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'Scouts Guide' Star Tye Sheridan Picks His Zombie-Fighting Team

'Scouts Guide' Star Tye Sheridan Picks His Zombie-Fighting Team

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Actor Tye Sheridan pays a visit to the YH Studio to scoop us on his action-comedy-horror film 'Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse' and whom he would choose to be on his own real-life zombie-fighting squad! The Austin native also reveals why he would never move to L.A. and answers some Twitter questions from his adoring (and we mean adoring) fans!

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Young Hollywood

Hey guys, I'm Brandy Chin in the Young Hollywood studio with Mr. Ty Sheridan. Hi Ty. How are you?

Tye Sheridan

I'm great. How are you?

Young Hollywood

Hi Ty kinda sounds like surfing, when you go, "Hi Ty!" Hi Ty! The movie, um, Scouts Guide, is described as raunchy, scary, and funny. Those are three I was like, trying to pair. Like, raunchy and scary. I was like, does that work? And then scary and funny, it's like kinda cool, huh?

Tye Sheridan

Yeah. It's a bit of fun. I guess it's a bit like Zombieland, and it's a bit like Superbad. Because there are three characters that are kind of best friends and the way they get on with each other is really funny. We're fine. Everything's under control. So yeah, it's really fun. It's really raunchy. It's just a, it's just a really fun, silly, uh, zombie comedy.

Young Hollywood

Were you a fan of zombie comedies before, or just zombie movies before?

Tye Sheridan

I was, I, I really enjoyed Zombieland. Yeah. And when I when I read this movie, I I saw a lot of I I saw that it was very similar to that film. So, I feel like it's very similar in tone and and story.

Young Hollywood

Your character Ben in the film is a boy scout.

Tye Sheridan

Mhm.

Young Hollywood

Were you ever a boy scout growing up?

Tye Sheridan

No, but I spent a lot of time, a lot of hours in the woods. Yeah. I grew up hunting and fishing in Texas.

Young Hollywood

Nice. Are do you still live there currently or are you in LA now?

Tye Sheridan

I still live in Austin.

Young Hollywood

Okay, cool. So then you're kinda commuting. You have like the ultimate commute. Some people are complaining about their commute in LA. You're like, I know. I've got I've got a three-hour flight, guys. Listen, I'm just Is that kinda cool though, to be able to come to LA for work and to to go home and stay kinda grounded and rooted there?

Tye Sheridan

Yeah, it's great. I love that I don't live here. Um, I love the city and I have such a great friend group here. But I would never live here. Just because I enjoy visiting so much.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. And then you'll like it when you come to visit. Otherwise.

Tye Sheridan

Of course. I feel like you have to you have to get out every once in a while. Right?

Young Hollywood

Exactly. Okay. In a zombie apocalypse, who would be on your team?

Tye Sheridan

Aaron Rodgers.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Just Aaron. Just Just Ty and him.

Tye Sheridan

Yeah. I love Aaron Rodgers. He's my favorite quarterback. That's awesome. And he dates Olivia Munn, who's who's the next man. And I got to go go-karting with Aaron and Olivia and the rest of the X-Men cast and it was so much fun.

Young Hollywood

How about of your past or current co-stars? Who else is gonna be on your team?

Tye Sheridan

Nicolas Cage.

Young Hollywood

Nicolas Cage. You got to get a girl in there. Yeah. Come on.

Tye Sheridan

I'm trying to I'm trying to pick. Jessica Chastain.

Young Hollywood

Okay. We can Yeah, that's a pretty That's a good team. She could just distract the zombies. She's going to space a lot and stuff. So I'm sure she'd be good in an apocalypse.

Tye Sheridan

Yeah. Exactly.

Young Hollywood

Okay. And what would be your weapon of choice? Because in the movie, your weapon is kinda like a weed wacker kind of looking thing, right?

Tye Sheridan

Yeah, it's like a pretty much just like a weed wacker with knife blades.

Young Hollywood

What would be your weapon of choice?

Tye Sheridan

I I really enjoyed using my weed wacker, actually. I might stick to it. And then I would have like, um, I don't know. Maybe get some grenades and some smoke bombs and

Young Hollywood

Amazing. And where would you go?

Tye Sheridan

I'd go somewhere where there's ocean and it's heavily forested. Maybe the Northwest.

