George A. Romero was engaged on what would’ve been his final zombie movie ever when he handed away in 2017 and now, after years of teases, it’s lastly occurring. Romero’s estate has teamed with the manufacturing firm Roundtable to convey the movie, referred to as Twilight of the Useless, to life. And whereas the company had already hired Brad Anderson (Session 9) to direct, they’ve now added Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) and Betty Gabriel (Get Out) to star.
“We’re thrilled to share Milla Jovovich’s return to the zombie style on this contemporary and authentic manner with Twilight of the Useless,” Roundtable’s Sarah Donnelly advised Deadline. “With Brad’s masterful, visionary path and Milla’s distinctive means to command the display screen as a bona fide motion star with emotional depth and resiliency, there’s little question this movie can be a riveting, compelling standout within the style.”
Twilight would be the seventh movie within the Romero saga, which began with 1968’s landmark Evening of the Residing Useless and continued in 1978’s Daybreak of the Useless, 1985’s Day of the Useless, 2005’s Land of the Useless, 2007’s Diary of the Useless, and 2009’s Survival of the Useless. This time, the movie will happen on a tropical island and “delve into the darkish nature of humanity from the attitude of the final people on earth who’re caught between factions of the undead,” in accordance with Deadline.
“I see this movie in the identical manner as profitable post-apocalyptic thrillers corresponding to I Am Legend, A Quiet Place, The Street, and The Final of Us—style tales which can be as emotional as they’re intense,” Anderson stated. “Once I first learn Twilight of The Useless I teared up on the finish. Which is bizarre for a movie of this sort. But it surely has that type of pull, that combo of horror and heartbreak that I really like.”
No phrase on who Jovovich or Gabriel are enjoying, or when the movie will come out, nevertheless it’ll shoot in 2025.
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