In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant's Ash Crossan for the upcoming Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Harrelson reflected on the possibility of Zombieland 3. Related: Zombieland: Double Tap: 5 Ways The Sequel Is Better (& 5 Ways The Original Is) However, once the project was officially revived in early 2016 with writing getting underway from Reese and Wernick, the cast all eagerly returned and Zombieland: Double Tap arrived in theaters just in time for the original's tenth anniversary, scoring largely positive reviews from critics again and outgrossing its predecessor with over $122 million earned at the box office. Plans for a sequel were discussed ahead of the first film's release, with the cast all voicing their desires to return and the writing duo teasing ideas though stating their busy schedules were delaying their efforts and the stars slowly expressing their hesitations.

Written by future Deadpool scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and helmed by future Venom director Ruben Fleischer, Zombieland was a smash hit upon release, initially surpassing Dawn of the Dead as the top-grossing zombie film and receiving rave reviews from critics. Harrelson starred in the original Zombieland alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin. The franchise first got underway in 2009 with the eponymous zombie comedy in which a geeky college student makes his way through a post-apocalyptic United States and meets three strangers, all of whom take an extended road trip to find a rumored sanctuary away from the dead. Star Woody Harrelson expresses his desire to return as beloved zombie apocalypse survivor Tallahassee for a potential Zombieland 3.

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