So there’s been a rumor swirling about for the last week or so that George Romero walked off the set of LAND OF THE DEAD. Now that would be sour news indeed. Fortunately, Movies Online did some digging to get more info, and while the story is technically true, it’s nothing to get too worked up about. Here’s the key information:
There is absolutely no reason to panic since [Romero] walked off on the final day of shooting 5 hours before it was supposed to wrap. Look at it like leaving early on a friday. The rumors of him quitting the movie, or just giving up and throwing in the towel are silly. The producers and the rest of the crew stepped in and finished shooting the film which was just insert shots that they needed. Considering it was only 5 hours before the final wrap it was obviously only going to be small things that needed to be done. Something that they could do easy enough without George. Mr. Romero is a really cool guy and it is shown by the fact that 2 days later he was at the wrap party and seemed in good spirits.
I’m guessing that this probably boils down to Romero making a point to over-involved suits, who liked the idea of working with GEORGE ROMERO! more than they liked the actual process of working with George Romero. Kind of like porn. They wanted the object, not the subject.
Anyway, we can all throw out conjucture ’til our ears bleed, but LAND OF THE DEAD will go on. You can check out the full article here.
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