George A. Romero’s final zombie movie Twilight Of The Dead, the seventh and final installment of the Living Dead franchise, is working with LA-based financier-producer Roundtable. The project was revealed in 2021 and has been radio silent until now as the production is planned to continue later in the year in Puerto Rico.
The setting of Twilight Of The Dead is on a tropical island and “delve[s] into the dark nature of humanity from the perspective of the last humans on earth who are caught between factions of the undead.” The production will consist of the late filmmaker’s wife Suzanne Romero as she shared, “I’m delighted to be joining forces with Roundtable to bring the eerie evolution of Romero’s universe to the screen. Roundtable impressed me with their long-term and deep love of George’s work. I believe they have the vision to produce the best version of this movie that honors the Romero legacy. I can’t wait to start filming!”
Romero had written the movie before he passed in 2017 and deemed Twilight Of The Dead as the conclusion of the franchise consisting of six movies, spinoffs, and remakes. The script is finished and has been worked on by Robert Lucas, Joe Knetter, and Paolo Zelati, who also worked on the treatment with Romero. The production team for the movie consists of John Baldecchi, Sarah Donnelly, Paolo Zelati, and Ardvella Entertainment Stephanie Caleb. The executive producers are Dominic Ianno, Alex Dundas, Jason Resnick, Chris Roe, and Lucas Riefkohl.
Roundtable Head of Script John Baldecchi noted, “We’re thrilled to be working alongside Suzanne, Paolo, and Stephanie to bring the final installment of this epic series. It is the perfect ending to one of the greatest horror legacies of all time, with a powerful and timely message about how humanity is the cause of its own destruction, over and over and over again. There is a lot of excitement in the creative community to be involved, and we’ll be making decisions on that shortly.”
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