Zack Snyder talks the future of the Army of Dead universe on Netflix – and teases a "crazy" sequel
Dec. 12, 2023Exclusive: Zack Snyder is hoping to get the Army of the Dead animated show up and running again
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Rebel Moon isn’t the only universeZack Snyderhas brewing on Netflix.
Army of the Dead is anything but a straightforward undead movie, though,weaving in a time loop,aliens, and mythological vaults that are almost impossible to crack (expanded on further in prequelArmy of Thieves).
Another Army of the Dead prequel in the form of an animated series featuring a star-studded cast was also set to hit Netflix, though updates on the project have been scarce in the years following the movie’s release. Snyder, though, is still very excited about the future.
“I’m a huge fan of the Army universe,” he tells GamesRadar+ when we sit down in a London hotel to talk Rebel Moon. “We were working on – and are trying to get back up – our Army animated series, which was really cool. We recorded the whole thing, we recorded all the voices – Christian Slater, all these cool people. Super fun.
“In that, we really did the same thing of developing this big world building concept,” he continues, referencing the sizeable mythology created for Rebel Moon. “My idea for Army 2 is Planet of the Dead, which is a much more – [it] scales in a crazy way, so super excited about it. Right now, obviously I’m trying to run parallel courses with these two monsters, but [I’m] really excited that people are excited to see more from the Army universe because I love it.”
Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire arrives on Netflix this December 21 in the US and December 22 in the UK, with a limited theatrical release from December 15. For more, see our interviews withSnyder and the cast on Rebel Moon – Part Twoandbuilding the mythology of Part One.
Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter
Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox
You can also check out our roundup of thebest Netflix moviesto fill out your watchlist.
I’m a Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site’s Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.
Andrew Garfield says he’s “disappointed” he couldn’t do Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, but Jacob Elordi “needed it more” than him
A possible Cillian Murphy cameo in the first trailer for horror sequel 28 Years Later puts a horrible twist on the original’s ending
Get hundreds of hours of RPG goodness for $30 with this bundle of 8 games that includes the first two Baldur’s Gate games, which are absolutely worth playing
