Zombieland

ZOMBIELAND TV Series Planned for Fox; Original Writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese Attached

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: October 17th, 2011 at 7:39 pm

As Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese originally made their name as writers/creators of the reality TV series The Joe Schmo Show, it simply made sense that their next project would be aimed at airing on the small screen. The surprise came for the creative team when their project morphed from a TV show into a screenplay for the 2009 sleeper hit, Zombieland. Although we discussed the television origins of Zombieland during filming of the movie back in 2009, it seems as if the series now has new life…or undeath. Fox Broadcasting and Sony Pictures Television want to get Zombieland the series on the air by 2012-13. The only sticking point for the fans is that if the TV series is greenlit, the movie sequel may not happen, and vice versa.

Hit the jump for more on the small-screen version of Zombieland.

Weekend Box Office – RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Still on Top with $27.5 Million; THE HELP a Strong Second with $25.5 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: August 14th, 2011 at 9:57 am

So much for a slow-pace in these final weeks of summer.  Along with a strong holdover performance from Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes at number one, the box office was crowded with four new releases: one which seriously over-performed (The Help), one which very seriously underperformed (Glee The 3D Concert Movie) and two which fell somewhere in between.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Rise of the Planet of the Apes	$27,500,000	$104.8
2	The Help	$25,500,000	$35.4
3	Final Destination 5	$18,400,000	$18.4
4	The Smurfs	$13,500,000	$101.5
5	30 Minutes or Less	$13,000,000	$13
6	Cowboys and Aliens	$7,610,000	$81.4
7	Captain America	$7,125,000	$146.8
8	Crazy Stupid Love	$6,930,000	$55.4
9	Harry Potter 7b	$6,875,000	$356.9
10	The Change-Up	$6,279,000	$25.7

Columbia Pictures Seeking a New Star To Cameo In ZOMBIELAND 2; Updated

by Ben Garman    Posted: November 27th, 2010 at 5:50 pm

Columbia Pictures has another “superstar cameo” up their sleeves for Zombieland 2, the sequel to Ruben Fleischer’s hilarious 2009 zom-com. The news is tantalisingly sparse but hints that the studios are searching for another famed movie icon to briefly feature in the new film and presumably echo the hilarity of the mind-blowing surprise cameo in Zombieland. Also, we’ve news that in their second undead-bashing misadventure together, zombies aren’t the only blight for Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg to combat, as the script requires a ‘lead villain’ who’ll inevitably cause some trouble, and Harrelson’s character finds himself in hot competition with a “hunky rival”. Is it possible that this rival may transpire to be the ‘love interest’ we heard talk of in the past?

Hit the jump for suggestions of who might cameo. Spoilers and speculative spoilers follow.

UPDATE: Screenwriter Rhett Reese has denied the Zombieland 2 cameo rumors.  Hit the jump for more.

Emma Stone Quotes Admiral Akbar in our EASY A Video Interview

by Jonah    Posted: September 16th, 2010 at 10:43 am

If you DON’T like Emma Stone, I think there must be something wrong with you.  Stone has lit up the screen in several supporting roles from The House Bunny to Zombieland.  Finally carrying the tag of lead actor in Screen Gems’ Easy A, Stone plays Olive Penderghast who finds herself through — some fault of her own — at the swirling center of a rumor mill that leads to her being ostracized much like literary character Hester Pryn (from the book she’s studying in English Class).  At the Easy A press junket, Stone had plenty to say about adolescence, the challenges of carrying a film, and how she feels about the Zombieland sequel.  Watch the full interview after the jump.

Emma Stone Interview EASY A

by Sheila Roberts    Posted: September 11th, 2010 at 8:04 am

With her striking beauty and genuine talent, Emma Stone is one of Hollywood’s most sought after young actresses. In her hilarious new comedy, Easy A, she turns in a terrific performance as Olive Penderghast, a smart high school senior who tells a little white lie about losing her virginity and gains an overnight reputation for being the campus slut. As her life begins to parallel Hester Prynne’s in The Scarlet Letter, Olive sets out to loosen the town up a little bit from its Puritanical values by turning the rumor mill to her advantage.

