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‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Will Get A Sequel From Original Creators’ Script

Fifty years after George A. Romero’s 1968 film Night of the Living Dead broke new ground for the horror genre, a direct sequel is now in the works. According to Bloody Disgusting, the sequel is based on a script by Romero and franchise co-creator John Russo which never saw the light of day. Instead, Night of the Living Dead was followed by Dawn of the Dead 10 years later, which Romero wrote and directed without Russo. According to Digital Trends, the original sequel’s script will reportedly find its way into theaters by 2019 as Night of the Living Dead, Part II. The quick turnaround for the sequel certainly echoes the indie-filmmaking environment that brought the original Night of the Living Dead to the screen. Romero shot the 1968 film outside Pittsburgh on a $114,000 budget — extremely low by Hollywood standards, then and now. Romero died in July 2017 and reportedly left behind a significant amount of unproduced scripts, literary works, and other projects.