Keep our zombies in Pittsburgh
Why we should make every effort to have George Romero's next film shot here
By Carl Kurlander
As I write this, I do not know how the battle between Winnipeg and Pittsburgh to be the location for George Romero's new film will resolve itself.
If the fourth of his zombie films, "Land of the Dead," does come here, it will have an overall economic impact estimated at bringing more than $15 million to southwestern Pennsylvania's economy, not to mention giving immeasurable publicity to the town that was the birthplace of "Night of the Living Dead" movies. If it does not, it may prove a painful education in how the entertainment industry works and what this region might do differently to attract the film business.
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