The worlds of
The Walking Dead and
Zombieland: Double Tap are obviously very different, but there's a reference to that long-running comic book in the sequel, and it sounds like there was even talk of a crossover!
During a recent interview, Ruben Fleischer revealed that Emma Stone pitched the idea of actors from the AMC series making an appearance in the movie.
"Emma had a funny idea that as our heroes are kind of making their way through the post-apocalyptic landscape, they come across, just in passing, some members of the cast of the Walking Dead," the filmmaker explained.
"But we never were able to make that happen."
As for why the pieces never fell into place, Fleischer went on to say that including the comics was ultimately a more effective "nod" to The Walking Dead, and that having cast members from the show appear might have been a little too "Scooby-Doo, like the Harlem Globetrotters showing up."
That makes sense, and Zombieland: Double Tap already includes some other fun cameos (one of which was spoiled in the latest trailer for the movie).
Check out our exclusive interview with stars Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson about the movie in the player below: