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Originally, Zombieland was intended to be a TV show, in which each episode would have a “Zombie Kill of the Week.” But it eventually evolved into the acclaimed feature film that grossed over $100 million in 2009.
What made Zombieland fresh was its self-awareness. Most horror films take place in universes where the main characters are basically oblivious; they spend the first half of the movie figuring out who or what the monster is and its weakness, and the last half trying to kill or otherwise defeat it.
But the characters in Zombieland act as though they were raised on zombie movies; they anticipate and lean into the genre’s tropes as a means of survival. This was a meta-zombie film, more in the vein of Shaun of the Dead rather than Dawn of the Dead. And if the trailers are any indication, the upcoming sequel looks to be more of the same.
Here’s everything we know so far about Zombieland: Double Tap.
