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Two years ago, writer and director Abe Forsythe had a dream.
Lupita and Josh seem like really great gets for a zombie comedy.
We cast Lupita before we cast Josh.
Wed started preproduction, and there was seven weeks before we were due to shoot.
To me, it was Lupita.
Its an incredibly important story for me to tell.
You want Lupita Nyongo to star in your movie.
How nice for you.Exactly!
But were both with CAA.
Shed just finishedBlack Panther, and she was looking for something different.
She was looking to get into comedy, so timing-wise, it landed just right.
Within 24 hours shed read it and I was talking to her over Skype.
Then the next morning I woke up to find out she was onboard.
It happened very fast, and it was incredible for myself and my crew.
It was a real validation of why we were making this movie.
We werent making this to make a zombie movie.
Lupita coming onboard was big endorsement for us and the jot down of story that we were telling.
You get the best of both worlds with Josh.
Look atBook of Mormon.
Thematically that song just worked so well in the movie and for Miss Caroline.
We tried for months and months and months to get the rights to it with no luck.
We tried reaching out to Taylor herself; didnt get through.
We tried her management.
We tried her record company.
The only reason that song is in the movie is because Lupita is in the movie.
I wouldnt have been able to make the movie that we made with anyone else.
