Sentences with phrase «as zombieland»

However, this low - budget offering doesn't hold a candle to the original or to such recent homages as Zombieland (2009) or World War Z (2013).

Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have become known in recent years for their collaborative writing projects such as Zombieland, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Life.

He's got a good track record with comedies so it's good news for GHOSTBUSTERS fans as ZOMBIELAND director Ruben Fleischer is in the running...

First some Batman location news, then some info on the new Superman movie and now it's Spidey's turn as ZOMBIELAND star Emma Stone has been officially confirmed to play the role of Gwen Stacy in Marc Webb «s Spider - Man reboot for Sony Pictures.

Thankfully, the original writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are attached to the project, which shouldn't be a big stretch for them, as Zombieland was developed as a TV series before it was adapted for film.

Not exact matches

Films such as the manic Zombieland are expected to frighten but leave you laughing.

Whether fighting rampaging zombies in Zombieland or teenage ennui in Adventureland, Jesse Eisenberg broke out big in 2009 as a young star with a unique mix of deadpan wit and...

The actress's combination of deadpan comic timing and undeniable beauty made her an instant hot property in Hollywood, and she was soon appearing in comic fare like The House Bunny and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, as well as the hugely successful horror comedy Zombieland (2009).

During this recent interview to discuss the TV version of Zombieland, co-creators and executive producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick talked about the journey from TV series to movie and now back to TV pilot, what it's been like to work with Amazon, what motivated the decision to have the same characters from the movie on the TV show, how they envision it as a road show, how much gore they can have, what Kirk Ward (who was originally cast as Tallahassee before being replaced by Woody Harrelson) brings to this version of the character, what led them to the 30 - minute format, whether they could have any surprise cameos (Bill Murray made a very memorable one in the film), what will determine whether the pilot is successful enough to go to series, and when they might know if they're picked up.

The series comes from Zombieland screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and stars Tyler Ross (Milkshake) as Columbus, Maiara Walsh (Switched at Birth) as...

When Zombieland came out and succeeded as it did, there was a lot of talk of a Zombieland 2 sequel, and we tried very, very hard to make that happen.

Sprinkled with little personality bits here and there (Tallahassee's mad quest for an ever - elusive Twinkie, Columbus's crippling fear of clowns, etc.), Zombieland doesn't break any new ground in the horror genre so much as make for a strong dose of escapist fun for knowing fans of the films.

Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad) has signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of the long - running police reality series COPS, in what is being described as «an edgy narrative with a buddy comedy bent on the order of a Lethal Weapon.»

It's Superbad meets Zombieland as it's a good mix of awkward teenage coming - of - age comedy sprinkled with tons of blood and guts.

Had it not been for Bill Murray's screamingly hilarious turn as himself in Zombieland, the best cameo of the year would have most certainly gone to Mike Tyson for his performance in The Hangover.

More details on that, as well as what Rhett Reese has to say about Zombieland 2 and Deadpool, after the break.

We haven't been able to see much from Callaham, so hopefully he can prove his worth as a writer with Zombieland 2.

Meanwhile, Rhett Reese told io9 that Zombieland 2 would use more «nontraditional storytelling» techniques and some «creative uses of 3D» to show the quartet of survivors from the first film joined by new survivors as they continue to make their way across America.

Of course, in the eyes of the creative team here (including Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick), «edgy» simply equates to being as crass as possible.

The two are already hard at work on a sequel to the original Zombieland, which could be in theaters as early as next year.

Here's a closeup look at Rhys Ifans as The Lizard in the upcoming film «The Amazing Spider - Man» aka Spider - Man 4 from writers Steve Ditko and Stan Lee by director Marc Webb (The Office, (500) Days of Summer, Lone Star) stars Emma Stone (Zombieland, The Croods, Friends With Benefits), Andrew Garfield (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Social Network), Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, Neverland), Martin Sheen (Stella Days, The Double), Sally Field (Forrest Gump, Brothers & Sisters), C. Thomas Howell (Chupacabra, Red Dawn, The Outsiders), Denis Leary (Ice Age: Continental Drift) and Julianne Nicholson (Brief Interviews with Hideous Men).

-- are bringing their 2009 sleeper hit Zombieland to television as a half - hour comedy, developed by Fox and Sony Pictures Television.

Screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the duo behind Zombieland, recently spoke with Spinoff Online about the Paramount Pictures sequel, as well as their script for Fox's long - brewing Deadpool movie.

As such, the series only has an average 1.5 - star rating, which might spell disaster for Zombieland's hopes for a series order.

Zombieland: The Series stars Kirk Ward as Tallahassee, Majara Walsh as Wichita, Tyler Ross as Columbus and Izabela Vidovic as Little Rock.

