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25th March 2005, 22:08
Land of the Dead (formerly known as Dead Reckoning) (2005) is the tentative name for the fourth installment of the Living Dead zombie movie series. The movie will shoot in Toronto, Ontario, despite director George A. Romero's wishes to continue the series in Pittsburgh.
The movie began filming on October 11, 2004, and was partially credited to fans, according to Romero, who kept on bugging him to do another zombie movie.
The movie will be the fourth in the series, started by Night of the Living Dead, and continued with sequels Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead.
In an interview Romero jokingly said that he would like to do a film where Zombies existed as a part of everyday life and people went on with their normal lives with Zombie Patrol.
The script for the movie was released on the internet, but was further taken down after Universal Studios took action.
Cast
* Lara Amersey .... Teenage Zombie Girl
* Pedro Miguel Arce .... Pillsbury
* Asia Argento .... Slack
* Simon Baker .... Riley Denbo
* Boyd Banks .... Featured Zombie
* Jennifer Baxter .... Number Nine
* Michael Belisaro .... Teenage Zombie Boy
* Joanne Boland .... Pretty Boy
* Krista Bridges .... Teahouse
* Darrin Brown .... Bettor
* Eugene Clark .... Big Daddy
* Christian Estrada .... Zombie
* Phil Fondacaro .... Chihuahua
* Jason Gautreau .... Gus
* Grant Hayes .... Zombie
* Dennis Hopper .... Paul Kaufman
* Robert Joy .... Charlie
* John Leguizamo .... Cholo
* Max McCabe .... Mouse
* Tony Munch .... Anchor
* Christopher Allen Nelson .... Veteran soldier
* Simon Pegg .... Zombie Cameo
* Sasha Roiz .... Manolete
* Christopher Russell .... Barrett
* Tom Savini .... Blade (Zombie)
* David Sparrow .... Arena Policeman
* Jeff Teravainen .... Kauffman's Guard
* Alan Van Sprang .... Brubaker
* Jonathan Walker .... Cliff Woods
* Edgar Wright .... Zombie Cameo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Dead
Here's an interview with John Leguizamo and what he had to say about it...
John Leguizamo Talks About "Land of the Dead"
Jan 10 2005
Leguizamo on Working with Romero and Playing a Zombie Killer
"Land of the Dead" marks filmmaker George A. Romero's return to the zombie genre he created with the 1968 cult classic, "Night of the Living Dead." "Night of the Living Dead" was followed by "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead." In October 2005, a whole new generation of moviegoers will be treated to Romero's work with "Land of the Dead."
While doing the promotional rounds for the 2005 version of "Assault on Precinct 13," I got the chance to ask "AP13" co-star John Leguizamo about his work on the upcoming George A. Romero zombie movie:
JOHN LEGUIZAMO ON "LAND OF THE DEAD:"
The story and his character:
It’s the last of the quadrilogy of "The Dead" movies [from] George Romero, another icon of the ‘70s. I play a zombie killer with Simon Baker. We’re like the working class men against the zombies. It’s apocalyptic. The zombies have taken over and we have to get supplies to the humans. It’s only corporate CEOs who get all the supplies and we work for them, so it’s very political. It’s got a sense of humor to it, too, and action. It’s very operatic. It’s a big, ambitious movie for George Romero and I just hope it rocks.
Asked about choosing supporting roles over leading roles, Leguizamo said he prefers supporting roles. They’re less time consuming and he doesn’t drive himself crazy worrying about them as he does when he’s the lead. Commenting on the type of scripts he receives and the supporting roles he’s offered, Leguizamo said:
"Land of the Dead" – that was an easy one too. That was a great, great written supporting best buddy to the lead [role]. It was great and I just jumped on that as soon as I could.
On the subject of whether Romero's zombies will be running in "Land of the Dead" like they did in the remake of "Dawn of the Dead:
No, no. He’s really against that. He’s offended by that. He’s half Cuban, he’s from the Caribbean – George Romero – so he knows his zombies. Zombies came from the Caribbean, they came from West Africa, and they’re supposed to be the undead coming out of graves. They’ve got rigor mortis, they’re rotting. They can’t run that fast.
On what George Romero's like on the set:
Oh, he’s fun, man. He’s 68 years-old. He’s optimistic, fun, always joking, 6’5”, chain smoking, coffee drinking, and just lighthearted, man. He just wants to play. He’s awesome.
Leguizamo's known for developing backstories for his characters. Did he develop one for his zombie killing character in "Land of the Dead" or was it pretty much just straight from the script:
That was a little more developed, but yeah, I had to create a backstory, too. But a lot was there. I improvised a lot there. I brought a lot more humor to that. He always has a little bit of a sense of humor going on anyway – George. That’s what makes his zombie movies better than anybody else’s. There’s a little political thing going on; there’s a little satire going on. And I just tried to add a little backstory.
On whether "Land of the Dead" wraps up George A. Romero's zombie movies:
Yes. This one closes the chapter on the "Dead." It’s a really ambitious flick, really ambitious. It’s not just a zombie movie. It’s action, it’s political, the characters are really well developed and apocalyptic. There’s really a lot going on. It’s pretty amazing.
http://romanticmovies.about.com/od/landoft...ddead011005.htm
The movie began filming on October 11, 2004, and was partially credited to fans, according to Romero, who kept on bugging him to do another zombie movie.
