Diamond Dead
| tagline | Death Rocks! |
| site | diamonddead.com |
Y2K, 9/11, war and a a horrid recession, a major escape we had this decade was in the form of film, notorious for thriving during National crisis. Leading up to New Year’s Eve where we’ll ring in 2010, Bloody Disgusting will be looking back at the entire decade year by year through the eyes of various staff writers. Check back each day for a profound reflection from Ryan Daley, David Harley, Tex, BC and yours truly. Inside you’ll find Tex Massacre’s personal look back at the year 2005, the birth of so-called “torture porn”! Please share your memories for each year below, there are so many stories to be told! (more…) READ MORE
Remember that movie Romero was working on BEFORE Land of the Dead got greenlit? Yeah, the one about the rockin’ zombies that was supposed to star Marilyn Manson, Gwen Stefani and more mega rock stars. Well apparently Romero is still interested in doing Diamond Dead, according to a scooper at AICN. Romero tells the scooper that “there’s costume designs and everything, but they just don’t have the money to do it yet.” As you might know I was working pretty close to the project when it was initially in the works, and they lost the financing when Romero went off to do Land, but maybe him expressing interest will get these investors back. If you want a mini-synopsis, read on… (more…) READ MORE
Huge huge news for George Romero fans! It’s finally official, after years and years and years of waiting, George Romero’s fourth and final zombie flick, now called Land of the Dead, is going to happen! If you haven’t seen Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead or Day of the Dead, what the hell are you waiting for? Read on for this breaking news… (more…) READ MORE
According to Diamond Dead’s official website, certain groups are out to stop this Zombie-rock comedy from being made because Marilyn Manson is up for the role as Jesus (more on that here). You can get the full details on this crazy story inside… (more…) READ MORE
Jen over at Rue Morgue got the official word on this rumor floating around the web about the fourth romero flick, “Both Night of the Living Dead: Dead Reckoning and Diamond Dead (based on a script by Brian Cooper) have not yet been officially greenlit but Romero says, on the record, that they are very close to making a deal with Fox and Scott Free on the two films respectively. Nothing is official really until they are on set, but it’s looking very good.” (more…) READ MORE
We all knew zombie movies are the “in” thing right now, so that definitely helped in what we are about to report to you! Romero is in the process of getting started on Diaomond Dead, so now he’s got two zombie flicks in the works! Anyways, here’s the news you’ve wanted for years- inside you’ll find the scoop regarding George Romero’s fourth zombie flick entitled Dead Reckoning!! (more…) READ MORE
The king of the zombies, George Romero, who’s set to direct the zombie rock comedy flick Diamond Dead, finally launched his brand new official website. The site is run by Romero’s son Cameron, who is also working on the Diamond Dead website, which will soon rock your world (and I promise you that!). So head on over and show your love to the man that kicked it all off into high gear and spawned 100′s of zombie flicks. (more…) READ MORE
Over at Diamond Dead.com, George Romero updated his journal with a huge entry, here’s a taste, “Actually, I’ve been very busy. In addition to Diamond Dead, I’ve been working on Dracula, an MOW for TV, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, a Steve King novel which Steve trusted me to adapt for the “Big Screen”, and I’ve been doing some revisions on the script for my fourth zombie flick, Dead Reckoning. I’ve also been working on a novel called Alligator Point. I’ve tried novels before, never getting past page ninety or so before losing faith in the material (and in myself). I’m on page three hundred and sixty of Alligator Point. This time, I might actually finish.” Follow the link for the full journal entry. (more…) READ MORE
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