?
Bloody-Disgusting.Com has a vague kind of scoop gleaned from George A. Romero, whose latest film, the independently shot DIARY OF THE DEAD, was picked up for theatrical release by the Weinstein Company at the Toronto International Film Festival:
[Romero] tells us that IF the film is a success the Weinsteins will want him to write another one, which will begin directly after the conclusion to DIARY. Unfortunately you won’t know what I’m talking about until you see the film, but it’s a pretty cool finale that leaves our lead characters in a very uncomfortable and tight position.
Otherwise Romero explained that he doesn’t really have any direct plans to go forth with the franchise right now and has other projects he’d rather be doing, like SEASON OF THE WITCH. So the fans will have a huge impact on when we might see more of the undead!
Pretty weak tea, if you ask me. Despite the emphatic headline on the post (”Romero Has Plan for SIXTH Zombie Film!”), we are actually told that he does no such specific plan, but he expects the distrbibutor to ask him to make a sequel if DIARY OF THE DEAD is a success.
[...] According to statements he made in September at the Toronto Film Festival (which we reported here), Romero had no specific plans to begin work on a [...]