I think we can all agree it would be pretty amazing to see Spider-Man and Venom face off in a film.
Ruben Fleischer
I think the filmmakers that I love are ones that cross genres and do different thinks, the way that David O. Russell can do something like 'Flirting With Disaster' but then go do 'Three Kings' which is like an incredibly visual film - that's a huge reference point.
I haven't done a movie without a member of the original cast of 'Zombieland' - they've all been in every movie I've done.
I thought 'I Am Legend' did a really great job of it, and 'Omega Man,' that concept of an empty world.
There is more than enough 'Venom' to go around. Venom is a really huge character, and Hardy is an amazing actor, so there is plenty to mine just from Tom's performance, the character and the world he inhabits.
I've always been fascinated by history.
The trickiest thing is that a lot of times in 'Venom' comics, they'll reveal part of Eddie, and he'll be like a Venom body with an Eddie head, or he'll do that classic split frame face.
'The Dark Knight' does such a great job of delivering an intense, action-packed film that didn't pull any punches.
Venom' is a standalone character who has so much attitude, menace and ferocity. He's also really funny in the comics and in our movie. He's a really compelling guy that can completely stand on his own. When he's played by Tom Hardy, and Eddie Brock is his partner, that relationship is enough for one movie.
Yeah, I feel lucky to have the opportunity to try different things.
I read pretty much every 'Venom' comic that exists.
I work really hard and have rolled up my sleeves for a long time to get the opportunities I've had.
I've got to give a lot of credit to my cinematographer, Chung-hoon Chung, who is a master and among other things shot 'Old Boy,' which is a very famous single-take fight scene. He's really a true master.
Venom is such a great character, it will be fun to see who he tangles with along the way.
I feel like there's a true spirit of individuality in Portland that's inherent to the place.
He's an American treasure, I would be honored to fight Tom Hanks.
My first time out of the gate, I made three movies in four years, and they were all very back to back to back.
With '30 Minutes or Less,' there was a conscious decision on my part to make it a little less stylized. I wanted it to feel like an '80s action movie.
What's great about 'Spy Hunter' is that we have an amazing title, an awesome car, and a great theme song, and we can use that to launch a new franchise that hopefully will compete with the other ones but just be kind of the more fun, video game version of a spy movie.
My first job in Hollywood was as a PA in the writers room of 'Dawson's Creek,' and from that early experience on, I've always had an intense appreciation for the energy, creativity and process of making television.
Like, I've worked on movies where you go in every day and you know that what you're shooting isn't very good to start with and then you have to figure it out, and that's way harder.
I'm a huge fan of comic books movies and comics, and so for me it was a real dream to get to make a movie in this world, and certainly to get to make a movie with Venom as its titular character.
As a comic book fan, I've seen all the comic book movies.
I love TV.
Traditionally in zombie movies, one of the main characters dies.
I think Jack Nicholson in 'Chinatown' is a very funny character, but I would never call that a comedy.
I definitely never intended to do a zombie movie.
We're definitely planning a huge world with this 'Venom' story, and we want to be able to satisfy our own desires and the desires of our fans to explore all of the beloved characters from the universe.
I've definitely pitched some viral ideas and do have a pretty good understanding of the Web.
I've always loved the genre of gangster films.
Sure, I came up under Mike White, and Miguel Arteta; I was Mike White's assistant on 'Dawson's Creek.'
I feel like a zombie movie is kind of like the gold to hear movie.
I have this horrible habit of just pressing online bookmarks that are at the top of my browser like ad infinitum.
If you have somebody who can just do everything easily, then it's kind of boring. If you're handcuffed to a chair and you've got to fight while your handcuffed, or something like that, it just adds a cool element.
That 'Zombieland' thing was pretty great. I think I didn't realize just how lucky I was after that first movie, to have something so special and to have a cast that's so special.
I just want to make sure whatever I take on, I can deliver.
It was fun playing with those jumps and the flashbacks in 'Zombieland,' but I don't think you need it to make a good movie. It's fun to just do a more straightforward one.
I'm not as clever as J.J. Abrams and those guys who fill it with all of these things for people to find.
I've had a really hard time dealing with 35mm. I greatly prefer HD.
I love music videos, and I think maybe it's my favorite format.
I started with digital filmmaking. I've pretty much only done digital filmmaking.
I come from music videos and commercials, where style is a big part of the whole world. I've always tried to add that to whatever I'm doing.
Bill Murray, we've got to get people worthy to be on the screen with him, as opposed to just a bunch of random… with no disrespect… but a bunch of random local actors.
I think any opportunity you can to employ some visual technique, go for it.
Zombie purists don't even call our zombies zombies, because to be a zombie you have to be undead. That's something zombie purists can fight about for years and years to come.
And my idols in music videos are people like Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze and Johnathan Glazer and David Fincher and that's always kind of been my reference point in music video and commercial directors.
If you've loved a girl your entire life and you've been afraid to tell her, don't wait because you never know what might happen.
I was working in commercials and music videos, always with the goal of working in feature films.
I basically went from finishing 'Venom.' I had a week off with my family. And then went straight into prep on 'Zombieland 2.'
Some of the greatest movies of all time are within this genre, 'The Godfather,' and 'Goodfellas,' and 'Untouchables' and there's just so many classic gangster movies that I was always such a fan of.