As we learned last week from casting notices, the Zombieland TV show will focus on the four main characters from the movie — Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock — with two office workers named Fred and Ainsley added to the mix.

Dominic Cooper to return as Howard Stark in «Agent Carter»; «Zombieland 2» gets a writer and director, and more.

Following a pit stop at Syfy, which found it too expensive, Zombieland ended up as the Ruben Fleischer - directed feature, which grossed $ 102 million worldwide and gave a boost to the careers of Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone.

No timetable has been given for a «Zombieland 2» release, but seeing as how the pair are also hard at work on «Deadpool 2,» as well as Eisenberg's likely continued involvement within the DC Films universe, it might be a while longer before the film shambles into theaters.

Outside of the «Deadpool» series, they are best known for the horror - comedy «Zombieland,» which is regarded by many fans as the best zombie comedy since «Shaun of the Dead.»

Fleischer is currently finishing up the upcoming Venom for Sony, which means he'd be free and clear to make Zombieland 2 in early 2019 just as Reese and Wernick say.

Zombieland starred Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as a ragtag group of survivors making their way through a post-zombie apocalypse wasteland.

«they offer an intriguing early look at how the Zombieland TV show may go above re-inventing the original movie's characters, seeing how cast members Woody Harrelson (as Tallahassee), Jesse Eisenberg (Columbus), Emma Stone (Wichita) and Abigail Breslin (Little Rock) are pretty much guaranteed not to be reprising their roles.»

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, «The Help» stars Emma Stone (star of the breakout hit, «Zombieland») as Skeeter, a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends» lives - and a small Mississippi town - upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families.

Written and directed by Jeff Benna, Life After Beth has nothing particularly new to add to a rather tired and hackneyed genre, and for example is nothing like as funny as Ruben Fleischer's 2009 film Zombieland.

While «Superbad» and «Zombieland» are the movies most people remember as Stone's breakouts, «Easy A» turned her into a star.

Despite earning a nice little fanbase for All the Boys Love Mandy Lane and forgetting to wear any clothes in The Informers, Amber Heard «s closest thing to a break - out moment probably remains her bit part as the first zombie encountered by Jesse Eisenberg in Zombieland.

«Gangster Squad» Synopsis: Based on a series of articles in the L.A. Times, the story follows a specialized L.A.P.D. unit set up in the «40s to fight the growing influence of the East Coast Mafia, namely from that infamous gangster Mickey Cohen, a mogul who started as muscle for Al Capone in Chicago What You Need To Know: Credit to Warner Bros. for going with the inspired choice of «Zombieland» and «30 Minutes Or Less» director Ruben Fleischer to tackle what sounds like a sprawling, period L.A. - set gangster picture.

In years past the festival has been home to world premieres of THERE WILL BE BLOOD, APOCALYPTO, ZOMBIELAND, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2 and RED while the guest roster has included such talent as Mel Gibson, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Ryan Reynolds, Karl Urban, Josh Hartnett, The RZA, Dolph Lundgren, Jemaine Clement, Paul Rudd, Bill Pullman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jon Favreau, George Romero, Darren Aronofsky and Mike Judge.

The comparison to Shaun of the Dead is inevitable, so let's get it out of the way: Zombieland is kinda sorta Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright's comic masterpiece of mayhem after the undead apocalypse done up American style, so instead of cricket bats as weapons and jokes about tea, it's shotguns as anti-zombie devices and a quest to find the last Twinkie.

But Zombieland — from delightfully outta - nowhere director Ruben Fleischer and screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick — is not a simple redo or ripoff or anything so unpleasant as to require such derogatory words.

Tom Hardy stars as journalist Eddie Brock in this movie, directed by Ruben Fleischer (of Zombieland, 30 Minutes or Less, Gangster Squad).

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The actor starred in «Zombieland», as Tallahassee, a man who hunts...

Director Daniel Espinosa, working from a script from Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, creates some fun moments, building tension as the creature evolves and begins tracking the humans, but there is far too little fun to be had here.

Written by Deadpool and Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the film revolves around the six - member crew of the International Space Station as they come into contact with the very first evidence of biological life on Mars — a small, single - celled organism.

There are a lot of big, attention - getting films in 2012, and one that I forget about once in a while is Gangster Squad, the film in which Zombieland director Ruben Fleischer follows the efforts of a squad of LA cops (Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Mackie) to stop the incursion of organized crime into LA, led by Sean Penn as famed mob boss Mickey Cohen.

Another name has surfaced as a potential director for Sony's long beleaguered «Ghostbusters 3» - Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, Gangster Squad).

If you love movies like 28 Days Later and Zombieland, then I think you'll really enjoy it as well.

She was almost unrecognizable as a blonde compared to earlier roles in movies like Zombieland.