Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead franchise is growing on Netflix

As the director of “Watchmen”, “300 People” and “Man of Steel” expands his “Death Army” universe, Zack Snyder fans have a lot of Netflix content to look forward to.

Earlier this year, Zach Schneider’s “Army of the Dead” was launched on Netflix.It quickly became one of the anchors Most watched originalThis is Snyder’s first return to the zombie genre since his 2004 debut “Dawn of Death”. Interestingly, Easter eggs in the army of the undead It actually implies that this movie takes place in the same reality as Dawn of Death.

The Undead Army is very interesting, although sometimes a bit silly.Wonderful performance-including the last minute, very popular Contains Tig Notaro -With some rough zombie effects, and an interesting, curvy premise, Army feels fresh enough to provide familiar merchandise.

But this is not just a movie. Army of the Dead is the first part of the franchise, which will include a prequel movie and an anime series.

So far, this is what we know about Netflix’s “Dead Army” legend.

warn: The following post contains some major plot details of “Army of the Dead”.

What is the army of the undead?

Undead Army It is the first independent project in the franchise. This is a feature-length film directed by Zach Schneider and written by Schneider, Shay Hatton and Joby Harold.

The film tells the story of a group of mercenaries led by Scott (Dave Batista) to try to carry out a robbery in Las Vegas.

Catch? Las Vegas is now a quarantine area after the zombie outbreak. The government shut out the zombie threat in Vegas. To make matters more difficult, the government plans to bomb entire cities to end the zombie threat.

This means that Scott must move quickly to form his team, enter, steal a large amount of cash from the safe, and leave. The safe was not taken care of, and the insurance had already been compensated, so no one looked at the money. But those nasty zombies will not let them fall without a fight.

What is the next step in the Undead Army series?

If you have watched “Undead Army”, you will know that it ends with the promise of more zombies. The bombing of Las Vegas was unsuccessful, and now the zombie infection has loosened.

So far, Netflix has not announced any sequels that might explore where the zombie plague might go. But the “Dead Legion” series does have two projects coming soon.

The first is “Army of Thieves”, which is a prequel movie about one of the mercenaries who sneaked into Vegas in “Army of Death”. The standout in the first film is the German security cracking expert Ludwig Dieter, played by Matthias Schweighöfer.

It seems that “Army of Thieves” will be an origin story for Dieter, set in the early days of the zombie outbreak. A mysterious woman recruits Dieter, a small town bank teller, to join the ranks of Interpol’s most wanted criminals. The crew started a robbery frenzy, which caused several almost impossible thefts throughout Europe.

Schweighöfer starred and directed “Army of Thieves” for Netflix based on Shay Hatten’s script. Appearing on the screen with him is Game of Thrones and F9 star Natalie Emmanuel.

In addition to “Army of Thieves”, the “Army of Death” series will also launch an animated series. Army of the Undead: The Lost Vegas will follow the mercenary team in the first movie at the beginning of the zombie outbreak.

Snyder will direct two episodes of “Lost Vegas”, and Jay Oliva will direct the other two episodes.

Dave Bautista, Ana della Reguera, Teague Nottaro, Omari Hardwick and Ira Purnell will re-interpret them in the animated series in “The Legion of the Dead” In the role.

Are there zombies in the thieves army?

When the prequel to “Army of the Dead” was announced, the big unresolved question was: Will there be zombies?

Dieter is not used to fighting zombies in “Undead Army”, so his core role here is to warn anyone who wants to have more fun in killing zombies. A poster announced last week read “More safes. Fewer zombies,” adding to the feeling that the army of bandits will jump from the zombie genre more firmly into the realm of robbery movies.Or maybe it will Abandon the undead common.

Now, use a New trailer Released at the San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, we have more clarity.

With reference to the news fragments of the “American Outbreak” and the zombie plague, this movie clearly took place after people began to turn. But since this movie takes place in Europe, it seems that the zombie half-apocalyptic will not be a big factor. This is part of the wider world in which the movie is located, but it may not be an important part of the narrative.

However, it seems that the impact of the zombie outbreak is indeed global. For example, it can be used as a cover for robbery. It is speculated that although the authorities are focused on preventing the spread of zombism and financial institutions are worried about the economic impact, a group of thieves can work more easily.

When will all these things come out?

On May 21st, “Army of the Dead” premiered on Netflix. Netflix has not yet determined the release date of “Big Thieves” or “Lost Vegas”, but according to the anchor, “Big Thieves” is “coming soon.”

In addition, it is not clear whether the Death Army universe will continue to expand.

Considering the loose connection between the army of the undead and the army of thieves, it is easy to imagine more stories, vaguely set in the same universe.

Cloverfield gave birth to two almost unrecognizable derivative products that happened during the events of the original film in 2008. There is no reason why the undead army cannot do this.

More Zach Schneider on Netflix

Outside of “Dead Legion,” director/producer Zack Snyder is busy on Netflix.

Snyder recently completed his job as one of the architects of the Warner Bros. DC Superhero Cinematic Universe. In Warner, Snyder directed Iron Man, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.

The latter was plagued by remakes, and was eventually completed (and changed dramatically) by director Jos Weeden after Snyder’s daughter died. After the fan’s outcry—sometimes turned into online abuse—Warner’s green light illuminates Zach Schneider’s Justice League, which bowed to HBO Max earlier this year and became known among fans as ” The Snyder Cut”.

Now with DC superhero (probably) behind him, Snyder and his production company Stone Quarry seem to be pushing the streamer with all their strength. In addition to “Dead Legion” and its derivative works, prequels and potential sequels, he also signed a completely independent project at Netflix: Rebel Moon.

Rebel Moon will see Snyder and the Death Army co-writer Shay Hatten regroup. It will tell the story of a young woman. When an evil tyrant invades a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy, her mission is to recruit fighters to help defend her home planet.

“Star Wars” draws inspiration from Kurosawa’s “Hidden Fortress” in 1977. Now, Snyder seems to be sneaking into the same well, paying tribute to Kurosawa’s seven samurai in “The Moon of Rebellion.”

If Netflix announces more projects, we are sure to keep you updated.