Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have been pretty hot in Hollywood since their screenplay for Zombieland was turned into one of the most entertaining and financially successful zombie movies of the decade. Now the writers are attached to make their directorial debut with another comedy about death, Doc and Howie, to be produced by Montecito Picture Co. [THR]
Originally titled Doc and Howie Whack a Granny, the film is about two guys, Doc and Howie, who accidentally kill an old lady when they don’t help her carry her groceries up a perilous flight of stairs. As the comedy gods would have it, the granny’s smoking hot granddaughters show up, and the boys find themselves in the unique position of wanting to seduce the very women whose grandmother they mistakenly killed.
Written by TV writer/producer Steve Leff, the Doc and Howie screenplay made it to the top 12 “most liked” reads on last years screenwriter’s black list. Reese and Wernick, meanwhile, are currently busy working on writing a Zombieland sequel for Columbia, a G.I. Joe sequel for Paramount, and a Deadpool spinoff for Fox. Their Earth vs. Moon project is in development at Universal, and they’re also involved with Disney’s Cowboy Ninja Viking.