Milla Jovovich will star in the concluding chapter of George A. Romero’s popular “Dead” zombie film series. Titled “Twilight of the Dead,” the movie represents the end of Romero’s legendary franchise that began in 1968 with “Night of the Living Dead.” Brad Anderson will direct the film, which is based on a story treatment written by Romero before his death in 2017.
Production on “Twilight of the Dead” is scheduled to start in March 2025. Jovovich, known for her role leading the “Resident Evil” movies, will play the main character. She joins cast member Betty Gabriel, who appeared in Jordan Peele’s “Get Out.” The story takes place on a remote island and follows the few remaining humans fighting off hordes of the undead.
Greg Nicotero, a makeup effects designer who worked with Romero on 1985’s “Day of the Dead,” will head the special effects team. Nicotero and his company KNB EFX Group will create the zombie makeup looks. He brings decades of experience in the genre back to Romero’s franchise.
The project is a collaboration between Roundtable Entertainment and the Romero estate. Roundtable’s Sarah Donnelly highlighted Jovovich’s “unique ability to command the screen as a bona fide action star with emotional depth.” Anderson called Romero’s screenplay “as emotional as it is intense,” saying it made him cry at the end. Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, Romero’s widow, expressed enthusiasm for finally completing his original “Dead” film series.
If successful, Roundtable hasn’t ruled out more movies set in the same universe. Fortitude International will handle international sales of “Twilight of the Dead” at the upcoming American Film Market later this year.
