Back in May it was announced that legendary filmmaker George A. Romero is set for a return to the zombie genre with Road of the Dead, which he is producing and writing with Matt Birman, second unit director on Land of the Dead, Diary of the Dead and Survival of the Dead., who will also helm the film. And now, thanks to Bloody Disgusting, we’ve got a look at a teaser poster, while Romero has also opened up about the plot of the new movie, which he describes as “The Fast and the Furious with zombies.”
“It’s set in a sanctuary city where this fat cat runs a haven for rich folks, and one of the things that he does is stage drag races to entertain them,” Romero told Rue Morgue. “There’s a scientist there doing genetic experiments, trying to make the zombies stop eating us, and he has discovered that with a little tampering, they can recall certain memory skills that enable them to drive in these races. So it’s a demolition derby with zombies at the wheels, and of course the shit hits the fan in other ways. It’s really a romp; it’s great fun, with stunts galore.”
“This one is really almost a comedy, though it’s got scares and spooky moments and all that,” he continues. “It’s more about suspense than blood. While there is gore, it’s not overt; there are no big, operatic sequences where people get torn apart. There’s slapstick in it, but it’s mostly stunts; it’s quite different. One character dies, for example, in a tragic way, but was once in NASCAR and is able to come back and drive. It’s that kind of looney-tunes. It’s really The Fast and the Furious with zombies.”
What do you make of this plot for Road of the Dead? Are you excited for another Romero zombie movie, or is the series now well past its sell by date? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below…
Originally published July 13, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
