George Romero UP!

Yesterday wasn't the greatest day emotionally, but god damn does this make me smile. According to Variety, "Land of the Dead" (nee "Dead Reckoning" and "Twilight of the Dead") has been backed by a new company called Atmosphere films and given a fifteen million dollar budget, which for a Romero film is pretty freaking substantial.

Here's the synopsis from Variety, from an article that likens the film to "The Road Warrior" as filtered through the "Night of the Living Dead" chassis:

"In Romero's new pic, the zombies have taken over the world and those left alive are confined to a walled-in city that keeps out the corpse corps. Anarchy rules the streets, with the wealthy insulated and living in fortified skyscrapers. Drama revolves around a group of scavengers who must thwart an attempt to overthrow the city while the dead are evolving from brainless slow-moving creatures into more advanced creatures."

DAAAAAAAAAAMN. That's some fucked up shit. Evolving zombies? I'm so amped for this one. Plus, it'll be nice to see this on a movie screen: