All We Know About Zack Snyder’s Spiritual Sequel to his First Movie Hit: Dawn of The Dead
With the Snyder Cut underway and a green lit Netflix series, Zack Snyder is making some heavy productions on the digital front. His upcoming Netflix original series, Army of the Dead, will be Zack Snyder’s spiritual successor to his Dawn of The Dead, his remake in 2004 of the George A. Romero classic.
A Zack Snyder original screenplay, much like his movies Sucker Punch or 300: Rise of An Empire, Army of The Dead is the story about a group of mercenaries that head into a zombie-infested Las Vegas to try and pull off the heist of the century. Though little details regarding the upcoming film are known, what is known is that the story had been in developmental hell for over a decade before being resurrected and helmed by its original creator.
Army of The Dead’s cast consists of Tig Notaro, Chris D’Elia, and Dave Bautista. The series is also expected to have an animated prequel.
Army Of The Dead: Lost Vegas
Army of the Dead Lost Vegas will be a companion prequel to Army of the Dead. An anime with an ace cast featuring many of Army of The Dead’s characters. It’s logline:
“The origin story of Scott and his rescue crew during the initial fall of Vegas as they confront the source of the mysterious zombie outbreak.”
Confirmed in the anime are Joe Manganiello (Justice League) as Rose, Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) as Torrance, Harry Lennix (The Blacklist) as Boorman, Ross Butler (13 Reasons Why) as Chen, Anya Chalotra (The Witcher) as Lucilia, Vanessa Hudgens (Tick, Tick… Boom!) as Willow, Jena Malone (Antebellum) as Zeta, Yetide Badaki (American Gods) as Queen Meeru, Christina Wren (Man of Steel) as Nicole, Monica Barbaro (The Good Cop) as Meagan, and acclaimed voice actor Nolan North (Uncharted) as Clemenson.
Zack Snyder himself will be directing two episodes, as Jay Oliva will be showrunning and directing two episodes as well. The series will be produced at Meduzarts Animation Studio.
