Zombieland (franchise)

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Zombieland
Created by Rhett Reese
Paul Wernick
Owners Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Pariah
Films and television
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Games
Video game(s)
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  • Zombieland
  • Zombieland: Double Tap

Zombieland is an American media franchise centering on a college aged kid making his way through the zombie apocalypse, meeting three strangers along the way and together taking an extended road trip across the Southwestern United States in an attempt to find a sanctuary free from zombies over the following decades. It consists of two films and two tie-in-games. The films are produced by Pariah and 2.0 Entertainment, a division of Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures. The series features Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a zombie apocalypse. Two films have been released in the series thus far: the original film of the same name in 2009, and a sequel Zombieland: Double Tap in 2019.

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Films

FilmU.S. release dateDirectorScreenwritersProducer(s)
Zombieland October 2, 2009 Ruben Fleischer Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick Gavin Polone
Zombieland: Double Tap October 18, 2019Reese, Wernick, and David Callaham

Zombieland (2009)

Two months have passed since a strain of mad cow disease mutated into "mad person disease" that became "mad zombie disease", which overran the entire United States (with the infection presumably spreading to the rest of the world), turning many Americans into vicious zombies. Survivors of the zombie epidemic have learned that growing attached to other survivors is not advisable because they could die at any moment, so many have taken to using their city of origin as nicknames.

Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

Zombieland: Double Tap takes place six years after the first film. The four main characters from the first film decide to move into the White House.

Future

On the possibility of a third film, Fleischer can not decide if the cast will return or not. [1] He has stated that he "would love to do a Madison stand-alone movie." [2]

Television

In October 2011, it was reported that Fox Broadcasting Company and Sony Pictures were considering a television adaption of the series to be aired on CBS, with Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese writing the script, but with the main actors of the original film likely not returning. The television program was planned to begin in Fall 2012. These plans did not come to fruition. [3] In January 2013, it was revealed that the casting call for the production just went out for the main characters, with a few changes to the movie for the show and the addition of two new characters, Atlanta and Ainsley. [4] There was a pilot episode created and aired by Amazon along with several other pilots, but it was not one of the 2 chosen to go into production for a full season.

Video games

Zombieland: Double Tap – Road Trip

Zombieland: Headshot Fever

Zombieland: Headshot Fever is a virtual reality shooter game released in 2021. [5] A remastered version, titled Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded, was released in 2023 as a PSVR2 launch title. [6] Push Square gave it a positive review saying "[...] it doesn’t push the medium any further, but if you’re looking for a straight-to-the-point zombie shooter, you can’t really go wrong." [7]

Reception

Box office performance

FilmRelease DateBox Office GrossAll Time RankingBudgetReferences
DomesticForeignWorldwide Domestic Worldwide
ZombielandOctober 2, 2009$75,590,286$26,801,794$102,392,0802360$23,6 million [8]
Zombieland: Double TapOctober 18, 2019$73,123,082$49,687,317$122,810,399336293$42 million [9]
Total$148,713,368$76,489,111$225,202,479$65,6 million [10]

Critical and public response

Critical and public response of Zombieland
FilmCriticalPublic
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Zombieland 89% (260 reviews) [11] 73 (31 reviews) [12] A- [13]
Zombieland: Double Tap 68% (253 reviews) [14] 55 (38 reviews) [15] B+ [13]

Cast and characters

Cast and CharactersFilm
Zombieland

(2009)

 Zombieland: Double Tap

(2019)

Tallahassee Woody Harrelson
Columbus Jesse Eisenberg
Wichita / Krista Emma Stone
Little Rock Abigail Breslin
Bill Murray Himself [lower-alpha 1]
406 Amber Heard
Gas Station Clerk Mike White
Nevada Rosario Dawson
Madison Zoey Deutch
Berkeley Avan Jogia
Albuquerque Luke Wilson
Flagstaff Thomas Middleditch

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References

  1. ↑ "ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP—Plans for ZOMBIELAND 3?". September 11, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ Davids, Brian. "'Zombieland' Director on Potential Zoey Deutch Spin-off and Favorite Deleted Scenes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ "'Zombieland' TV Series Being Developed By Fox". Screen Rant.
  4. ↑ "First Hints About How Zombieland Will Become a Weekly TV Show". IO9.
  5. ↑ "Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever Gameplay Breakdown". IGN . Ziff Davis. March 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hassan, Mohamed (January 27, 2023). "Zombieland: Headshot Fever Reloaded Announced As PS VR2 Launch Title". DualShockers. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ Bayne, Aaron (March 4, 2023). "Mini Review: Zombieland Headshot Fever Reloaded (PSVR2) - A Simple Yet Fun VR Zombie Shooter". Push Square . Hookshot Media. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Zombieland (2009) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Zombieland: Double Tap - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Zombieland Movies at B.O - Box Office Mojo" . Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Zombieland". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved May 1, 2022. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. ↑ "Zombieland". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  13. 1 2 D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 20, 2019). "'Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil' Has Bad Spell Stateside With $36M+, 'Joker' Still The Man With $29M+, 'Zombieland 2' Reaps $26M+" . Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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  15. ↑ "Zombieland: Double Tap". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

Notes

  1. ↑ appears as a cameo.
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