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Survival of the Dead their own masters, all they had to do was let go of the rituals and cruelties, but some still grip the old world like a life preserver." Before his death, director George A. Romero had plans to direct two more sequels to "Survival of the Dead". He had expressed his desire to film them back-to-back if his schedule would have allowed it. Romero announced a seventh movie, "Road of the Dead", is in production, with Matt Birman serving as director. Survival of the Dead Survival of the Dead (also known as George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead) is a