Zack Snyder Is Game For An ARMY OF THE DEAD Sequel As Netflix Teases News This June

Zack Snyder Is Game For An ARMY OF THE DEAD Sequel As Netflix Teases News This June

An anime prequel to Army of the Dead has already been confirmed, but will there be a live-action sequel? Zack Snyder certainly seems interested in returning and Netflix is teasing news this June...

By MarkJulian - May 24, 2021 06:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Netflix
Source: Polygon

Zack Snyder and Netflix's Army of the Dead is one of the hottest topics on social media right now and that's because the film is littered with hints of a bigger conspiracy (did you catch the robot zombies?), along with the fact that the zombie-heist flick ends on a pretty substantial cliffhanger.  

So, were these fun little throwaways for Snyder and co-writer Shay Hatten? Or are there plans for something bigger? In a new interview with Polygon, Snyder says he's definitely interested in a sequel.

"Shay and I know exactly what happens next and it’s insane. I’d make it in a second. What we have planned is too crazy. Once we knew Vanderohe was bit, and he’s going to Mexico City, I was like, ‘You know what’s gonna happen?’ And then I just went on a tear. And by the time it ended, Shay was like, ‘OK."

As we covered earlier today on our sister site AnimeMojo, Netflix has a special live fan-evet dubbed #GeekedWeek set for June 7-9. In addition to revealing first looks at the live-action Cowboy Bebop project and season 2 of The Witcher, there's apparently going to be news on Army of the Dead. Whether that's the announcement of a sequel or a first look at the anime prequel Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas is anyone's guess.

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Nightmare
Nightmare - 5/24/2021, 6:50 PM
FearTheLiving
FearTheLiving - 5/24/2021, 6:50 PM
Garbage movie in my opinion and only reassures me why I liked Dawn of the Dead so much must have been because James Gunn wrote it.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 5/24/2021, 11:05 PM
@FearTheLiving -
Sorry, but James Gunn didn't write it. He wrote the first draft and then left to work on Scooby Doo. The subsequent drafts were from Michael Tolkin and Scott Frank (who went uncredited due to a legal technicality), and many of the final story decisions were made by Zack Snyder.

People who hate Snyder like to pin all the credit on James Gunn for personal reasons, but it wasn't his movie. He came up with the general premise, but his version had more characters in the mall, less action, and zombies that were supernatural similar to vampires.
FearTheLiving
FearTheLiving - 5/25/2021, 3:11 AM
@Darkknight2149 -

"Sorry, but James Gunn didn't write it."

o.O

"He wrote the first draft"

Okay.

"The subsequent drafts were from Michael Tolkin and Scott Frank (who went uncredited due to a legal technicality), and many of the final story decisions were made by Zack Snyder."

Got a source for that? Wiki states this

*In writing the script, Gunn took the original's basic premise of a group of lone survivors taking refuge in a mall during the zombie apocalypse and then updated it with a storyline that is more action-oriented, putting the characters in certain scenarios that would force them to evacuate the mall. Gunn's script was given uncredited rewrites by Michael Tolkin and Scott Frank; co-producer Richard P. Rubinstein said Tolkin further developed the characters while Frank provided some of the bigger, upbeat action scenes. Gunn revealed he had faced internet backlash over the film due to his past screenwriting credits on Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), believing him to be unqualified for the job. However, film critic Harry Knowles, initially an opponent of the remake, eventually got a hold of Gunn's script and gave it a glowing response on his website Ain't It Cool News, which Gunn said had helped eliminate doubts cast upon him by fans of the original.*

Doesn't say anything about Gunn leaving. It does say his script was rewritten (which happens quite often for any film) and that it was loved. Fails to mention any Zach rewrites.

"People who hate Snyder like to pin all the credit on James Gunn for personal reasons, but it wasn't his movie. He came up with the general premise, but his version had more characters in the mall, less action, and zombies that were supernatural similar to vampires."

I mean I don't have a problem if he did have a part in writing it, although I don't see any mention of that nor the original vampire like supernatural script you mentioned. That being said if the original premise was that it sounds pretty similar to what he did in this movie which funilly enough was probably the aspect I liked the most with the Alphas essentially making thrall zombies. So if that is the case you're kind of giving that credit to James Gunn in retrospect since according to you he wanted to make them more like vampires. XD

Either way even if it wasn't Gunn's handiwork (which it is at least in part since he wrote the screenplay and is the credited writer) it sounds like the other two writers helped to bring it to life too. Maybe Snyder could have gotten them for this movie as well because... it sure needed the help.
Darkknight2149
Darkknight2149 - 5/25/2021, 3:55 AM
@FearTheLiving -
"Got a source for that? Wiki states this"

Most of that pretty much aligns with what I said.

"However, film critic Harry Knowles, initially an opponent of the remake, eventually got a hold of Gunn's script and gave it a glowing response on his website Ain't It Cool News, which Gunn said had helped eliminate doubts cast upon him by fans of the original."

This is why Wikipedia isn't fully reliable. The Ain't It Cool article was about the rewritten script, which has since become available on the internet. It also featured a zombie dog scene that Snyder planned on filming but was cut for budgetary reasons.

"Either way even if it wasn't Gunn's handiwork (which it is at least in part since he wrote the screenplay and is the credited writer)"

Correct. It isn't that Gunn had nothing to with the film, but he wasn't the ringleader that some people assume he was. That movie had three different writers and a separate person directing.
Repian
Repian - 5/24/2021, 7:00 PM
David Bautista decided to appear in this movie instead of Suicide Squad because he is the protagonist in Army of the Dead. Big mistake, David. Now you are an idiot.
dracula
dracula - 5/24/2021, 7:02 PM
If it keeps him away from DC I will support it (wont watch but i will support)
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 5/24/2021, 7:05 PM
Movie had its fun moments, but a large chunk just felt like needless filler. I wouldn't mind a sequel with a tighter story.
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