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‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ Director Talks Bill Murray, More ‘Zombieland’ Films

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5 years ago

July 11, 2019

Nothing generated as much laughter in the 2009 film Zombieland as did the cameo appearance of Bill Murray. Murray poked merciless fun at his own career in the film, most notably during his death scene, when a dying Murray, who played a fictionalized version of himself in the film, was asked if he had any regrets and mentioned the film Garfield.

Murray’s cameo appearance in Zombieland was so memorable that fans of Zombieland lamented that the death of Murray’s alter-ego would prevent him from appearing in a Zombieland sequel. But hopes of Murray’s return were raised when the Zombieland sequel, titled Zombieland: Double Tap, was announced in the fall of 2018, and Murray was rumored to be making an appearance in the sequel, along with Dan Aykroyd.

In fact, Aykroyd and Murray are still included among the list of the sequel’s cast members on the sequel’s IMDB and Wikipedia pages. According to Ruben Fleischer, the director of Zombieland and its sequel, this speculation is completely false. “Bill Murray does not appear in the sequel, and neither does Dan Aykroyd,” says Fleischer. “I don’t know how that story started. They’re not in this film.”

Zombieland: Double Tap arrives approximately ten years after the release of the first film, which Fleischer says was not his intention or that of Zombieland stars Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin. “We all became great friends during the making of Zombieland, and we very much wanted to reunite for a sequel, immediately after the first film was released,” says Fleischer. “But we all went our separate ways, in terms of our different careers, after we made the first film. I worked with Jesse on the film 30 Minutes or Less, and Emma was in Gangster Squad, and Woody appeared in Venom. Four or five years ago, we all just said, ‘Why don’t we do this?’ Then a script came along that we all loved, and here we are.”

In terms of plotting the future of the Zombieland film series, Fleischer says that the ten-year delay may become the norm, at least if Stone has her way. “Emma suggested that we should make a new Zombieland film every ten years,” says Fleischer. “We would revisit the characters every ten years, like Richard Linklater did with Before Sunrise and its sequels, or maybe it would look like Boyhood with zombies. It’s an interesting idea.”

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Woman Brings Corpse Into Bank To Sign Loan Papers

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32 mins ago

April 18, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Warning: This is a disturbing story.

You have to be pretty desperate for money to do what this Brazilian woman did at the bank to get a loan. She wheeled in a fresh corpse to endorse the contract and she seemingly thought the bank employees wouldn’t notice. They did.

This weird and disturbing story comes via ScreenGeek an entertainment digital publication. They write that a woman identified as Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes pushed a man she identified as her uncle into the bank pleading with him to sign loan papers for $3,400.

If you’re squeamish or easily triggered, be aware that the video captured of the situation is disturbing.

A woman in Brazil took a deceased man to the bank in an attempt to secure a loan 😳 pic.twitter.com/abiO2evgwg
— More Crazy Clips (@MoreCrazyClips) April 17, 2024

Latin America’s largest commercial network, TV Globo, reported on the crime, and according to ScreenGeek this is what Nunes says in Portuguese during the attempted transaction.

“Uncle, are you paying attention? You must sign [the loan contract]. If you don’t sign, there’s no way, as I cannot sign on your behalf!”

She then adds: “Sign so you can spare me further headaches; I can’t bear it any longer.”

At first we thought this might be a hoax, but according to Brazilian police, the uncle, 68-year-old Paulo Roberto Braga had passed away earlier that day.

“She attempted to feign his signature for the loan. He entered the bank already deceased,” Police Chief Fábio Luiz said in an interview with TV Globo. “Our priority is to continue investigating to identify other family members and gather more information regarding this loan.”

If convicted Nunes could be facing jail time on charges of fraud, embezzlement, and desecration of a corpse.

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Spirit Halloween Unleashes Life-Size ‘Ghostbusters’ Terror Dog

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2 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Halfway to Halloween and the licensed merch is already being released for the holiday. For instance, the seasonal retailer giant Spirit Halloween unveiled their giant Ghostbusters Terror Dog for the first time this year.

The one-of-a-kind demonic dog has eyes that light up in a glowing, terrifying red. It’s going to set you back a whopping $599.99.

Since this year we saw the release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, it’s probably going to be a popular theme come October. Spirit Halloween is embracing their inner Venkman with other releases tied to the franchise such as the LED Ghostbuster Ghost Trap, Ghostbusters Walkie Talkie, Life-Size Replica Proton Pack.

We saw the release of other horror props today. Home Depot unveiled a few pieces from their line which includes the signature giant skeleton and separate dog companion.

For the latest Halloween merch and updates get on over to Spirit Halloween and see what else they have to offer to make your neighbors jealous this season. But for now, enjoy a small video that features scenes from this classic cinematic canine.

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‘The Strangers’ Invaded Coachella in Instagramable PR Stunt

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21 hours ago

April 17, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Renny Harlin’s reboot of The Strangers isn’t coming out until May 17, but those murderous home invaders are making a pit stop at Coachella first.

In the latest Instagramable PR stunt, the studio behind the film decided to have the trio of masked intruders crash Coachella, a music festival that takes place for two weekends in Southern California.

This type of publicity began when Paramount did the same thing with their horror movie Smile in 2022. Their version had seemingly ordinary people in populated places look directly into a camera with an evil grin.

Harlin’s reboot is actually a trilogy with a more expansive world than that of the original.

“When setting out to remake The Strangers, we felt there was a bigger story to be told, which could be as powerful, chilling, and terrifying as the original and could really expand that world,” said producer Courtney Solomon. “Shooting this story as a trilogy allows us to create a hyperreal and terrifying character study. We’re fortunate to be joining forces with Madelaine Petsch, an amazing talent whose character is the driving force of this story.”

The movie follows a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) who “after their car breaks down in an eerie small town, are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in The Strangers: Chapter 1 the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.”