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Ruben Fleischer Says He’d Love to Give Zoey Deutch’s ‘Zombieland’ Character Her Own Movie
Opening up the first film’s world, Zombieland: Double Tap brings a handful of new characters into the mix, including eerily dead-on doppelgangers for Tallahassee and Columbus played by Luke Wilson and Thomas Middleditch. But the sequel’s best new character is unquestionably Madison, a ditzy blonde brought to life by a scene-stealing Zoey Deutch.
Audiences are absolutely loving Deutch’s character, and Ruben Fleischer was such a fan of her performance that he seems to at least be entertaining the thought of a spinoff movie.
“I would love to do a Madison standalone movie,” Fleischer told THR.
The director of both Zombieland and Double Tap continued, “So, I think [the story of Madison and Berkeley beyond the events of Double Tap] remains to be written. That would be a fun thing to go find out. That actually would’ve been a good post-credit scene where those two are in Babylon just being pretty dumb together.”
Speaking of future installments in the Zombieland franchise, Fleischer told the site that he’d be “thrilled” to return to that world again – maybe in another 10 years from now?
“It would be a dream come true,” Fleischer said. “It may take that long to get another story worth telling, but I’d be thrilled to go back to Zombieland.”
In case you haven’t noticed, the public domain status of beloved icons like Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella and Mickey Mouse has been wreaking havoc on the horror genre in the past couple years, with filmmakers itching to get their hands on the characters and put them into twisted situations. In the wake of two Winnie the Pooh slashers, well, Pooh is about to battle Mickey.
It’s not from the same team behind the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films, to be clear, but Deadline reports that Glen Douglas Packard (Pitchfork) will direct the horror movie Mickey vs. Winnie for Untouchables Entertainment and the website iHorror.
Deadline details, “The film follows two convicts in the 1920s who escape into a cursed forest only to be dragged and consumed into the depths of the dark forest’s muddy heart.
“A century later, a group of thrill-seeking friends unknowingly venture into the same woods. Their Airbnb getaway takes a horrifying turn when the convicts mutate into twisted versions of childhood icons Mickey Mouse & Winnie-The-Pooh, and emerge to terrorize them. A night of violence and gore erupts, as the group of friends battle against their now monstrous beloved childhood characters and fight to break free from the forest’s grip.
“In a horrific spectacle, Mickey and Winnie clash, painting the woods in a gruesome tableau of blood—a chilling testament to the curse’s insidious power.”
Glen Douglas Packard wrote the screenplay that he’ll be directing.
“Horror fans call for the thrill of witnessing icons like the new Aliens and Avengers sharing the screen. While licensing nightmares make such crossovers rare, Mickey vs. Winnie serves as our tribute to that thrilling fantasy,” Packard said in a statement this week.
Producer Anthony Pernicka from iHorror previews, “We’re thrilled to unveil this unique take to horror fans. The Mickey Mouse featured in our film is unlike any iteration audiences have encountered before. Our portrayal doesn’t involve characters donning basic masks. Instead, we present deeply transformed, live-action horror renditions of these iconic figures, weaving together elements of innocence and malevolence. After experiencing the intense scenes we’ve crafted, you’ll never look at Mickey the same way again.”
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