Does that sound a bit like the Train to Busan sequel?
The upcoming film, as described to ScreenRant.com by one of the main actors, will build from the kind of zombie that we already know and are scared stiff by from Snyder's remake of Dawn of the Dead. As the actor said: "It's different. ... Zombies are scary. I'll tell you that. Zombies are really fast and scary." (ScreenRant.com)
Fast and scary? But this is the controversial zombie that Snyder offered the world with his very frightening Dawn of the Dead. Does Snyder or his crew think we’ve forgotten? (I’m sure some still haven’t forgiven, but that’s another topic.)
Snyder offered some more insight with his plot summary:
“A zombie plague hits Vegas, and they’re able to contain the virus to the city – they build a wall out of shipping containers. And then the city falls. And six years later, one of the casino owners hires this group of zombie soldiers to go get his money that he left in a safe in the casino.” (Bloody Disgusting)
Perhaps more worrying is Snyder’s promise that as director and producer he is free to do what he wants: “There are no handcuffs on me at all with this one,” he said. Army of the Dead “will be the most kick-ass, self-aware — but not in a wink-to-the-camera way — balls-to-the-wall zombie freakshow that anyone has ever seen.” (BloodyDisgusting)
Somehow this makes me worry. Too many lesser artists than Snyder have fallen into the trap of turning the zombie narrative into an action film, removing the heart from what could be another story about what it means to be human. But I will say nothing more until I can actually see the film when it releases on Netflix next year.
Netflix is already planning a franchise around the title. The company announced in early September 2020 that it had ordered a prequel film and an anime series set in the same universe.
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