Politics Dictates Land of the Dead Filming Location

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports Romero would like to make the film in Pittsburg. Romero, who lives in Shadyside, PA, has shot most of his movies in Pittsburgh, 1968 horror film Night of the Living Dead and its two sequels, Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead.

The State Legislature has passed a bill authorizing tax breaks to local film makers and if the Governor signs it it will offset Romero's costs and possibly keep him there.

When asked about it George Romero said.

"Obviously, I would love to do it here. It's written for here,"

Bernie Goldman a former Pittsburg resident and the president of Atmosphere Entertainment which is producing Land of the dead said.

"We'll make the decision in the next couple of days. It would be great for George, for me and for the city.

The legislation is not perfect, but it will be helpful. It will be a big deal. It would make a huge difference toward us making the movie in Pittsburgh,

I think George has written a great script. He's updated the whole 'Living Dead' series. He's a great guy, a great director. He created the genre, and it's great to work with the master."

The new project is budgeted between $15 million and $20 million. Set many years after 'Day of the Dead', society has returned to life in a new way. The zombies are rotting away into irrelevance & now disregarded much like the way homeless people are today, as the human survivors live in a fortified city, trying to live normal lives.

Protecting them is an enormous tank-like vehicle called the Dead Reckoning with the artillery and firepower of a small nation. This story shows what happens when the Dead Reckoning's reasonable leader, Riley, is framed for murder and loses control of his command.

Riley must try to take back control of this powerful vehicle, while at the same time battling his way through a city filled with zombies.

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