Army of the Dead 2 Confirmed for Netflix With Zack Snyder 5u1q14 but Not After Until Rebel Moon

As part of a new first-look deal for Snyder at Netflix. 6w6l1d

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 22 July 2021 17:58 IST

Army of the Dead 2 Confirmed for Netflix With Zack Snyder, but Not After Until Rebel Moon

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Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller on Army of the Dead sets

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Army of the Dead 2 has been confirmed — but it's not coming for a while. Zack Snyder will return to direct and write the sequel to Army of the Dead with the first chapter's co-writer Shay Hatten, but only after he's done with his Star Wars and Akira Kurosawa-inspired sci-fi adventure movie Rebel Moon, which goes into production in early 2022. Both those titles — Army of the Dead 2 and Rebel Moon — are part of a new first-look film deal set up by Snyder at Netflix, alongside wife and producing partner Deborah Snyder, and executive Wesley Coller. Together, they run the production outfit The Stone Quarry Productions.

Netflix has given us a lot of freedom. But they've also embraced the idea of trying new things and not necessarily waiting for a success before moving ahead.”

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Army of the Dead is already on its way to become a franchise. A prequel film, Army of Thieves (centred on Matthias Schweighöfer's Army of the Dead character Dieter) is due on Netflix later in 2021. There's also the anime spin-off series, Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, which follows the Army of the Dead's principal cast before the events of the film. Snyder will direct episodes of Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, slated to premiere in early 2022 on Netflix. The streaming service will take that approach to Rebel Moon too, with sequels and series already being planned.

This might seem premature, but Netflix's faith in Snyder seems to be paying off. Netflix revealed that Army of the Dead was watched by Enola Holmes (76 million), and Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Project Power (75 million).

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“I've known Zack and Deb for years and was fortunate to be part of Dawn of the Dead, his first film,” Netflix film chief Scott Stuber said in a prepared statement. “I have since had the privilege of watching his career grow and see the evolving impact of his work. To see him return to his roots with Army of the Dead, which is now one of our most popular films, and build a world out of these characters with the Army of Thieves and anime series, is amazing to see. We've only scratched the surface of what's still to come and create with Zack, Deb, Wes and everyone at Stone Quarry.”

Before this Netflix deal, The Stone Quarry was previously set up at Wonder Woman 1984.

It's Google I/O time this week on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast, as we discuss Android 12, Wear OS, and more. Later (starting at 27:29), we jump over to Army of the Dead, Zack Snyder's Netflix zombie heist movie. Orbital is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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