Ruben Fleischer

Director

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What's great about 'Spy Hunter' is that we have an amazing title, an awesome car, and a great theme song, and we can use that to launch a new franchise that hopefully will compete with the other ones but just be kind of the more fun, video game version of a spy movie.

Bill Murray, we've got to get people worthy to be on the screen with him, as opposed to just a bunch of random... with no disrespect... but a bunch of random local actors.

I think any opportunity you can to employ some visual technique, go for it.

Traditionally in zombie movies, one of the main characters dies.

If you've loved a girl your entire life and you've been afraid to tell her, don't wait because you never know what might happen.

I'm a huge fan of comic books movies and comics, and so for me it was a real dream to get to make a movie in this world, and certainly to get to make a movie with Venom as its titular character.

I've definitely pitched some viral ideas and do have a pretty good understanding of the Web.

I've always been drawn to the more antihero superheroes.

That 'Zombieland' thing was pretty great. I think I didn't realize just how lucky I was after that first movie, to have something so special and to have a cast that's so special.

My first job in Hollywood was as a PA in the writers room of 'Dawson's Creek,' and from that early experience on, I've always had an intense appreciation for the energy, creativity and process of making television.

There is more than enough 'Venom' to go around. Venom is a really huge character, and Hardy is an amazing actor, so there is plenty to mine just from Tom's performance, the character and the world he inhabits.

My first time out of the gate, I made three movies in four years, and they were all very back to back to back.

I guess as a long time fan of 'Venom,' as soon as I heard they were making a standalone movie I got really excited at the prospect of being involved.

I think the filmmakers that I love are ones that cross genres and do different thinks, the way that David O. Russell can do something like 'Flirting With Disaster' but then go do 'Three Kings' which is like an incredibly visual film - that's a huge reference point.

I think we can all agree it would be pretty amazing to see Spider-Man and Venom face off in a film.

I love music videos, and I think maybe it's my favorite format.

I work really hard and have rolled up my sleeves for a long time to get the opportunities I've had.

You know, the comedic and horror thing was the key to 'Zombieland,' which is a comedy first.

I come from music videos and commercials, where style is a big part of the whole world. I've always tried to add that to whatever I'm doing.

With '30 Minutes or Less,' there was a conscious decision on my part to make it a little less stylized. I wanted it to feel like an '80s action movie.

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