Rumors of this zombie movie called DIAMOND DEAD from GEORGE A ROMERO and Australian producer ANDREW GATY and co-written by BRIAN COOPER, have been floating around Hollywood for several years. One of the horror shows I attended some years back, I spoke to George about it and he said, “I would love to do it, its such a cool story, Im really in to it”. He then gave me a diamond dead postcard/mini poster. These are kind of rare now that the movies fate is still uncertain, who ever you speak to on the matter you get a wide variety of opinions. Some fans say the story is horrible and should never be made other say the casting is bad. My opinion the idea of a rock band accidentally being killed then being brought back by a girl, then having to kill 365 people together… now thats a movie I can really appreciate.
George wanted ASIA ARGENTO as the lead and MARILYN MANSON’S name was thrown around too. It seems this little opus has been having issues since the beginning. From George being committed to then having to stop and go do other films, to some of the investors pulling out. Even all the boards and websites have been removed. I hope this film doesn’t fall by the wayside. I think loyal fans should start their own diamond dead polls to try and get this film made. There are a lot of talented people behind this film and lets be honest with ourselves… when has George been wrong about zombies…
