No Planet of the Dead and no Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas. Zack Snyder’s zombie universe is not returning from the dead. Image source: Netflix
Do you remember Army of the Dead? Zack Snyder had big plans for his zombie franchise and Netflix gave him millions for it. As with Rebel Moon, several films, TV series and spin-offs were planned – but apparently nothing will happen now.
How TheWrap reported, Netflix has scrapped all plans for further sequels to Army of the DeadThis leaves the original film by Zack Snyder himself and the prequel Army of Thievesdirected by Matthias Schweighöfer – both films were released in 2021.
Netflix leaves Army of the Dead dead and buried
Army of Dead included a direct sequel titled Planet of the Dead planned. In addition, an animated prequel series with the subtitle Lost Vegas which was almost finished. At the end of 2023, Snyder confirmed (via TotalFilm) personally that the series is no longer coming, although the animations and sound recordings were already finished.
Why exactly Netflix is throwing Army of the Dead in the trash is not officially known. One can only speculate that both films never achieved the desired numbers and reach. Critics and fans rated Army of the Dead as mediocre at best: Rotten Tomatoes The film reaches 67 percent, with Metacritic there are actually only 57.
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Army of the Dead: Official trailer for Zack Snyder’s zombie film for Netflix
Nevertheless, Zack Snyder and Netflix continue to work together. With his multi-part sci-fi epic Rebel Moon, the director of films such as 300, Watchmen and Man of Steel attempted to create his own Star Wars. According to the press, this attempt failed miserably and even the director’s cut can do little to save it.
Next up is 19. September 2024 Snyder’s animated series Twilight of the Gods on Netflix, which is based on Norse mythology. It remains to be seen whether and in what form the director and the streaming service will continue to work together.
Zack Snyder, for example, would have no shortage of ambitious plans for more Rebel Moon. But it cannot be ruled out that it will suffer a similar fate to Army of the Dead 2.
Have you seen Army of the Dead and Army of Thieves and if so, how much did you like the two films? Would you have liked to have seen more from Zack Snyder’s zombie universe or can you do without it in good conscience? Let us know in the comments!
