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Zombieland
DIR By: Mac
Date: February 12, 2013, 6:33 pm
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[glow=red,2,300]Zombieland [/glow]- Amazon
I've been holding off talking about this, until I get some idea
it was serious
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> Just after the report that Amazon is looking to launch a
Zombieland web series, news comes that leads have been cast for
the pilot.
>
> “Sundance breakout Tyler Ross, star of indie Milkshake, and
up-and-comer Izabela Vidovic have been cast as two of the four
leads in Zombieland,” Deadline reports.
>
> Ross will play Columbus and Vidovic will play the charming
Little Rock. The show will continue the adventures of the
original foursome; Tallahassee and Wichita have yet to be cast.
No word yet on whether Twinkies will be involved.
>
> Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick penned the
pilot and will executive produce alongside the original
Zombieland producer, Gavin Polone.
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Re: Zombieland
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: February 12, 2013, 6:44 pm
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So, does this mean I have to become an Amazon Prime member in
order to watch this?
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Re: Zombieland
DIR By: Mac
Date: February 13, 2013, 2:55 pm
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I, I, I dunno
(shrug shoulders)
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Re: Zombieland
DIR By: Mac
Date: March 30, 2013, 11:36 am
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> Amazon are expanding into originally programming this year,
having ordered a number of pilot episodes as potential series
offerings for Amazon Prime Instant Video. Among them is a pilot
for a TV series based upon Ruben Fleischer's 2009 hit comedy
Zombieland, and now we have the first poster and official still,
which you can check out here
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Re: Zombieland
DIR By: Mac
Date: March 30, 2013, 12:02 pm
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[glow=red,2,300]Here's Your First Look at the New 'Zombieland'
Cast[/glow]
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> A Zombieland TV show has been in the works for years. The
apocalyptic comedy was conceived of as a TV show before it ended
up as a movie starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma
Stone and Abigail Breslin, but after finding success on the big
screen, talk once again turned to the small screen. That
eventually turned into more than just talk; Amazon recently gave
the pilot a green light, making it the online retailer/streaming
provider's highest profile project to date.
>
> This new TV version of the show features the same four
characters from the film, but they've been recast for obvious
reasons. And now we've got our first look at the new gang. From
left to right we have: Little Rock (Izabela Vidovic),
Tallahassee (Kirk Ward), Wichita (Maiara Walsh) and Columbus
(Tyler Ross). It's weird seeing them in place of the familiar
foursome, but thankfully not everything about the show is
changing.
>
> Original Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick are
returning to the show, and Tucker and Dale vs. Evil director Eli
Craig is taking on the series' pilot. Both are very welcome
pieces of news, especially the latter. Tucker and Dale is a new
horror comedy gem, so it's nice to see Craig up to something
new.
>
> In the not-too-distant future Amazon will be putting the pilot
online for all to see, at which point they'll let viewers
determine its fate. If people like it, they'll green light the
full season. If they don't, we'll all just pretend this whole
thing never happened.
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Re: Zombieland
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: May 6, 2013, 8:11 pm
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[center]Zombieland - Behind the Scenes
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Looks interesting, but a little too "sitcom-y" for my taste.
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Re: Zombieland
DIR By: Mac
Date: May 17, 2013, 8:39 am
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[glow=red,2,300]Amazon Passes on Zombieland TV Series[/glow]
Co-Creator blames fan reaction.
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> Zombieland will not be moving forward as an ongoing TV series.
The adaptation of the hit movie was one of several pilots Amazon
produced and then released simultaneously last month to viewers
- with the decision on which to continue with to be made later,
based on viewer reaction, among other factors.
>
> While the pilot didn't get great reviews, there was a lot of
criticism from the get go from fans before production had even
begun. Much of that criticism came from Reese and Wernick's
decision to use the same characters they had created that we met
in the film, memorably played by Woody Harrelson, Jesse
Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin.
>
> Reese and Wernick had always wanted Zombieland to be a TV
series, which was how they first conceived of the project a
decade ago, before being asked to rewrite it as a film.
>
> Reese left a series of tweets about Amazon not ordering the
pilot to series, and made it clear he felt it was the fan
reaction that led to the project being halted, saying it
completely surprised him.
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Re: Zombieland
DIR By: Chiprocks1
Date: May 17, 2013, 8:42 am
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Not at all surprised this got the axe. But I thought they had
given it a full "season" commitment when this was announced.
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Re: Zombieland
DIR By: Mac
Date: May 17, 2013, 1:02 pm
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--- Quote ---
> Reese left a series of tweets about Amazon not ordering the
pilot to series, and made it clear he felt it was the fan
reaction that led to the project being halted, saying it
completely surprised him.
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So does this confirm projects are worked on because an
individual wants too?
I'm sure projects are started based on a variety of reasons. But
you would think on a weekly series type project of this degree
would be put through some kind of survey? I could be wrong.
Thinking further, I guess a lot of stuff on TV would not see
light of day because 'audience' would not think it's a good
idea.
Thinking even further, maybe that's why there is a lot of crap
on TV. It's like the old adage... Let fling poop against the
wall and see what sticks.
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