Ruben Fleischer Nonetheless Loves What ‘Zombieland’ Grew to become

Zombieland got here out in 2009 on the top of the post-apocalypse media fad, and helped put actors like Emma Stone and Jesse Eisenberg on the map. The identical is true of its director, Ruben Fleischer, who’s gone on to helm different action-comedies like Venom, Uncharted, and as of this weekend, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.

Speaking to Deadline, Fleischer reminisced in regards to the authentic Zombieland, whose script he initially dismissed. However as soon as he clocked it as a highway journey film like “Nationwide Lampoon’s Trip meets zombies,” he received extra on board with it. Being his function movie debut, he admitted that he “actually had no thought what I used to be doing.” However he thinks that ended up working to his benefit, speculating the solid and crew appreciated how trustworthy he was in not understanding issues.

“My 1st AD, the DP, Woody [Harrelson] even, simply have been all very affected person and helped me out,” Fleischer recalled. “A energy I’ve is that I believe that plenty of younger administrators really feel like they’ve to indicate that they know every part. And I used to be very glad to say, ‘I don’t know, and I need assistance.’” If you happen to nonetheless maintain that first Zombieland in excessive regard, he’s proper there with you, saying he just lately rewatched it and mentioned he’s “fairly impressed” at how properly it holds up. “This sounds boastful, but it surely got here off fairly good.”

With Now You See Me again in motion, the place does that depart Zombieland? Fleischer mentioned he’s “beginning to speak about” a 3rd movie with Sony, and if issues go properly, it could arrive in 2029. “We type of left [Double Tap] all saying, ‘We’ll see you in 10 years.’ That’s developing now, so we’re beginning to determine that out.” For the time being, it’s not a tough affirmation, since he’s received different tasks he needs to sort out, together with a “basic Western” with a vampire lead, “like Unforgiven, if Clint Eastwood was a vampire.” Even with different issues on his to-do checklist, Fleischer appeared hopeful about bringing again his zombie-killing crew one final time.

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