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30 Minutes or Less Trailer: Finally, Aziz Ansari In More than Small Doses in Ruben Fleischer‘s Follow-Up to Zombieland

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (27)

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Ruben Fleischer’s Follow-Up to Zombieland, 30 Minutes or Less, stars Jesse Eisenberg as a pizza-delivery guy who is abducted, has a bomb strapped to him, and given nine hours to rob a bank or the bomb explodes. He enrolls his best friend, played by Aziz Ansari, to assist in the bank-robbing endeavor, as well as buddies played by Danny McBride and Nick Swardson.

It looks funny. My only concern is that, this is the Red Band trailer, and for a Red Band trailer, it’s kind of mild. But I did the cast, the concept, and of course Fleischer, who gets the benefit of the doubt at least until he makes a kids’ flick.

(Source: IGN)









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Comments

Aziz Ansari is going to be this generation's Eddie Murphy. Which makes Jesse Eisenberg their Nick Nolte, I guess?

This even looks good, to boot.

Posted by: RobP at April 22, 2011 12:49 PM

So sick of McBride

Posted by: Protoguy at April 22, 2011 12:50 PM

You did the cast! Way to go!

Posted by: Keith at April 22, 2011 12:50 PM

Okay I can't stand Eisenberg but that shit looks funny as hell.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 22, 2011 12:53 PM

i wonder if it's worth making this movie instead of pouring more effort into Zombieland 2.

Posted by: haplo at April 22, 2011 12:56 PM

Not to be a killjoy, but I hope the studio is going to throw some cash to the family of the victim that this film is based on:

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-02-28/justice/pennsylvania.pizza.bomber_1_bank-robbery-brian-wells-pipe-bomb?_s=PM:CRIME

Otherwise, there is a serious lawsuit waiting to happen.

Delivering pizzas can be freaking dangerous. Tip your damn driver. *Steps Off Soapbox*

P.S. The last ten seconds with Ansari singing made me laugh my ass off. I'll probably see it just for him.

Posted by: Kaleena at April 22, 2011 12:57 PM

Director of Zombieland, Jesse Eisenberg, Tom Haverford, Danny McBride (who I am not sick of). I'm in for a Netflix rental at the very least.

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at April 22, 2011 12:57 PM

I read long indepth story about that thing in Pennsylvania. Might have been on Slate.com or something. Pretty fascinating.

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at April 22, 2011 1:00 PM

"Sometimes fate pulls out its big ol' cock and slaps you right in the face"

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 22, 2011 1:08 PM

I thought the same thing, Kaleena. It kind of took a bit of the humor out knowing that this shit really happened and a guy died screaming for the police to help undo the bomb around his neck.

Posted by: feramones at April 22, 2011 1:11 PM

I kind of got the impression that McBride and Swardson play the gorilla mask robber guys, not buddies. Whatever the situation, this looks awesome - looks like my Eisenberg crush that developed while watching TSN won't be dying out anytime soon.

Posted by: Nicole at April 22, 2011 1:14 PM

From TFA:

"At Barnes' sentencing in December 2008, prosecutors repeated their contention that the pizza deliveryman was involved in planning the robbery attempt but wore a live bomb only after being threatened by his co-conspirators.

Prosecutors said Barnes and three co-conspirators -- one of whom was Wells -- planned to rob a PNC Bank on the outskirts of Erie.

On August 28, 2003, authorities said, Wells walked into the bank with the pipe bomb locked to his neck and gave a teller a note demanding money. The robbery netted about $8,700.

Wells died when the bomb exploded as he sat in a parking lot after being stopped by police shortly after the robbery."


Seems as if he wasn't a victim but an accomplice of a robbery gone bad.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 22, 2011 1:19 PM

Seems as if he wasn't a victim but an accomplice of a robbery gone bad.

Hey, I don't have a pony in the race. From what I understand, there's conflicting reports in that regard. The only reason I mentioned it is because if the cats behind this movie don't cop to it being based on some real life events, SOMEONE'S going to come by looking for dough. There's no way that it's some weird coincidence. That's all I'm saying.

Oh, and Danny McBride is fucking obnoxious. Has he ever said anything funny? Ever? He's going to be 2011's version of Zach Galifianakis: An awkward, not funny guy who is EVERYWHERE.

Posted by: Kaleena at April 22, 2011 1:44 PM

Has he ever said anything funny?

Yes.

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at April 22, 2011 1:47 PM

You need to simmer down. I wasn't questioning your motives.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at April 22, 2011 1:48 PM

Someone's in danger of having their hair blown over their ear.

Posted by: Protoguy at April 22, 2011 1:59 PM

You need to simmer down. I wasn't questioning your motives.

Uhh...okay. Well, I was just discussing it casually. I didn't mean to come off looking like I was waiting to take offense. I was simply making a point.

So...yeah...back to talking about films.

Posted by: Kaleena at April 22, 2011 2:00 PM

why the fuck do i have to submit my birthday to see this trailer. fucking internet overlords.

Posted by: splinter at April 22, 2011 2:50 PM

What about this looks funny? I'm very much unconvinced.

Posted by: Thijs at April 22, 2011 3:15 PM

I like all the players. Familiar with the real world story and think it's odd fodder for a comedy - but I can get past that.

Maybe the movie is funny, but based on that trailer, I see no indication that it is. Aziz is a funny guy, but if you are laughing at him here it is because of the good will he's built up.

Posted by: really at April 22, 2011 3:25 PM

Here's the link to the Wired story you were talking about.

Seems good enough. I feel like I should be ashamed for recognizing Rebecca from Greek from the split-second she's in the trailer.

Posted by: Sean at April 22, 2011 4:06 PM

supposedly brian wells was originally told the bomb was going to be a decoy and didn't know it was real until it was already strapped to him. he was then forced at gun point to continue on with the robbery plans. even if he may have been an accomplice, he definitely did not deserve to die like that.

Posted by: anon at April 22, 2011 7:12 PM

Seems good enough. I feel like I should be ashamed for recognizing Rebecca from Greek from the split-second she's in the trailer.
Posted by: Sean at April 22, 2011 4:06 PM

Ahhh miss her crazy shenanigans on that show!!

So I was pretty entertained by that trailer (they got Jesse Eisenberg to SMOKE!?) until I found out its based on a true story...um, makes it tres sad.

Posted by: grace b at April 22, 2011 7:29 PM

They filmed this in my town and I am soooo stoked to see it. They were staying at the hotel my girlfriend's sister works at (convoluted I know) but she told me that "Aziz totally did an impromptu show at the comedy club tonight," and I almost slapped her in the face. I was so mad she didn't tell me.

I begged her to let me know next time Nick Swardson, Jesse Eisenberg or Ansari left so I could creepily hang out in the lobby til they came back and I could ask them for autographs (yeah I'm that guy.) No luck though, she didn't wanna lose her job.

Still. I was so excited to see Danny McBride from a distance at one point during the shooting.

Posted by: aroorda at April 23, 2011 1:04 AM

Tip your damn drivers you cheap bastards.

You know who you are.

Posted by: Protoguy at April 23, 2011 3:14 AM

@aroodr: Having worked at a hotel, I can tell you that it wouldn't have been out of place for some random dude to be hanging out in the lobby, see a celebrity, and ask for an autograph. I guess just don't bring your boxed set of Eastdown and Bound with you.

Posted by: RobP at April 24, 2011 5:38 PM

aroorda

I am deeply, deeply sorry. Please accept my humblest of apologies.

aroorda

Posted by: RobP at April 24, 2011 5:40 PM