The 21-year-old actress recently wrapped production on Crazy, Stupid, Love in which she stars opposite Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling. She is currently in production on The Help, adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s New York Times best-selling novel about three women set in the deep south of 1962. The film, which also stars Viola Davis and Bryce Dallas Howard, is being directed by Tate Taylor and is scheduled for release in 2011. She is also lending her voice to the animated comedy The Croods along with Ryan Reynolds and Nicholas Cage. And there are rumors of a script in the works for a 3D sequel to the popular zombie comedy, Zombieland, in which Emma might reprise the role of Wichita.  More after the jump:

Jesse Eisenberg Reunites with ZOMBIELAND Director Ruben Fleischer in 30 MINUTES OR LESS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 25th, 2010 at 7:27 pm

Jesse Eisenberg had a fantastic 2009, first as the lead in the acclaimed Adventureland, then in a starmaking turn in the surprise hit Zombieland.  This fall’s The Social Network, the Facebook origin story as told by director David Fincher, looks to complete Eisenberg’s transformation from “mumbling kid in The Squid and the Whale” to “star on the rise.”  With so many opportunities now open to the young actor, Eisenberg made the classy choice to return to his roots.

Variety reports that Eisenberg will re-team with Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer for the action-comedy 30 Minutes or Less, which centers on “two wannabe criminals who force a loser pizza delivery man to rob a bank in 30 minutes or less.”  Eisenberg will play the pizza delivery man, while Danny McBride (Pineapple Express) and Nick Swardson (Bedtime Stories) will play the two criminals; the cast also includes Aziz Ansari (Parks & Recreation) and Michael Peña (Observe and Report).  Production commences in July with an August 12, 2011 in mind.

Director Ruben Fleischer Chooses an Untitled Action-Comedy as His Follow-Up to ZOMBIELAND

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 24th, 2010 at 1:43 pm

Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer has settled on an untitled buddy-cop action-comedy as his follow-up to his highly successful action-comedy-zombie film.  According to THR, Mike Arnold and Chris Poole are writing the project based on an idea by Fleischer. Nicholas Stoller (director Forgetting Sarah Marshall) will produce alongside Gavin Polone (who also produced Zombieland)

Fleischer, unsurprisingly, has been a hot ticket as his $23 million zombie movie ended up gross $75 million domestic and registered an 89% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.  The director was offered to do Mission: Impossible 4 as well as 30 Minutes or Less, a comedy starring Danny McBride.  However, Fleischer has said he will do Zombieland 2 and intends to shoot in 3D.

ZOMBIELAND Director Ruben Fleischer in Talks for 30 MINUTES OR LESS and MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 4

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: March 19th, 2010 at 4:08 pm

With his feature film debut Zombieland, director Ruben Fleischer made quite a name for himself in Hollywood.  There are quite a few films he is eying for his next move, though two have surfaced that seem to trump all others.  LA Times reports that Fleischer is under consideration to helm the upcoming Mission: Impossible 4 with Tom Cruise returning to star, though the bank heist comedy 30 Minutes or Less–with Danny McBride attached to star–seems the likelier candidate.

Details on these and the other films on Fleischer’s mind after the jump.

Ruben Fleischer Wants to Film ZOMBIELAND 2 in 3D – Plus an Update on THIRTY MINUTES OR LESS

by Andrew Robinson    Posted: March 8th, 2010 at 11:50 am

Ruben Fleischer recently sat down to discuss his career and he talked about the sequel to his comedy hit Zombieland.  When asked in a recent interview on IconvsIcon about the upcoming sequel, he said he wanted to film it in 3D and not do it in post:

Nothing has been determined yet but just from the little that I know about 3D, I would greatly prefer to shoot it in 3D.

He’s on the right track with this, as movies shot in 3D look much better than when you do add it in post production.  Think Avatar versus Alice in Wonderland.   Ruben also went on to talk about an upcoming dark comedy heist film called Thirty Minutes or Less.  Hit to jump to read more about the story and my thoughts on Ruben’s upcoming projects.

ZOMBIELAND Writers Talk Sequel, 3D, Potential Love Interest for Tallahassee

by Bill Graham    Posted: February 9th, 2010 at 6:27 pm

Zombieland scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have been a hot commodity recently, with news that they would not only write the upcoming Deadpool film, but also pen the G.I. Joe sequel. However, they recently sat down with MTV to discuss their sequel to Zombieland and had some interesting things to say.

