Actually, that DVD that you mentioned online was only a preview version, it's not the compilation that is being planned with NOTLD cohorts.

I have been in contact with Lachiusa since he first posted the demo online, and from what he says, the final movie is intended to generate proceeds for Romero and others that may be involved in some way.

Whether this means that they will endorse the film, or do a video-interview of some sort, I dont' know.

What I can say about Night of the Living Dead and remakes like the Survivors Cut is this:

At least the original, 1968 film is not locked up in some MGM vault, look at what ended up doing with "It's a Wonderful"...way to line the pockets of Hollywood moguls.

(Safe to say) I like the Survivor's Cut, I feel it's a salute to the greats. Whether you like the idea or not, at least its not just another cheap-release designed to make big distributors like Madacy more money