Let's get this out of the way: I consider Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and DAWN OF THE DEAD to be two of the greatest horror films ever made; I learned to love DAY OF THE DEAD; I didn't hate Savini's remake of NIGHT; I did hate Zach Snyder's remake of DAWN; RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD is dandy; John Russo is my walking nightmare and should not be allowed anywhere near a zombie flick; I thought LAND OF THE DEAD was dull, unimaginative, and pointless--the BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES of the series; and because I therefore had the lwoest of expectations, I didn't mind DIARY OF THE DEAD even though I thought it had little to offer.

Not only do I think the zombie genre is tired, I think Romero and his zombie films are tired. Stick a fork in them, they're done. I really don't need to see any more of this.

But I have good news about George's new zombie flick!

Just the facts, ma'am:

The film is currently shooting in Toronto.

Forget the rumors that the film is called ISLAND OF THE DEAD; it has no title yet.

Also forget Romero's own comments that this is a sequel to DIARY, with the runaway bride as the central character. Totally untrue.

The new film is a zombie western. Why a western? Because Romero wants to make all kinds of films, and if he has to stick zombies in them, so be it.

The film is much bigger than DIARY--"What DAWN was compared to NIGHT," according to my source, who also said that Romero looked great: energetic, upbeat and happy.

There you have it: no speculation, but hard NEWS!