Fans of director George A. Romero’s zombie movies may have thought the franchise was truly dead and buried. Well in a surprise development it seems the Master of Horror is about to take the likes of The Walking Dead to task, as Demarest Films announce Empire Of The Dead.
Adapted for TV from the Marvel comic book, the scenario throws an extra monster-shaped treat into the mix, via the introduction of vampires. With humanity sealed inside a post-zompocalypse New York, it was only a matter of time before the rotters (quite literally!) got in, and once the bloodsuckers get wind their food supply is under threat… all hell breaks loose!
Romero’s cinematic saga of the undead notoriously commenced with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD in 1968. It’s spawned seven films to date, the most recent of which was the poorly-received, Irish-infused SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD in 2009. He’ll co-write the proposed series with Peter Grunwald.
