George A. Romero's latest zombie effort has had the title "...of the dead" for some time now, where many fans speculated it would eventually be called
Island of the Dead, being that it's appropriately set on a small island town. Luckily the film didn't receive that name, and according to this year Toronto International Film Festival listing, it's now titled
Survival of the Dead.
The story follows on a small island off North America's coast, the dead rise to menace the living. Yet, the islanders can't bring themselves to exterminate their loved ones despite the growing danger from those they once held dear. A rebel among them hunts down all the zombies he can find only to be banished from the island for assassinating his neighbors and friends.
On the mainland, bent on revenge, he encounters a small band of survivors in in search of an oasis on which to build a new life. Barely surviving an attack from a mass of ravenous flesh-eaters they commandeer a zombie-infested ferry and sail to the island. There, to their horror, they discover the locals have chained the dead inside their homes, pretending to live "normal" lives...with bloody consequences.
What ensues is a desperate struggle for survival and the answer to a question never posed in Romero's Dead films: Can the living ever live in peace with the dead?
In addition, a stack of new images have been posted on the TIFF website as the film will have its World Premiere at the "Midnight Madness" section come September.
"We're in the final stages of post-production and it's great to come up for air and find out the film's been chosen to appear at the Festival. It's just a terrific honor."...says Romero.
Sources:
Horror.com News,
upcominghorrormovies.com &
bloody-disgusting.com