Zombieland

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Executive Producer

Paul Wernick

Bio

RHETT REESE & PAUL WERNICK bring their immeasurable talents to the big screen with the feature screenplay Zombieland.

In 2008, Reese and Wernick sold their original feature pitch Earth vs. Moon to Universal Pictures. They are slated to write and executive-produce the sci-fi epic war movie. Building on their feature successes, the pair was hired to pen the Spider-Man spinoff Venom for Sony Pictures and Marvel Comics.

Reese and Wernick created, wrote, and executive-produced “The Joe Schmo Show” for Spike TV in 2003. The critically acclaimed reality series drew Spike’s highest ratings in history, and went on to be named to numerous Best Of lists, including TIME Magazine’s Top 10 TV Shows of 2003 and Entertainment Weekly’s 50 Best TV Shows Ever on DVD. The Schmo format has sold internationally, in the U.K., France, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand.

On the heels of “Joe Schmo 2,” Spike TV fast-tracked the Reese Wernick original series “Invasion Iowa,” a high-concept, high-stakes comedy hybrid starring William Shatner. The show premiered on Spike in the first quarter of 2005. Reese and Wernick also created, wrote, and executive-produced the animated comedy pilot, “The Tomatos,” for MTV.

Wernick has produced several network reality shows, and has won three Emmy Awards for his work in news. Reese has written screenplays for Pixar Animation Studios (Monsters, Inc.), Walt Disney Pictures, Nickelodeon, Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, and Sony Pictures, among others.

Reese and Wernick have collaborated since their high school days together in Phoenix, beginning with a sugar-cube mock-up of Stonehenge in ninth grade.

Having had great success across genres and mediums ranging from reality, comedy and drama television, to sci-fi, horror and comedy features, they plan to further produce and direct.

Executive Producer- Job Description

The credit given to someone who either contributes or raises the majority of finaces for a production or is responsible for creative input such as writing the screenplay.