Most notable is that they are interested in giving Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) a love interest, though they haven’t worked that out yet. Additionally, while they plan to keep the core group of Tallahassee (Harrelson), Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone), and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) together, there are plans to introduce new characters.

After the jump, see what they plan for 3D and the further adventures of Little Rock.

Exclusive: G.I. JOE SEQUEL is Happening; Zombieland’s Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Writing G.I. JOE 2

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: January 6th, 2010 at 10:15 pm

While some didn’t think much of director Stephen Sommers G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, I had a blast watching the cartoon come to life, because that’s what it was.  Nothing more, nothing less.  And the people that understood that, well, they had a blast watching all their favorite characters on the big screen.

And even though some might think the film wasn’t profitable, the fact is The Rise of Cobra made over $300 million at the worldwide box office and I’m sure it helped to sell a lot of toys.  What I’m trying to say is, this film made people money, and when that happens, you get sequels!

More after the jump…including a MAJOR UPDATE:

Could ZOMBIELAND 2 Feast on 3D Human Flesh?

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 24th, 2009 at 7:25 pm

Zombieland was one of this year’s breakout hits and so Sony is naturally hungry for a sequel.  In a recent interview, director Ruben Fleischer says that he’s ready to pick up the zombie-killing rule book again and go to town slaughtering the undead.  Oh, but he does have one more rule he’d like to add: “A sequel to a massively successful comedy horror film starring Woody Harrelson must be in 3D.”

Hit the jump for why Fleischer wants to take his flesh-eaters to the next dimension as well as other details on the highly-anticipated sequel.

Wear This – ZOMBIELAND-based T-shirt Feature Rule #2, “The Double-Tap”

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 23rd, 2009 at 5:18 pm

Less than a month after its release, “Zombieland” has already become popular enough to have its own non-studio produced t-shirt.  Having “Rule #2: The Double-Tap” emblazoned across your chest is not only a way to show your love for “Zombieland”, but it’s an invaluable advice for surviving a zombie apocalypse.  While I don’t know if we can expect a “Rule #1: Cardio” jogging suit or a “Rule #14: Don’t Be a Hero” boxers, this shirt is worth picking up.

Hit the jump for a full image of the t-shirt along with pricing info and a link to where you can purchase it.

Four New Posters for ZOMBIELAND

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 18th, 2009 at 11:24 pm

It would be an understatement to call “Zombieland” the breakout hit of 2009.  The film has racked up critical acclaim and box office numbers to match.  It’s already made almost three times its budget and at a time when zombie films have become a little tiresome, it’s nice to see there’s still some life left in the genre.

Four international posters for the film landed online today and I hate them.  Not because they look cool or they’re funny but because they’re inaccurate.  Rules #8 and #21 are never mentioned in the film so they’re spurious claims at best.  Also, “Don’t Be a Hero” is Rule #14.  Sure, I don’t know how to visualize the “double-tap” but that doesn’t mean you just make up the rules.  I seriously doubt that the person who made these would survive a zombie apocalypse.  You can see these posters after the jump but make sure you see “Zombieland” so you understand the rules and survive the zombpocalypse.

Amber Heard Exclusive Interview: Talks THE STEPFATHER, ZOMBIELAND, and THE RUM DIARY

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: October 15th, 2009 at 3:36 pm

Opening tomorrow is the horror/thriller “The Stepfather”. The film is about Penn Badgley’s (“Gossip Girl”) character returning home from military school and finding his mother living with a new boyfriend. As the two men get to know one another, Badgley’s character grows suspicious. As you might imagine, action ensues. Anyway, I got to speak with Amber Heard earlier today as she plays the Penn Badgley’s girlfriend in the movie. While readers of Collider know I prefer doing video interviews, Amber was only available for phoners, so that’s how this was done.

During our short conversation, Heard talked about making “The Stepfather”, doing a cameo in “Zombieland” (she played the hot neighbor in the beginning of the film), and she also talked about playing Johnny Depp’s girlfriend in next year’s “The Rum Dairy”. Our conversation after the jump:

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