Romero & Diary of the Dead updates

By Matt Holmes /

Earlier this month we reported the shock news that legendary director George A. Romero had been hospitalized after suffering a fall, meaning production on his next zombie movie Diary of the Dead had to be pushed back. Well that doesn't seem to be the case as Arrow in the Head reported a few days ago that filming is now underway in Toronto and today we have first official news of the movie's first casting. Shawn Roberts who also appeared in Romero's last zombie outing Land of the Dead and most recently in Man of the Year has been cast as one of the leads. This has to be good news then, if they are shooting it means Romero's health must be ok and not as bad as some reports feared a couple of weeks ago. source - dread central, arrow in the head, variety, coming soon