Young Hollywood

I'm taking this. Okay. I'm going to I'm going to take you take this advice and and soak it all in so then I can now prepare myself.

Tye Sheridan

You should come with me.

Young Hollywood

Can I be on your team?

Tye Sheridan

You should definitely do it.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Cool. I'm in.

Tye Sheridan

Yeah. Cool. I'm in.

Young Hollywood

And then really quick, we're gonna talk about some other skills. Scouting skills. So, on a scale of one to ten, what is your skill level for camping?

Tye Sheridan

Three.

Young Hollywood

Three. You say you're outdoorsy.

Tye Sheridan

Yeah, but I didn't camp too much growing up. I'm just kidding. Maybe a six.

Young Hollywood

A six, okay. That's decent. How about cooking?

Tye Sheridan

Nine.

Young Hollywood

A nine. Wow. That's pretty impressive. You cook a lot. You weren't expecting that, right?

Tye Sheridan

No, I wasn't. I love to cook.

Young Hollywood

First aid.

Tye Sheridan

Four or five.

Young Hollywood

Four or five. Okay. Yeah. You don't want to you don't want to keep it pretty like level there. You know what I mean? You don't want to like say you're a ten and then have somebody like need the Heimlich and you're like, I don't know. I actually lied. I mean what if you break your leg? I don't know what to do.

Tye Sheridan

Yeah. I know.

Young Hollywood

Wilderness survival.

Tye Sheridan

Eight or nine.

Young Hollywood

Eight or nine. Okay. And then pioneering. Which I'm not quite sure what that means, but it was like in the the official list of scout skills.

Tye Sheridan

I'm neither. Maybe a six.

Young Hollywood

A six, okay. Awesome. And then I have a fan question for you as well. This is from Mary Jane O'Con. She's really excited to ask you a question, by the way. So, this is from Mary. She said, "What is a role from a film that you love that you would want to be cast in a remake of?"

Tye Sheridan

Let's see. I think there's so many great roles in so many great older films, but I would hate to pick one of those because I would never want to remake something that's already great.

Young Hollywood

Uh-huh.

Tye Sheridan

Billy the Kid.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Well, there you go, Mary. That's for you. And then um also, she added, "P. S. Want to go out sometime. I love you." So, if you're single, Mary Jane really wants to to hang out with you. And then she and then she also uh wanted to add her other question is when is she going to meet and marry you? So, yeah.

Tye Sheridan

Oh. Wow. That's um that's a little fast. I might have to go back and read. But maybe Yeah. Maybe you can meet her first and then yeah. We'll see where it goes from there.

Young Hollywood

That's so awesome though that you have so many great fans out there that are are supportive and excited to to just to That's great.

Tye Sheridan

I didn't even know that I had fan base out there.

Young Hollywood

Well, you do. We are all fans here at Young Hollywood of all your work. So, congratulations on everything and thanks for visiting us.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Tye Sheridan

    Star of 'Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse' and interview subject

  • Brandy Chin

    Interviewer from Young Hollywood

  • Aaron Rodgers

    Picked for Tye's zombie-fighting team

  • Olivia Munn

    Mentioned as dating Aaron Rodgers; went go-karting with Tye

  • Nicolas Cage

    Picked for Tye's zombie-fighting team

  • Jessica Chastain

    Picked for Tye's zombie-fighting team

  • Mary Jane O'Con

    Fan who submitted a question via Twitter

  • Billy the Kid

    Historical figure Tye would like to play in a remake

FAQ

What movie is Tye Sheridan promoting?+
Tye Sheridan is promoting his film 'Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,' which he describes as an action-comedy-horror movie.
Where does Tye Sheridan live?+
Tye Sheridan lives in Austin, Texas, and commutes to Los Angeles for work.
Who would Tye Sheridan pick for his zombie-fighting team?+
Tye Sheridan would pick Aaron Rodgers, Nicolas Cage, and Jessica Chastain for his zombie-fighting team.
What would be Tye Sheridan's weapon of choice in a zombie apocalypse?+
Tye Sheridan's weapon of choice would be a weed wacker with knife blades, possibly supplemented with grenades and smoke bombs.
What role would Tye Sheridan like to play in a remake?+
Tye Sheridan would like to play Billy the Kid in a remake.
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