'Zombieland 2' is coming to theaters soon, confirmed to arrive in 2019. Sony Pictures is bringing the film to fans and to maintain its originality, the stars and the staff including the director Ruben Fleischer, writers and crew have been retained.
The film is returning after 10 years and its main cast members will still be Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson. The four leads will give life to their characters once again as Wichita, Tallahassee, Columbus, and Little Rock. The movie sequel will start filming in early 2019 and it will be released in October of the same year, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
'Zombieland' original writers - Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick also wrote other blockbuster films like the Deadpool 1 & 2. They expressed excitement about their new project and were actually the first to drop hints about the upcoming sequel.
Incidentally, when it first premiered on the big screen, 'Zombieland' was one of Rolling Stone's best movie picks in the zombie genre. It earned more than $100 million at the box office, over three times more than its production budget of just $24 million.
The film also gained many fans and its stars rose to stardom as well, with many of them making it to the Academy Award list of nominees for projects that they starred in after 'Zombieland.' Emma Stone was probably the best achiever when she won the Best Actress award for her performance in 'La La Land.'
Commenting on the decision to recruit Emma, Abigail, Woody, and Jesse again for the film, Columbia Pictures president, Sanford Panitch, said in a statement, "These are some of the most in-demand actors, and I think they are making this movie because they love these characters."
He added that they are pleased to have the same director too, "We are thrilled Ruben was willing to come back to direct the sequel, as his work on Venom has been truly amazing."
'Zombieland' is a comedy-horror flick that tells the story of four strangers who met one another and they became really close at some point in the post-apocalyptic zombie outbreak. They survived but they still need to fight off all kinds of zombies as they try to find a place where they can be safe.
Finally, according to Independent, the producers decided to do the long-awaited sequel to celebrate the 10th anniversary of 'Zombieland.' It was in 2009 that the first movie premiered in theaters.
Check out the official trailer for the first 'Zombieland' movie below:
