Emma Stone Wants a New 'Zombieland' Film Every Ten Years

The fan favorite horror-comedy Zombieland, has finally gotten a sequel. Zombieland: Double Tap is set to arrive in theaters on Oct. 18, ten full years after the release of the first film. So, why has it taken ten years to deliver the sequel? Director Ruben Fleischer, who directed both films, recently sat down with EW to explain.

“The easy answer is, I think we all wanted to stretch our legs a little bit and try different things. I think we were all excited to do other stuff. But, the other thing is, we just couldn’t figure out the right story to tell. It took a minute to get a story that we all felt was worthy, to come back to Zombieland for. We all have so much love for the original. So, we held ourselves to a really high standard as far as making sure that, if we were going to make a sequel, that it be at least as good, if not better, than the original. And that ultimately all comes down to the script. So, we were all demanding and discerning to make sure the story was one that was worth getting the gang back together. Sometimes it does take time to get that right.”

Zombieland: 2029?

We will have to wait and see how audiences react to Zombieland: Double Tap, to see if a third film is needed. But Fleischer says that the possibility of a third film, would only be if fans wanted it. However, cast members, especially Emma Stone, who portrays Wichita in both films, already wants to get everyone back together in 2029.

“We have to see how this one’s received and if that’s something audiences would want,” says the director. “But I think we all had so much fun making this one, we’d be really lucky to get to return to Zombieland. Although, I will say, Emma said, she thought it would be fun if we did one of these every 10 years. Knowing that Woody’s just the healthiest guy there is, he’s going to outlive all of us, and so we can just keep doing them every 10 years, ‘til the end of time…I can’t imagine a better way to look forward to my future than knowing that every 10 years I get to hang out with those guys and make a movie with them again.”

You can check out the trailer below and Zombieland: Double Tap comes to theaters October 18th. Would you be down for a new Zombieland film every ten years? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think! Be sure to follow ScaryNerd for more of all things horror!