Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...
It can’t be! All we ever hear is depressing news about how Romero can’t get financing for his films and how people are remaking his work without his involvement and how he never seems to be able to get certain pet projects off the launch pad. But today... there actually seems to be good news about two of his films, including the long-rumored DEAD sequel. Let’s see...
fellas -- perhaps you caught this? a two-fer greenlighting for mr. george romero -- from diamondead.com, specifically RIGHT HERE, and Mr. Andrew Gaty's "latest dirt" on 6/26.
you know me, i'm "duanejones"....
“It’s been kind of frantic during the past couple of weeks. Our financing came together about two weeks ago. Basically, it will come from several sources: a UK company will put up equity and arrange sale and lease back, a piece from the Irish Film Fund, one or two pre sales, a bank gap and a private equity investor in LA. Hal Sadoff put this together and he has done a terrific job. The next step is to start with the documentation.
In the meantime, it seems George’s other project “Dead Reckoning” may also have gotten financing and at present it appears that this film may go first, maybe even starting to shoot in October. Diamond Dead would then have a start date of February/March next year. This is not totally set and I guess we will know the exact status within the next month.
There is a complication with out financing: we would have to have an answer print by April 5 next year, which is the end of the UK tax year. If indeed Dead Reckoning goes first, this is impossible. We are trying to move the UK funds into the next tax year, or looking to replace it. I am happy for George, (really!) but it’s a pain in the butt for me…
Well, Romero fans, let’s keep our fingers crossed on this one.
"Moriarty" out.
