Able to "get high" on the brains of his victims, teenage zombie R (Nicholas Hoult) find himself overcome with affection for the girlfriend of one of his victims, Julie (Teresa Palmer), whom he rescues from imminent death at the hands of his cohorts.
An unlikely romance results, but Captain Grigio (John Malkovich), the leader of the human group and Julie's father, refuses to accept R as anything but a monster, leaving R and Julie to set into motion a chain of events that will transform him, his fellow dead and maybe even the whole lifeless world.
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, Cory Hardrict, John Malkovich
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Warm Bodies is the debut novel of author Isaac Marion. The book was described as a "zombie romance" by the Seattle Post Intelligencer, and makes allusions to William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.[1][2] The author, based in Seattle, originally wrote a short story entitled "I am a Zombie filled with love" that attracted a wide internet audience. Atria Books, a division of Simon and Schuster, acquired the publishing rights to the full novel in early 2010.
Actor Nicholas Hoult was cast to star as the zombie R in a feature film adaptation, written and directed by Jonathan Levine. The film also stars Teresa Palmer as Julie Grigio, Rob Corddry as M, and John Malkovich as General Grigio. Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton and Cory Hardrict also joined the cast.[8]
The studio Summit Entertainment is backing the film.[9] Bruna Papanadrea, David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are producing, with Laurie Webb and Cori Shepherd Stern executive producing the project.[10] The zombies can barely talk in the film, so extensive voice-over will be used to express their thoughts.[11]
Levine said that even though this is a love story that involves zombies, he hopes people don't try to put the film into one category and that the zombie enthusiasts will be open to a new twist on the genre. "I think this movie takes the mythology in a different direction, and I think there is a lot there for die-hard zombie fans," he explained. "We're encouraging people to be open-minded, because it does take some liberties with the mythology, but at the same time, it's very grounded in the science of zombie-ism and uses that as a springboard for a more fantastical story. It may be divisive, but I think there's a lot there for zombie fans if they're open-minded to a new take on it, and I hope they can.
Warm Bodies began shooting in Montreal in September 2011, and has a scheduled release date of February 1, 2013
