Warm Bodies (film)

Warm Bodies
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJonathan Levine
Screenplay byJonathan Levine
Based onWarm Bodies
by Isaac Marion
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJavier Aguirresarobe
Edited byNancy Richardson
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed bySummit Entertainment (through Lionsgate)
Release dates
  • January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16) (Rome premiere)
  • February 1, 2013 (2013-02-01)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million
Box office$117 million

Warm Bodies is a 2013 American paranormal romantic zombie comedy film written and directed by Jonathan Levine and based on Isaac Marion's 2010 novel of the same name, which in turn is inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry, Dave Franco, Lio Tipton, Cory Hardrict, and John Malkovich.

The film focuses on the development of the relationship between Julie (Palmer), a young woman, and R (Hoult), a zombie, and their eventual romance, causing R to slowly return to human form. The film is noted for displaying human characteristics in zombie characters and for being told from a zombie's perspective.