A newly unveiled image gives us our first look at Queens of the Dead, a zombie movie from George A. Romero’s daughter Tina Romero

Back in 1968, George A. Romero made his characteristic directorial debut with one of the biggest horror motion pictures ever made, Night of the Living Dead – and whereas doing so, he additionally launched the world to flesh-eating ghouls that turned a brand new definition for the world “zombie.” Romero, who handed away in 2017, went on to make a number of extra zombie motion pictures over the many years… and lately, his daughter Tina Romero revealed that she’s making her personal characteristic directorial debut with a zombie movie known as Queens of the Dead. Deadline experiences that Charades has acquired the worldwide gross sales rights to the mission – and whereas doing so, they unveiled the first image from the movie! You can test it out on this article.

Romero beforehand advised Fangoria that the screenplay she wrote with novelist and comic Erin Judge “takes place over one night time, at the starting of the lifeless rising. We discover ourselves at a giant warehouse celebration in Bushwick. We’ve acquired a celebration promoter for whom the whole lot’s going improper, and her lead act has dropped out, so she must name upon a good friend — a retired drag queen — to resurrect his drag, to come back and save the night time. And it seems to be an evening of many resurrections. And our motley crew of characters discover themselves holed up in a Bushwick nightclub, having to resolve ‘do we get out of here or do we board the place up?’ And they’ve acquired to outlive the night time. It’s a couple of group of non-fighters discovering the survival expertise deep inside.“

Katy O’Brian (Love Lies Bleeding), Brigette Lundy-Paine (Bill & Ted Face the Music), Margaret Cho (Fire Island), Cheyenne Jackson (American Horror Story), Nina West (Rupaul’s Drag Race), Jaquel Spivey (Mean Girls), Tomas Matos (Fire Island), Quincy Dunn-Baker (No Hard Feelings), Becca Blackwell (Bros), Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panther), Dominique Jackson (Pose), Riki Lindhome (Knives Out), and Eve Lindley (Bros) star in the movie. Romero beforehand supplied the following assertion: “This is the forged of my wildest desires. In a movie about survival, you gotta love and root for the survival crew. Every single particular person on this ensemble brings such a particular and particular taste -both on and off display screen. The result’s actually a magic sauce.“

Yohann Comte, chairman of Charades, stated, “This project fits perfectly into the DNA of Charades: a talented director who enjoys subverting genre conventions and revealing a universe that is uniquely her own, featuring a five-star cast.” Romero added, “With Charades becoming a member of us, we’re excited to hold on (her father’s) custom, bringing a mix of outrageous humor and glamor to the undead in a means that’s by no means been completed earlier than.“

Vanishing Angle’s Matthew Lee Miller and Natalie Metzger are producing Queens of the Dead. They stated, “Charades’ ardour for genre-bending movies aligns completely with our mission to push boundaries, and collectively, we’re thrilled to share this thrilling, glam-filled journey. Tina’s imaginative and prescient and elegance for this movie are so distinctive, hilarious, and enjoyable. Audiences are going to be dying laughing whereas on this trip.“

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