‘Zombieland 2’ Update: The Sequel Is Still In Active Development
It’s time forthe yearlycheckup onZombieland 2’s pulse. The sequel toRuben Fleischer’s (30 Minutes or Less) kindhearted post-apocalyptic zombie comedy has been talked about andsometimes doubtedfor the lasteight yearsnow. During that time, the stock of film’s stars has risen.Emma Stonerecently won an Oscar after the world went nuts forLa La Land, whileWoody Harrelsonstarred inTheHunger Gamesfranchise and has a role in the new Han Solo film.
They’re more sought after and naturally more expensive to hire. According to the screenwritersRhett ReeseandPaul Wernickbehind the 2009 film andDeadpool, paying them what they’re deserved while staying reasonable is a part of the next steps on the sequel, which makes it sound a little more likely than it has before.
Below, get the latestZombieland 2update.
AfterDave Callahamhad written a draft of the script, Reese and Wernick shared last year they were back on writingthe sequel. While promoting their new film,Life,ComicBook.comasked the duo for an update onZombieland 2. According to the duo, it’s still in development with Fleisher still attached to direct:
It is [in active development]. We’re trying to get it going. All of our cast have read the script and love it. Ruben [Fleischer] is signed on. It’s just a matter of making our cast deals and making it for a budget number. All the cast have become superstars now so, we madeZombielandwith 20 million, so it’s trying to fit that financial model into the sequel model so it makes sense for the studio and being able to pay the actors what they now get paid and deserve to paid.
They’re going to keep talking to the chairman of Sony Pictures,Tom Rothman, about making the sequel happen:
We’re pestering him the way we pestered Fox onDeadpool. We’re not letting it go. We really want to see Zombieland 2.
The two didn’t discuss any story details. Plot info has always been light on the sequel, although Fleischer did once say the threat Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Harrelson), Witchita (Stone), and Little Rock (Abigal Breslin) would face in the sequel would be different thanjustzombies. That was over three years ago when he cast doubt over the sequel, though. He toldColliderits chances were slim, but Reese and Wernick make it sound as if things are finally looking up forZombieland 2.
Their new film,Life, by the way, is a very fun and lean thriller. The refreshing simplicity the screenwriters achieved withZombielandandDeadpoolis a part of its charm. While the world already plenty of bloated, overlong blockbusters,Life, a movie that doesn’t waste time, isn’t one of them.
