Back in August, I told you that production was just about underway on DIARY OF THE DEAD 2, which would apparently take place on an island… There hasn’t been much word on the project since… But today, a little piece of news has popped up: ShockTillYouDrop informs us that this new Romero film is NOT a sequel to DIARY, but something on its own. Exactly what it is, is anyone’s guess (not another reboot?!). They do, however, report that the “island” locale has stuck.
This is the last synopsis we received for the flick. Is it true, or rubbish? Guess we’ll find out, but for now take it with a grain of salt: Our heroes, trapped in the mansion where we left them, battle waves of ravenous zombies, barely escaping alive. In search of a safe place to settle, they commandeer an abandoned ferry and sail to a deserted island, only to find that it is already populated by a civilization of the dead. Told in the same first-person style that distinguished “George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead”, the next episode of the saga is a violent siege set in the middle of nowhere, a desperate struggle for survival, and peace, between two tribes: the living and the living dead.
Frankly, I wouldn’t mind it if we were introduced to a new set of characters (everyone in DIARY was incredibly lame) and ditched the “first person” gimmick. But I sure do I like the “island of the dead” thing, so let’s just run with that. Hell, I just gave you the title…
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