What’s Poppin readers, hope you guys are fine, in this article, we will be discussing where was Zombieland’s movie was Filmed? Before jumping onto knowing its filming location, firstly we will gain some knowledge on what exactly this movie is based on? Who all are there in the film? A 2009 Zombieland is an American zombie comedy cum thriller film written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Whereas, Ruben Fleischer is the director of the movie, which is his directorial debut. The cast members of the movie are Woody Harrelson, Jesse, Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, and Bill Murray.
The film had its world debut at Fantastic Fest on September 25, 2009, and Columbia Pictures distributed it in theatres on October 2, 2009. Zombieland was a critical and financial hit movie, collecting more than 60.8 million dollars in just 17 days. It also surpasses the big successful movie Dawn of the Dead in 2004 as the highest-grossing zombie film in the United States until World War Z comes in 2013.
Where is Zombieland’s movie Filmed?
The film follows a nerdy college student, Jesse Eisenberg as he navigates the zombie apocalypse. So he meets three strangers named Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin along the way. They then embark on a long road trip across the Southwestern United States in search of a safe haven from the undead zombie attack. Coming onto the main focus of this article, so many of you must be thinking as Where was Zombieland’s movie Filmed? So it is in Georgia. In addition, various important scenes took place in California.
In the 1970s, Georgia has been responsible for the production of over 700 films, surpassing California to become one of the world’s largest film-producing cities. California too, on the other hand, has a large impact on the worldwide cinema business, with world-famous studios such as Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Also, Universal Studios, Columbia Pictures, and Paramount Pictures. Furthermore, on the day of beginning with the filming of the movie, actress Abigail Breslin celebrated her 13th birthday by adopting a rescue dog in March. Hence, the filming began in Atlanta, Hapeville, Morrow, Decatur, Newnan, and Powder Springs, Georgia. Let’s dive right in and discover more about these two states, where filming for ‘Zombieland’ took place.
Atlanta, Georgia
Talking about the shooting location, the first site for further filming was Atlanta, Georgia. The film’s production began in February 2009 and ended up in two months, in April 2009. Bill Murray’s home in the film was once a 33,000-square-foot property on West Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Moreover, the Zombie Attach sequence took happened in Atlanta’s One Park Place B5. Also, another shooting site Rutledge, Georgia was used to represent the Kemosabe casino and trade post’s scenes. An abandoned structure on C.H. James Parkway functioned as Blaine’s Grocery at the same time. Scenes from Pacific Playland Park took place in Valdosta’s Wild Adventures Theme Park.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles is no doubt the most beautiful location in the world. As many of the successful and hit movies were filmed there. It is also known to be as ‘The city of Angels’. Only one scene features Grauman’s Chinese Theater, also known as TCL Chinese Theater. Another filming site was Hollywood Boulevard. Surprisingly, Los Angeles is nearly 2,300 miles distant from Georgia, hence, it is one of the best filming sites, giving its prominence as a popular filming destination.
Reviews: Is the movie worth watching?
Yes, for sure. The picture earned its position at number one in North America at the box office. At that time, an average ticket price of 8000 dollars from 3,036 theatres, matching its production budget. The viewers and critics have praised the movie for having the second-highest opening weekend ever for a zombie picture. The film earned 60.8 million dollars in the first 17 days, making it the highest-grossing zombie film ever.
However, by getting this much appraisal from its fans, you can imagine how amazing this film is. The movie is overall a blast, in terms of acting, directing, comedy scenes, and well its filming location. In the end, if you haven’t watched the movie yet, it is available on Netflix.
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