Zombie land

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Movie
German title Zombie land
Original title Zombie land
Zombieland Logo.jpg
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2009
length 88 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Ruben Fleischer
script Rhett Reese ,
Paul Wernick
production Ryan Kavanaugh ,
Gavin Polone ,
Rhett Reese ,
Ezra Swerdlow ,
Paul Wernick
music Dave Sardy
camera Michael Bonvillain
cut Alan Baumgarten
occupation
chronology

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Zombieland: Two are better than one

Zombieland is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Ruben Fleischer ; Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick wrote the script. In the film stars Woody Harrelson , Jesse Eisenberg , Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin survivor of a zombie - apocalypse . In search of a refuge from the undead, they go on an extensive journey together, killing zombies in an imaginative way.

action

In America, a virus epidemic has turned much of the population into zombies. Through great caution, particularly by following his rules of survival, Columbus, suffering from anxiety, was one of the few to survive. While searching for his parents in Ohio, he meets the completely different Tallahassee, who has found his calling in killing zombies. Together, the unlikely pair of loser and daredevil continue their journey and fight against the zombies. On their way they meet the two sisters Wichita and Little Rock, by whom they are outwitted and robbed of their vehicle and their weapons. When they later meet them again, they ally themselves with them, which simplifies the fight against the zombies, but makes it difficult to live together in the group.

Together they want to go to the amusement park Pacific Playland, which is said to be free from zombies. In Hollywood they stop at Bill Murray's mansion , who holed up there and put on make-up as a zombie in order to remain undetected on excursions. When Bill Murray tries to play a prank on Columbus and Little Rock, who were previously unaware of his presence, he is shot by Columbus. Columbus and Wichita get closer in the evening because Wichita has strong fears of attachment, but the sisters suddenly leave the next morning and leave the two men behind once more.

The girls eventually arrive in Pacific Playland and put the amusement park back into operation. The lights attract the zombies in the area and the two are trapped there. Columbus travels after them, Tallahassee joins him. Together they save the two of them by clearing the amusement park of zombies. As a group, they are now moving through Zombie Land together.

Rules of survival

Columbus made different rules to survive in "Zombie Land". In a kind of running gag , these are a defining part of the film and beyond. While only ten of these rules are discussed in the film, others were communicated via advertising posters and in interviews. There are also other such rules of survival in the game app for the film.

background

Originally, Patrick Swayze was supposed to get a cameo as a zombie, but he couldn't play this role due to his cancer.

The film was a commercial success. Worldwide played Zombieland with a budget of 24 million US dollars more than 100 million one which he the remake of Dawn of the Dead from 2004 to date the most successful exceeded than in the US zombie movie.

Zombieland was distributed by Columbia Pictures and opened in US theaters on October 2, 2009. The already planned cinema release date on November 13, 2009 in Austria was canceled at short notice by the distributor Sony Pictures despite advertising in the area. The film was released in German cinemas on December 10, 2009.

reception

The film was received positively by the critics. Rotten Tomatoes determined a positive rating of 89% out of 237 counted reviews. On Metacritic , the film received a 73% score based on 31 reviews. On the Internet Movie Database , a platform on which normal users can submit their criticism, Zombieland was rated 7.7 out of 10 possible points.

Julian Unkel summed up in his criticism of film releases : “With“ Zombieland ”Ruben Fleischer delivers a wonderfully wacky zombie comedy that will quickly be labeled“ cult ”and with such a speed that you should pay attention to Columbus' rule # 4 : Don't forget to buckle up! "

Cinema wrote: "Shiny actors and brilliant gags make this zombie film satire an extremely entertaining representative of its kind."

The lexicon of the international film judged: "The attempt at a zombie comedy fails because of a staging that, beyond the slaughter of the undead, shows neither a sense of humor nor suspense and whose characters develop little appeal despite prominent actors."

Awards

Zombieland won the audience award at the 2009 Sitges Film Festival .

continuation

Movie

Screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick were talking about a sequel for Zombieland that was to be shot in 3D. The script was completed in July 2011, but the "perfect story" for a sequel has not yet been found.

