Patrick Swayze Would Have Been a Zombie

Patrick Swayze, who sadly passed away late, last week, was going to cameo in ‘Zombieland’…as a zombie.  This bit of news on the film comes from screenwriter Rhett Reese, who sat down recently with Shock Till You Drop.  The initial plan was to have a large star pop up in a cameo as one of the undead, and their first choice was Swayze.

Explains Reese about the role:

That was many years ago, before he got sick.  It was [going to be] a Patrick Swayze zombie. They got attacked by him zombified and we had these wonderful moments where they found a potter’s wheel and there’s Columbus on the wheel and these other hands come up behind him and it’s Patrick Swayze the zombie. Ultimately, they fight and Patrick bull rushes Tallahassee who grabs him and lifts him into the air, a la Jennifer Grey, and smashes him into a pillar.

Sadly, Swayze had to step away from the role due to his declining health, and the people behind ‘Zombieland’ went to work to find another star to fill the role.  Among the actors who were groomed but didn’t work out were Sylvester Stallone, Joe Pesci, Mark Hammill, The Rock, Kevin Bacon, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Matthew McConaughey.  A choice was finally made, and the part still remains, but we’ll have to wait until the film releases on October 2nd to find out who took the part.