Zombies rejoice: 'Land of Dead' to rise early

From:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Date:April 13, 2005
By Barbara Vancheri

Attention, zombie fans: Scratch Oct. 21 and pencil in June 24. That's the new release date for George Romero's "Land of the Dead."

The fourth installment in Romero's seminal saga had been scheduled to be released before Halloween, but Universal Pictures yesterday bumped up the opening date to June.

"Land of the Dead" stars Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and Robert Joy. Written and directed by Romero, it's about a society where the living reside in a fortified city and the undead roam the wasteland outside.

Barring further schedule changes, "Land of the Dead" will compete with "Bewitched" and "Herbie: Fully Loaded" for that important opening weekend position.

The switch means "Doom" moves from August and inherits the Oct. 21 slot. "Doom," starring Karl Urban, The Rock and Rosamund Pike, is a futuristic story based on the computer game launched in the 1990s.



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