The movie will be the fourth in the series, started by Night of the Living Dead, and continued with sequels Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of the Dead.
In an interview Romero jokingly said that he would like to do a film where Zombies existed as a part of everyday life and people went on with their normal lives with Zombie Patrol.
The script for the movie was released on the internet, but was further taken down after Universal Studios took action.
Cast
* Lara Amersey .... Teenage Zombie Girl
* Pedro Miguel Arce .... Pillsbury
* Asia Argento .... Slack
* Simon Baker .... Riley Denbo
* Boyd Banks .... Featured Zombie
* Jennifer Baxter .... Number Nine
* Michael Belisaro .... Teenage Zombie Boy
* Joanne Boland .... Pretty Boy
* Krista Bridges .... Teahouse
* Darrin Brown .... Bettor
* Eugene Clark .... Big Daddy
* Christian Estrada .... Zombie
* Phil Fondacaro .... Chihuahua
* Jason Gautreau .... Gus
* Grant Hayes .... Zombie
* Dennis Hopper .... Paul Kaufman
* Robert Joy .... Charlie
* John Leguizamo .... Cholo
* Max McCabe .... Mouse
* Tony Munch .... Anchor
* Christopher Allen Nelson .... Veteran soldier
* Simon Pegg .... Zombie Cameo
* Sasha Roiz .... Manolete
* Christopher Russell .... Barrett
* Tom Savini .... Blade (Zombie)
* David Sparrow .... Arena Policeman
* Jeff Teravainen .... Kauffman's Guard
* Alan Van Sprang .... Brubaker
* Jonathan Walker .... Cliff Woods
* Edgar Wright .... Zombie Cameo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Dead
Here's an interview with John Leguizamo and what he had to say about it...
John Leguizamo Talks About "Land of the Dead"
Jan 10 2005
Leguizamo on Working with Romero and Playing a Zombie Killer
"Land of the Dead" marks filmmaker George A. Romero's return to the zombie genre he created with the 1968 cult classic, "Night of the Living Dead." "Night of the Living Dead" was followed by "Dawn of the Dead" and "Day of the Dead." In October 2005, a whole new generation of moviegoers will be treated to Romero's work with "Land of the Dead."
While doing the promotional rounds for the 2005 version of "Assault on Precinct 13," I got the chance to ask "AP13" co-star John Leguizamo about his work on the upcoming George A. Romero zombie movie:
JOHN LEGUIZAMO ON "LAND OF THE DEAD:"
The story and his character:
It’s the last of the quadrilogy of "The Dead" movies [from] George Romero, another icon of the ‘70s. I play a zombie killer with Simon Baker. We’re like the working class men against the zombies. It’s apocalyptic. The zombies have taken over and we have to get supplies to the humans. It’s only corporate CEOs who get all the supplies and we work for them, so it’s very political. It’s got a sense of humor to it, too, and action. It’s very operatic. It’s a big, ambitious movie for George Romero and I just hope it rocks.
Asked about choosing supporting roles over leading roles, Leguizamo said he prefers supporting roles. They’re less time consuming and he doesn’t drive himself crazy worrying about them as he does when he’s the lead. Commenting on the type of scripts he receives and the supporting roles he’s offered, Leguizamo said:
"Land of the Dead" – that was an easy one too. That was a great, great written supporting best buddy to the lead [role]. It was great and I just jumped on that as soon as I could.
On the subject of whether Romero's zombies will be running in "Land of the Dead" like they did in the remake of "Dawn of the Dead:
No, no. He’s really against that. He’s offended by that. He’s half Cuban, he’s from the Caribbean – George Romero – so he knows his zombies. Zombies came from the Caribbean, they came from West Africa, and they’re supposed to be the undead coming out of graves. They’ve got rigor mortis, they’re rotting. They can’t run that fast.
On what George Romero's like on the set:
Oh, he’s fun, man. He’s 68 years-old. He’s optimistic, fun, always joking, 6’5”, chain smoking, coffee drinking, and just lighthearted, man. He just wants to play. He’s awesome.
Leguizamo's known for developing backstories for his characters. Did he develop one for his zombie killing character in "Land of the Dead" or was it pretty much just straight from the script:
That was a little more developed, but yeah, I had to create a backstory, too. But a lot was there. I improvised a lot there. I brought a lot more humor to that. He always has a little bit of a sense of humor going on anyway – George. That’s what makes his zombie movies better than anybody else’s. There’s a little political thing going on; there’s a little satire going on. And I just tried to add a little backstory.
On whether "Land of the Dead" wraps up George A. Romero's zombie movies:
Yes. This one closes the chapter on the "Dead." It’s a really ambitious flick, really ambitious. It’s not just a zombie movie. It’s action, it’s political, the characters are really well developed and apocalyptic. There’s really a lot going on. It’s pretty amazing.
http://romanticmovies.about.com/od/landoft...ddead011005.htm