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Romero goes Japan route for “Solitary”
Zombie master George A. Romero, one of America’s preeminent masters of the horror genre, is mining for scares from somewhere other than his own mind: Japan. Following the well-proven road of “Hollywood Horror, via Japan,” Romero has signed on to direct Solitary Isle for Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Entertainment and Kadokawa Pictures, with 20th Century Fox distributing. The film, based on a story by Koji Suzuki, deals with a group of explorers on an deserted island who are harassed and assuredly killed by the island’s dark secret. Sounds like “The Cave.” Or “The Descent.” Or “Event Horizon,” but with better oceanic views. Personally, I think the whole thing reeks of TV’s “Lost.”
Liv in with ‘Strangers’
Liv Tyler, fresh off the heels of “Jersey Girl” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy (has it been that long since we’ve seen her?), has signed on to appear in Rogue Pictures’ Strangers. This thriller, written and directed by first-timer Bryan Bertino, revolves around a young couple who are harassed in their vacation home by three unknown ‘strangers,’ thus the title. Tyler will play the female half of the couple. The male roles have yet to be cast.
