With a Zombieland sequel on the way, uber-busy screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick gave away a few details in a recent interview with MTV. Reese revealed that the sequel is still in the script development stage.
There absolutely will be a sequel, and it will absolutely be in 3-D. Now, it's just a question of what that sequel will be. It's not a question of having enough ideas, it's a question of almost having too many ideas. We have a lot of ideas, and right now we're sitting down with the studio and with Ruben [Fleischer, the director] and we're trying to winnow out the ideas that don't make sense and focus in on the ones that do and come up with a really fun story.
And what would some of those ideas be? Wernick claims that they would like to "stick with our dysfunctional family, but also introduce new characters."
Such as? "There will be continuing romantic adventures," Reese revealed. "We haven't decided on this, but it would be nice to have a love interest for Tallahassee [Woody Harrelson]." Wernick interjected: "Woody wanted that."
There will likely be other human characters as well. Said Reese:
I think that we like to think about the Zombieland characters in terms of how they survived, what qualities do they have that led them to survive? As long as they have some quality for survival, then they make sense for the movie.
As for Abigail Breslin, the youngest of survivors, Reese says that the sequel will "continue to be about growing up in Zombieland [and] growing up in a world that's not necessarily geared towards growing up; it's a world that forces you to grow up much quicker than you would have otherwise."
But the real star of the of movie will be the 3-D, say the writers.
Wernick: We entirely want to write with 3-D in mind. We have the vision, and want to have fun with the technology.
Reese: We want you to be looking down at your popcorn to make sure there isn't blood on it. There will be a lot of fluids flying!
With the script at such an early stage, Zombieland 2 likely won't hit theaters until 2011 or possibly early 2012.
Source: MTV
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As for a Z-Land sequel…
OK, so here’s how I see it. In the sequel, the troupe stops in Columbus, OH after all (where else do they have to go?). Once there, they discover that Columbus’ parents (”Paranoid shut-ins,” remember?) are not only still alive, but have carved out a fortress-like enclave of fiercely disciplined but VERY eccentric survivors. Columbus gets to introduce Wichita/Krista to the ‘rents after all. Hilarity ensues.
Oh, and as for Tallahasse? Remember how evasive he was at answering the whole “laying pipe” question himself? How appalled he was at the notion that Columbus wanted to go Heels-to-Jesus with Wichita? The lack of mention of poor Buck’s mother?
Tallahasse just might be gay. Interesting, yes? Can anyone say Neil Patrick Harris?
Kind of a limited shelf life for the franchise, though; these zombies are VERY sick, not (apparently…) breeding, and rapidly running out of fresh humans to nosh on. Really is just a matter of waiting them out.
And did *anyone* think of using a CB radio?! ("Breaker-breaker: NOT a zombie, here, c'mon back!") And is anyone alive at the power generation plants (where's all that electricity coming from? Pretty good security at nuke facilities…)