Well, today sure has been an interesting one on the Zombieland front. This morning, news of a Long Beach, California screening of a film allegedly titled Zombieland 2: Double Tap surfaced, with the site Splash Report noting that the screening was taking place this Thursday. Later in the day, Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26 cancelled the screening.
We even tracked down eBay auctions for tickets to that very screening! Odd, right?
Unfortunately, it seems the reality is that Zombieland 2 has *not* been filmed in secret, as Zombieland co-writer Rhett Reese has taken to Twitter to shut down the rumors.
Reese tweeted tonight…
“The stories that a Zombieland sequel is in the can are as fake as fake news gets. Sorry, guys.”
We have no idea what the planned (then cancelled) Thursday night screening was all about, but it’s looking like it was one big false alarm. A bummer, to be sure, but the good news is that Reese and Zombieland co-writer Paul Wernick are indeed developing a sequel to the 2009 film, which they hope to have in theaters come October 2019.
If/when Zombieland 2 does indeed ever come to fruition, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg, and Abigail Breslin will all likely return.