Plants vs. Zombies (2013 film)

Plants vs. Zombies is a 2013 American action-comedy film, based on PopCap Game's 2009 tower defense video game of the same name, produced by Legendary Pictures and Platinum Dunes and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film was directed by Paul W.S Anderson, from a screenplay by the writing team of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. The film features an ensemble cast starring David Harbour, Bruce Willis, Tyrese Gibson, Channing Tatum, Jeff Goldblum, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ryan Reynolds, Eric Bauza, Steve Buscemi, Ed O'Neill, Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, Bill Nighy, Simon Pegg, Jane Lynch, Owen Wilson, Josh Gad, Freddie Highmore, Ewan McGregor, Alecia Moore (Pink), Will Forte, Liam Neeson, Idris Elba, Jim Carrey, Alec Baldwin, Jason Lee, Bill Hader, J.K. Simmons, Hugh Jackman, Clancy Brown, Seth Rogen, Kristen Bell, Wayne Knight, Dan Fogler, Alan Tudyk, Leslie Mann, Kristen Schaal, Paul Rudd, Jon Heder, Nick Offerman, Nicolas Cage, Jonah Hill, Nick Kroll, Daniel Craig and Robert De Niro. The film follows A young Peashooter named Peter who falls in love with a Sunflower named Sunny, both were the first created of their species, but when a half-zombie alien named Dr. Zomboss shows up and separates the two, Peter assembles a set of plants to fight Zomboss' army of Zombies, who had first invaded Surburbia in 1999.

The film was theatrically released on June 3rd, 2013 by TriStar Pictures. It was a commercial success, grossing over $1 billion worldwide, becoming one of the highest grossing films of 2013, and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.

The success of Plants vs. Zombies launched a multimedia franchise, with five sequels (Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time, Plants vs. Zombies: The Boss Hunt Parts 1 & 2, and Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville), two spin-offs (Bonk and Chomp: A Plants vs. Zombies Story & Plants vs. Zombies Heroes), three holiday specials (Plants vs. Zombies: Legend of the Were-Wolf Zombie, Plants vs. Zombies: Birthdayz Bonanza & Plants vs. Zombies: Feastivus Mayhem) and a upcoming reboot series on Amazon Prime. In all future films, Walker was replaced by his brother Cody.