Director Zack Snyder delivered one of the biggest hits on Netflix in 2021, the zombie movie Army of the Dead, starring Dave Bautista and a heavy cast, which follows a group of mercenaries amid the invasion of these monsters.
And although much of the team died in the film, the continuation of the work has already been confirmed, and we have brought you everything we know so far about the film, titled Planet of the Dead. From what we know of the film, we can already expect good locations. The first film had great scenes in Atlantic City with casino scenes. If you want to take the opportunity to know more about the casinos in the region, there are many good options according to this list of NJ online casinos.
What do we know about Planet of the Dead, the sequel to Army of the Dead?
After the massive success that the original film achieved on Netflix, the platform soon announced its sequel, and the main question fans are asking is: when does Planet of the Dead come out?
Considering that the platform will keep Zack Snyder as the film’s director, we can’t expect the sequel to Army of the Dead anytime soon. After all, he is busy dedicating himself to his new project with Netflix, Rebel Moon.
Thus, Planet of the Dead will not reach the platform’s catalog this year and, with great luck, will be released at the end of 2023 and may extend to the beginning of 2024.
As for the sequel’s cast, some changes will need to be made to the original casting since a large part of the team died during the first film, and new characters will have to replace them.
In Army of the Dead, only Vanderohe and Kate (Ella Purnell) are still alive and should return for the next production of the platform, continuing the events of the first film. In addition, the fate of other characters in Planet of the Dead is also uncertain, as many deaths were not definitively shown, and the film left open a possible return. This could happen with the darling Ludwig Dieter, who ended up trapped in a safe at the end of the first production and, therefore, could still be alive and have some participation in the following work.
Finally, as for the plot of the Army of the Dead sequel, director Zack Snyder didn’t give much information, as production is in the early stages, but he said that he and the team have big plans to make this movie even bigger.
However, from the title alone, we can deduce that the zombie invasion was not restricted to Las Vegas, and we will see new places in the world being tormented by the creatures during the plot of the next Netflix movie.
Another point to note is that Vanderohe was bitten at the end of the first film and, therefore, could become the alpha zombie of the sequel, bringing a series of complications for the next protagonists.
What To Expect From The Production
The production company had an exclusive deal with Warner Bros until 2019, which kept Snyder tied to established projects by the studio, such as the DC Extended Cinematic Universe (DCEU) superhero films. However, with the end of that deal and the signing of the partnership with Netflix, Zack Snyder starts to act with a little more freedom in terms of the stories he intends to tell – and that’s where the Army of the Dead sequel fits in.
According to the director, the script is still to be written, and he will work with Shay Hatten, also responsible for the plot of the first feature, to ensure that the sequel maintains the same spirit as the original.
And this shows how much Zack Snyder and Netflix are betting on this post-apocalyptic world. That’s because, in addition to this newly confirmed sequel, there’s still an Army of the Dead prequel already in production, focusing on the character Dieter and set at the beginning of the zombie infestation. Named Army of Thieves: Invasion of Europe (Army of Thieves, in the original), the film has not yet announced its release date – even though its page is already available on Netflix.
Another project that should take shape with this contract signed with the streaming is Rebel Moon, which has been sold as “Zack Snyder’s Star Wars.” This space adventure also has no date.
And you, what do you expect to happen in Planet of the Dead production after the significant events of Army of the Dead?