It seems like zombies are all the rage these days. THE WALKING DEAD is so hot it’s spawning a spin-off series, and even Arnold Schwarzenegger did a zombie flick. There’s really only one direction for the genre to go, and that’s self-parody. It worked before with SHAUN OF THE DEAD and ZOMBIELAND, but the latest film to poke fun at the undead is SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, which stars Tye Sheridan, David Koechner, Cloris Leachman, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, and Sarah Dumont. It’s directed by Christopher Landon, and definitely takes a tongue in cheek approach to the familiar concept of zombies. Three scouts must survive the night while fighting off reanimated town folk. They’re joined by a hot cocktail waitress from a strip club, and must get creative to stay alive. There’s no indication in the trailer as to why these four are (seemingly) the only ones not affected yet, but perhaps the film will explain it. Either way, looks like mindless fun. It’s funny to see how fast Tye Sheridan is growing up. I remember interviewing him just a few years ago for MUD and then JOE, and he was still just a kid. You’ll also soon see him in another “apocalypse” film when X-MEN: APOCALYPSE hits next year. SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE opens October 30, 2015.
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
