MTV caught up with Reuben Fleischer on the set of 30 Minutes or Less, his follow-up to the $75.6 million-grossing Zombieland where he revealed a pretty heft load about Zombieland 2, his 3-D post-apocalyptic zombie sequel to the horror comedy that will (probably) see the return of stars Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin and Jesse Eisenberg. He not only confirms that the 3-D will be shot on camera, but he also has a lot to say about the sequel’s direction: “it jumps all over the place.” Details inside.
Fleischer confirmed he’ll shoot the sequel with 3-D cameras, rather than use a controversial post-production process. “When it comes to 3-D, I feel pretty strongly that you should shoot it in camera,” he told MTV. “I feel like it just looks so much better. If you’re going to make a 3-D movie, go ahead and make a 3-D movie. I would definitely, if we do ‘Zombieland 2,’ make it in 3-D and want to shoot it in 3-D.”
He also reveals that writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are currently at work on the script, and Fleischer said they’re exploring multiple scenarios, from a plot that picks up shortly after the conclusion of the first film to one that begins further into the future. Regardless, though, “Zombieland 2” will likely explore pre-zombie days as well.
“One of the fun things about ‘Zombieland’ is it jumps all over the place in terms of the storyline,” Fleischer said. “It’ll go to before zombies to after zombies and all around those worlds. What’s fun about the sequel is we have freedom and flexibility to show different periods. We might have scenes before the zombies, or we might have some months after, or potentially stuff further down the road. Through the voice-over and the way the movie is structured, we can really explore all different sides of it.”
More info soon as Columbia Pictures hopes to lock a cast and begin shooting later this year for a potential 2011 release.
