George Romero, son of ‘Living Dead’ creator, wants to build a Tampa film studio Paul Guzzo, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA The late George A. Romero’s
Night of the Living Dead zombie series is credited with mainstreaming the horror movie genre.
His son, George C. Romero, now wants to popularize the Tampa Bay area as a production hub for such films.
“We want to be at the ground level of helping to create an industry that creates jobs,” said Romero, a Kentucky resident with 19 producer and 14 director credits on his IMDB resume.
Romero is part of a team of filmmakers under the company Briefcase Pictures that wants to build a movie studio in the Tampa area via a public-private partnership with Hillsborough County.