In January 2013, director Ruben Fleischer said he didn't believe in a sequel to Zombielands.

“I hate to say it, but there are no specific plans to do this film. There really is no script, so the likelihood of implementation is very low. But I would not give up hope completely yet. "

In 2014, Sony Pictures commissioned Dave Callaham to write the script for the sequel and Ruben Fleischer would direct again.

In May 2018, screenwriter Paul Wernick announced that the sequel to Zombieland could hit the cinemas on time for the original's ten-year birthday - in autumn 2019. In January, the original title Zombieland: Double Tap was announced. On November 7, 2019, Zombieland came: Double is better in German cinemas.

Television series

Furthermore, 20th Century Fox and Sony Pictures Television expressed the idea of producing a Zombieland television series alongside a sequel . Zombieland was originally planned as a pilot for a television series.

In early 2013, the production of a pilot film for a series adaptation was announced. In March 2013, online retailer Amazon commissioned a pilot episode written by the film's screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. In addition to Kirk Ward as Tallahassee, Tyler Ross , Maiara Walsh and Izabela Vidovic played the other leading roles. The pilot was streamed free of charge on April 19 via Amazon Instant Video and Prime Instant Video in the US and Lovefilm in the UK. An order for further episodes was made dependent on the success of the pilot episode.

With over 5,000 customer reviews, the pilot episode received an average of 3.7 out of 5 stars. In May 2013 it was announced that Amazon would not commission the series due to customer reactions. Rhett Reese justified this in a tweet with vehement rejection of the pilot episode on the part of the Zombieland fans.

Web links

Commons : Zombieland  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Zombieland . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2009 (PDF; test number: 120 310 K).
  2. ↑ Bill Murray's 'Zombieland' Cameo Was Originally Meant For Patrick Swayze. In: HuffPost. August 29, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Brandon Gray: " Weekend Report: 'Wild Things' Roars, 'Citizen,' 'Activity' Thrill ". Box Office Mojo (October 18, 2009).
  4. ↑ a b Zombieland - film details. In: DVD-Forum.at, accessed on November 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ Zombieland - No cinema release in Austria! In: filmering.at, accessed on November 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ News Austria is not a zombie country. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 4, 2013 ; accessed on November 15, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes : Zombie Land
  8. ↑ Metacritic : Zombie Land
  9. ↑ IMDb : Zombieland
  10. ^ Film starts : film review
  11. ^ Cinema : film review
  12. ↑ Zombie Land. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  13. ^ Zombieland and Martyrs among Sitges award winners. (No longer available online.) October 12, 2009, archived from the original on October 18, 2016 ; accessed on November 15, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Ruben Fleischer: "Zombieland 2" script is finished, but not perfect. Filmstarts.de, July 18, 2011, accessed on March 18, 2012 .
  15. ↑ Interview with Ruben Fleischer on moviepilot.de, accessed on January 10, 2013
  16. ^ After Moving Slow As Corpse, 'Zombieland 2 ′ Gets Writer And Urgency on deadline.com, accessed March 11, 2015
  17. ↑ Zombieland 2 is really coming & the original actors should be there . In: moviepilot.de . May 16, 2018 ( moviepilot.de [accessed May 16, 2018]).
  18. ↑ Torsten Schrader: Zombieland - Jump on the screen? TV series for the movie in planning. October 18, 2011, accessed March 18, 2012 .
  19. ^ "Zombieland" series has its Tallahassee on moviejones, accessed on February 22, 2013
  20. ↑ a b Adam Carlson: Amazon orders 'Zombieland' pilot. ew.com , March 25, 2013, accessed March 25, 2013 .
  21. ^ Robert Mitchell: Amazon Studios Releases Pilots Online. Variety.com , April 19, 2013, accessed April 22, 2013 .
  22. ↑ Patrick Kevin Day: 'Zombieland' writer announces the series is dead at Amazon. Los Angeles Times , May 17, 2013, accessed May 30, 2013 .