What can we expect from this Director’s Cut DVD release of Land of the Dead? What’s different from the theatrical release?
George A. Romero: You know, the intention of the film is still very much the same. The film isn’t that different at all. It’s only about 5 minutes longer. And half of that is a scene that we cut because I didn’t think it worked that well. So we cut it from the theatrical release. Of course, it’s a little harder. It’s got a little more gore. But I think the most fun about this release is the stuff that people came to do. The guy from Shaun of the Dead did a little film, behind the scenes... that’s the most fun. And just the extras that we put in from talking about how things were done, you know, all that. I think that’s really gonna be the most fun. The film itself is not that much longer.
Was there something that you wanted to see from the final cut, that might not have made it in initially that is in now?
George A. Romero: There was nothing that I was restricted from doing. You have to understand, we made this film under a lot of time and money pressure. And I was just thrilled that it came out as well it did. So, the film itself, is what it is. As I say, it’s not that different. I can’t say that there were things I wanted to do that were scripted that I was unable to do, it’s not like that. It’s not like this is my cut and I’m fighting the studio or anything like that. The studio was absolutely unbelieveable about when we made this film. I always heard that Universal was not the place you want to be if you’re a filmmaker. These guys were fabulous! They basically left me alone. If you look at the theatrical release of the film, I just can’t imagine anybody letting me do anything harder, or anything stronger or anything like that. They were great about it. It’s a little different here. I can’t say this was my defiant Director’s Cut, all it has is a few more things I didn’t think would get passed the MPAA.