{"id":584119,"date":"2026-05-14T19:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/584119\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T19:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:22:09","slug":"kate-beckinsale-to-star-in-twilight-of-the-dead-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/584119\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Beckinsale To Star In ‘Twilight Of The Dead’ Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE: Underworld star Kate Beckinsale<\/a> has been set to lead Twilight of the Dead<\/a>, the long gestating \u201cfinal chapter\u201d of George A. Romero\u2019s classic zombie saga.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe horror project, which has buy-in from the Romero estate, has recently undergone a facelift with new cast, director and financiers. Beckinsale takes over from Milla Jovovich. Additional casting is in process.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film will be \u201cset on a decimated earth where the last vestiges of humanity are trapped between warring factions and an evolving undead threat\u201d. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe Paz Brothers, Doron and Yoav Paz, whose movies include The Golem and Plan A, have been tapped to direct the movie, taking over from Brad Anderson. Stunts vet Ho Sung Pak (Bullet Train) is aboard to direct stunt and action sequences.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso new to the project and giving it fresh impetus is Bob Yari\u2019s Magenta Light Studios, which has secured the North American rights and is due to distribute the film in theaters across the U.S. and Canada. <\/p>\n

\n\tHorror icon Romero had written a treatment for the movie before he passed in 2017 and regarded\u00a0Twilight Of The Dead\u00a0as the conclusion to his epic saga, which comprised six movies and various spinoffs and remakes. The last movie in the franchise came out in 2009. Twilight Of The Dead was first revealed in 2021. The producers previously told us they haven\u2019t closed the door on the possibility of additional movies in a new franchise should this new one go well.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe film is driven by the Roundtable Entertainment team, led by producers John Baldecchi and Sarah Donnelly with executive producer and Roundtable President, Dominic Ianno, and in partnership with Suzanne Romero. Producers include Bob Yari, Shaun Sanghani of SSS Entertainment and Aanaxion\u2019s Kenneth Kim, Ho Sung Pak and George Furla. <\/p>\n

\n\tInternational sales are being handled by The Syndicate, with executive producers Jeffrey Giles and Michael Lurie launching the project at the Cannes market<\/a>. Buyers will be able to read a screenplay and see concept materials.<\/p>\n

\n\tExecutive producers include Stephanie Caleb, Roundtable\u2019s Alex Dundas and Jason Resnick, Josh Kagan, Sean Carey, Stu Snyder, Hakim Bangash, Victor Ianno, Streamline Global\u2019s Emily Hunter Salveson, Jamie Thompson, Brian Skiba, Jeff Elliott, and Aanaxion\u2019s Bong-Seob Mun, Bang-Ok Joo. Young-Joo Ji, Sung-Il Ahn, and Kwang Jin Kim.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have Kate Beckinsale starring in Twilight of the Dead. Her extraordinary talent, emotional range, and commanding screen presence make her the perfect actress to lead a final chapter worthy of George\u2019s legacy.\u201d said Roundtable\u2019s Baldecchi.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cStepping into Romero\u2019s world is the ultimate privilege for any genre filmmaker,\u201d the Paz Brothers said in a joint statement. \u201cThis is more than a continuation, it\u2019s a responsibility. We are committed to honoring his voice while delivering a visceral, terrifying, impactful experience for today\u2019s audience that resonates beyond the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cGeorge Romero is one of the most successful and influential creatives in the horror and genre space, and his final film deserves to be experienced on the big screen,\u201d commented Bob Yari, CEO of Magenta Light Studios. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to partner with his estate and the filmmakers to bring Twilight of the Dead to audiences. As a standout addition to Magenta Light Studios\u2019 growing film catalog, we are committed to delivering a thrilling theatrical experience for fans who have been waiting years for this conclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMagenta Light\u2019s releases include Deep Water, Protector, Strange Darlings and Bride Hard.<\/p>\n

\n\tBeckinsale is repped by Kleinberg Lange. Doron Paz and Yoav Paz are repped by Verve and Zero Gravity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Underworld star Kate Beckinsale has been set to lead Twilight of the Dead, the long gestating \u201cfinal…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584120,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[188976,6491,96,3505,199597,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-584119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-cannes-market","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-kate-beckinsale","tag-twilight-of-the-dead","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}