Image Credit: David Livingston/WireImage.com; Michael Loccisano/WireImage.comZombieland was one of last year’s truly original delights, so it’s no surprise that its first-time director, Ruben Fleischer, has suddenly found himself very popular. A Zombieland sequel seems like a no-brainer, but it’s also reassuring that Fleischer is picking projects with creative people he knows and admires. He’s re-teaming with his young star, Jesse Eisenberg, for 30 Minutes or Less, and he confirmed to EW.com recent reports that he’ll direct Babe in the Woods, a Mike White (School of Rock) script about a female college student who gets mixed up with the mob. ”Mike White gave me my start in the entertainment industry [with] a job as a PA on Dawson’s Creek, which he was a producer on,” says Fleischer. “It was from working on [his] Chuck & Buck and The Good Girl that I got inspired to try and be a director, so it is incredibly gratifying to now actually be directing a movie Mike wrote.”
With just one film, has Fleischer leaped to the top of the heap of action-comedy directors working today?
Zombieland was definitely a standout for me – probably the only film last year that I can put on at any time and enjoy. This is saying a lot, as it was not a terribly original plot – it was just done with great style and pacing. That means that Fleischer can take a great deal of the credit and I do look forward to his next outing.
Could be an ok movie. I was suprised how much I liked Zombieland.
I loved Zombieland – I hope he continues to bring fresh life to already established genres. Looking forward to all of these projects.
Zombieland’s flash was fun, it but was far from perfect. I’ll be interested to see how the director’s style meshes with White subtle, sinister writing. It doesn’t sound like an obvious pairing.
And here I thought I was getting a sequel to Babe: Pig in the City…
He’s doing it right. Don’t get bogged down in one genre. Try them all on ala Spielberg.