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Emma Stone has already shown off her extreme zombie fighting ability, starring alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson in the apocalyptic present of "Zombieland." Now, it looks like she'll be going into the past to knock some undead heads.

The actors will hopefully make another memorable cameo appearance, such as Bill Murray did in the original.

Writer Dante Harper has been hired to iron out the script for "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.""Dead Snow" co-writer/director Tommy Wirkola is helming the project for Gary Sanchez Prods. and Paramount. The Norwegian pitched and plotted out the story line, which picks up the fairy-tale siblings 15 years after their traumatic gingerbread house incident, which provoked them to become witch bounty hunters. Sanchez execs Kevin Messick, Adam McKay, Will Ferrell and Chris Henchy are producing the horror-action comedy, which is pitched as having a gory-but-funny "Shaun of the Dead" vibe.

Sony had a spectacular Friday at the box office. Not only did the Culver City studio notch its sixth number-one opener of the year with "Zombieland" at $9.4 million, but also filed second with holdover "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" which earned $3.7 million.