Up until now, the sequel to Diary has been referred to simply as …Of the Dead, but today Romero announced its official, oxymoronic title: Survival of the Dead. This installment will be blissfully free of the documentary style that Romero used in Diary, focusing instead on a group of soldiers who travel to an island they believe to be the last safe haven from zombies, which will, naturally, prove as unsafe as any corner of Romero's world.

We posted the Survival of the Dead trailer a few months back, but it looks like we'll have to wait until the film's September premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival to see if this will truly be a return to form for the Zombie master. [Bloody Disgusting]

Romero's next movie takes place on a little island being overrun by the undead. But instead of hacking up each former family member into little zombie bits, the residents are trying to find a cure. Unfortunately we all know what happens when you have one zombie: they reproduce like bunnies. There's a fight over who shall inherit the island — people looking for a zombie-free oasis, or those looking for a cure. But most folks in the little town are content to chain up their loved ones inside their houses and pretend everything is all right. So of course, havoc and mayhem ensue.

There still isn't a release date for this film, as it is in production, and who knows if the ...Of The Dead title will stay. But still, it's good to see Romero back in the undead business, even thought the quality of this clip is questionable. But I keep my mind open for a redeeming and graphic thriller, after that whole Diary nonsense.

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