John Malkovich is in talks to take the villain role in Summit's adaptation of Isaac Marion's WARM BODIES, reports Heat Vision. The horror comedy follows a tormented zombie who develops a relationship with the girlfriend of one of his victims. Jonathan Levine (50/50) is the director.

Make Movie's Bruna Papanadrea and Mandevill’s David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are the producers alongside exec producers Laurie Webb and Cori Shepherd Stern.