World War Z Butchered Zombie Cinema Says George A. Romero
John Squires
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Though I personally had a good deal of fun with World War Z, I completely understand why many zombie lovers absolutely hated it. Loaded with CGI and full of the fastest-moving zombies in horror history, it certainly wasn’t a film for everyone. Unsurprisingly, George Romero wasn’t a fan.
Romero, who has previously spoken out against “The Walking Dead,” was recently interviewed by THR; and the father of the modern zombie had some not-so-nice words to say about Marc Forster’s 2013 film – as well as the current state of zombie cinema.
“The Hollywood wisdom is you can’t make money with a zombie film unless you put big money into it. You have to invest $200 million to make the film fantastic. I’m the opposite of that,” said Romero. “Brad Pitt was the guy that took the big bite with World War Z and butchered it basically. The zombies were like army ants. It was like the remake of The Naked Jungle.”
Related Story: George A. Romero Talks Empire of the Dead
Though Romero hasn’t been able to secure funding for another zombie film, it was recently announced that he’s making the leap to the small screen with “Empire of the Dead,” an adaptation of his same-named comic book series. And he’s excited about playing around in the cable sandbox.
“You can be a little tougher on cable. You don’t have to be as gentle,” noted Romero.
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