Actor Nicholas Hoult stars as the zombie R in the feature film adaptation, written and directed by Jonathan Levine and released in February 2013. The film also stars Teresa Palmer as Julie Grigio, Rob Corddry as M, and John Malkovich as General Grigio. Other principal cast members include Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, and Cory Hardrict.[5] In the film, Julie's father is not killed and though a stadium is used for certain scenes, it is not the humans' primary residence.