Diary of the Dead
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- This article is about the George Romero film. For the 1976 film, see Diary of the Dead (1976 film).
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| Directed by | George A. Romero |
| Produced by | George A. Romero Peter Grunwald Sam Englebardt Artur Spigel Dan Fireman John Harrison Ara Katz |
| Written by | George A. Romero |
| Starring | Shawn Roberts Joshua Close Michelle Morgan Joe Dinicol Phillip Riccio Scott Wentworth Tatiana Maslany |
| Distributed by | Voltage Pictures |
| Release date(s) | First quarter of 2007[1] |
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Diary of the Dead is an independent horror film announced for an expected release in the first quarter of 2007.[1] It will be the fifth film[2] in director George A. Romero's Dead series. However, in "an attempt to re-establish a lucrative franchise,"[1] the film will, technically and philosophically, be a reboot, "a rejigging of the myth,"[1] says Romero. Even though the fourth film was studio-produced through Universal Studios, Diary of the Dead will be produced by Romero's and his producer friend Peter Grunwald's Romero-Grunwald Productions with Artfire Films.[3] The film began its four-week shoot in Toronto on October 19, 2006.[4]
Romero announced the film in August 2006 [3] after signing a deal to write and direct it. The plot involves a group of film school students who are filming a horror movie in the wilderness, and who are attacked by zombies. All will take place during the same night as Night of the Living Dead. It will give a new perspective on the whole phenomenon as the students learn about the zombies through first-hand experience as opposed to the people locked up in the farmhouse in Night of the Living Dead.[5]
[edit] Cast
- Shawn Roberts[4]
- Joshua Close[4]
- Michelle Morgan[4]
- Jon Dinicol[4]
- Philip Riccio[4]
- Scott Wentworth[4]
- George Busa
- Amy Ciupak Lalonde
- Tatiana Maslany[6]
- Tino Monte
- Megan Park
- Martin Roach
- Alan Van Sprang
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Alexander, Chris (2006-10-29). Welcome to Zombietown. Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- ^ Kincaid, Nina (2006-08-30). Script Review: Romero's "Diary of the Dead". Flixens. Retrieved on 2006-09-14.
- ^ a b McClintock, Pamela. "Romero will raise 'Dead'", Variety.com, 2006-08-24. Retrieved on 2006-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g Diary of the Dead shooting and more Cast!. MoviesOnline. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
- ^ Barton, Steve "Uncle Creepy" (2006-09-01). Romero, George A. (Diary of the Dead) Audio Interview with Transcript. Dread Central. Retrieved on 2006-09-14.
- ^ DeDekker, Jeff. "Regina actress makes her mark in 'Booky' role", Regina Leader-Post, 2006-10-21. Retrieved on 2006-10-02.
[edit] External links
- Diary of the Dead at the Internet Movie Database
- The First Week – A look at the first week of filming on Diary of the Dead, hosted by Special Features Producer Michael Felsher
| The Living Dead films |
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| Official Romero directed films |
| Night of the Living Dead • Dawn of the Dead • Day of the Dead • Land of the Dead • Diary of the Dead |
| Unofficial sequel/spin-offs |
| Italian Zombi series: Zombi 2 • Zombi 3 • Zombi 4 (aka Oltre la Morte or After Death) |
| Other: Day of the Dead 2: Contagium • Children of the Living Dead |
| Remakes |
| Night of the Living Dead (1990) • Dawn of the Dead (2004) • Night of the Living Dead 3-D • Day of the Dead (2007) |
| Return of the Living Dead series |
| The Return of the Living Dead • Return of the Living Dead Part II • Return of the Living Dead 3 • Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis • Return of the Living Dead: Rave from the Grave |
| Spoofs/parodies |
| Night of the Living Bread • Shaun of the Dead |
| Films directed by George A. Romero |
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| Night of the Living Dead | There's Always Vanilla | The Crazies | Season of the Witch | Martin Dawn of the Dead | Knightriders | Creepshow | Day of the Dead | Monkey Shines | Two Evil Eyes The Dark Half | Bruiser | Land of the Dead | Diary of the Dead | Solitary Isle |
