It ain’t easy taking a popular cult film and adapting it into a successful TV series (emphasis on successful), but the advent of alternative digital platforms such as Netflix and Hulu are opening up more possibilities.  Enter Amazon and it’s Zombieland series pilot.  The series comes from Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and stars Tyler Ross (Milkshake) as Columbus, Maiara Walsh (Switched at Birth) as Wichita, Izabela Vidovic (Help for the Holidays) as Little Rock, and Kirk Ward (Fully Loaded) as Tallahassee.  Reese and Wernick are hoping for a 13-episode first season, but if this pilot is any indication, then they’ll be struggling to abide by Rule #33: Keep Hope Alive.  Hit the jump for my review.

Today Amazon has unveiled the pilot for its TV series adaptation of Zombieland, along with the trailer for the show.  The series comes from Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and stars Tyler Ross (Milkshake) as Columbus, Maiara Walsh (Switched at Birth) as Wichita, Izabela Vidovic (Help for the Holidays) as Little Rock, and Kirk Ward (Fully Loaded) as Tallahassee.  The story picks up two weeks after the movie ended, and Amazon is taking an atypical approach to its new pilots in that viewers get to vote on which ones they want to see picked up to series.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer and to find out how you can watch the full Zombieland pilot for free.

The first image and poster for Amazon’s potential Zombieland TV show have made their way online.  The pilot comes from screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who also wrote the film, and stars Tyler Ross (Milkshake) as Columbus, Maiara Walsh (Switched at Birth) as Wichita, Izabela Vidovic (Help for the Holidays) as Little Rock, and Kirk Ward (Fully Loaded) as Tallahassee.  The story picks up two weeks after the movie ended and Reese and Wernick are hoping for a 13-episode first season.  Amazon is taking a unique approach to their potential series, though, as they’re making all of their pilots available online and letting fans decide which ones move forward as fully-fledged TV shows.

Hit the jump to check out the image and poster, and click here if you missed Steve’s interview with Reese and Wernick in which they talked about the Zombieland show.

After news that Amazon Studios and Sony TV would be producing the pilot for the Zombieland series, some casting and plot information became available.  Now, it looks like two of the four leads have been filled.  Tyler Ross (Milkshake) will play Columbus (portrayed in the 2009 film by Jesse Eisenberg) while up-and-comer Izabela Vidovic (Help for the Holidays) will star as Little Rock (played by Abigail Breslin in the feature).  Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick wrote the feature script as well as that of the pilot, which continues the post-apocalyptic adventures of the foursome that also includes Tallahassee and Wichita.

Hit the jump for more on Zombieland as well as casting news on season three of FX’s American Horror Story. 

Winona Ryder (Black Swan) is in negotiations to star in Homefront, an actioner written by Sylvester Stallone. Ryder would star alongside Jason Statham and James Franco. The plot, based on a book by Chuck Logan, centers on an ex-DEA agent, Phil Broker (Statham) who moves his family to a small town in hopes of a quieter life.  Instead, he runs afoul of a meth-pushing kingpin by the name of Gator (Franco).  Homefront, directed by Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls), starts production in New Orleans September 24th.  Hit the jump for more on Ryder’s role and additional casting for Homefront.