The seventh and final installment of the late George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead franchise is currently in the works, and we've just learned of some new cast additions to this upcoming zombie film.
The movie is titled Twilight of the Dead, and talented actresses Milla Jovovich and Betty Gabriel have been revealed to have joined the cast. Jovovich is best known for starring in the leading role of Alice in the action-horror film franchise Resident Evil. Her most recent role was playing Tess in the sci-fi thriller Breathe. Some of her next projects other than Twilight of the Dead are the upcoming movies In the Lost Lands, Midnight and World Breaker.
Gabriel, on the other hand, is known for portraying Georgina in the smash-hit psychological horror film Get Out. She also starred in many other horror films, such as The Purge: Election Year, Unfriended: Dark Web and It Lives Inside. Besides Twilight of the Dead, we'll see her next in the upcoming action-thriller Novocaine.
Romero's Night of the Living Dead horror franchise currently consists of these six films: Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Land of the Dead (2005), Diary of the Dead (2007) and Survival of the Dead (2009). There are also several remakes and spinoffs.
Romero had written the treatment for Twilight of the Dead with Paolo Zelati before he passed away in 2017. Zelati would later finish the script with writers Joe Knetter and Robert L. Lucas, and Brad Anderson (The Call, The Machinist) would eventually take over as director. Production is slated to start sometime in March 2025, with Fortitude International set to present the film at the American Film Market this week.
The new zombie film will take place on a tropical island and will see the last of humanity struggling to survive against a horde of the undead. John Baldecchi and Sarah Donnelly are producing this movie for Roundtable Entertainment, with Dominic Ianno, Alex Dundas, Jason Resnick, Stephanie Caleb, and Nadine De Barros signed on as executive producers.
Here's what director Brad Anderson had to say about making this film via Deadline:
"I see this film in the same way as successful post-apocalyptic thrillers such as I Am Legend, A Quiet Place, The Road and The Last of Us — genre stories that are as emotional as they are intense. When I first read Twilight of The Dead, I teared up at the end. Which is weird for a film of this type. But it has that kind of pull, that combo of horror and heartbreak that I love."Brad Anderson
As new information comes out about Twilight of the Dead, we'll be sure to return to share everything we found. But for now, make sure to stay tuned to 1428 Elm!