Zack Snyder and his fresh take on the zombie series and theories about the plot for the sequel

&#8220;Time loops, portals, doorways to other realms&#8221;: Why Zack Snyder’s Take on Zombies in Army of the Dead Is the Freshest Breath of Air for the Genre

During the height of the pandemic, when we were all facing a dearth of content,
Army of the Dead arrived just in time to entertain the audiences. Justice League
director Zack Snyder was helming the Dave Bautista-led ensemble film. Although
marketed as a zombie film, the movie didn’t follow the familiar formula of so
many other popular zombie films or movies like Walking Dead or Zombieland.
Snyder was on a mission to deconstruct the genre, and he did!

Army of the Dead [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/army-of-the-dead/] follows a
group of mercenaries who plan to pull a Los Angeles casino heist, overrun by
zombies. 


ZACK SNYDER SHATTERED THE STEREOTYPICAL ZOMBIE SURVIVAL FILM WITH ARMY OF THE
DEAD

Snyder introduced a heist tale in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. And he also
added some sci-fi elements to it. The movie spawned a time loop theory.
According to it the characters were stuck in a time loop and were doing the same
mission again and again. 

[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==]He
turned the survival genre on its head and did something entirely new with it.
That relegated the film to a genre-breaking status. He had previously stated
that he wanted to create an unprecedented franchise
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where “the deconstruction of different genres is actually part of the way.”

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SPECULATIONS ABOUT PLANET OF THE DEAD

Netflix confirmed a sequel for the hit movie in 2021. Snyder flirted with the
idea of a time loop in the prequel, so for the next sequel, Planet of the Dead,
chances are that he might play with the idea of zombie portals.

“I think the time loops, portals, doorways to other realms, things of that
nature, are very much in play,” he had teased
[https://variety.com/2021/film/news/army-of-thieves-army-of-the-dead-sequel-1235102891/].
If he does plan to introduce different realms in the next film, it might include
aliens too. But considering how Zack Snyder
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/zack-snyder/] loves subverting expectations,
these aliens could act as the savior of humankind. Anime series, Army of the
Dead: Los Vegas is also said to arrive later this year.

ALSO READ: Zack Snyder Plans on Expanding the Rebel Moon Universe, FIND OUT What
His Plans Are
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What are your theories about the sequel?

Srabani Biswas

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During the height of the pandemic, when we were all facing a dearth of content, Army of the Dead arrived just in time to entertain the audiences. Justice League director Zack Snyder was helming the Dave Bautista-led ensemble film. Although marketed as a zombie film, the movie didn’t follow the familiar formula of so many other popular zombie films or movies like Walking Dead or Zombieland. Snyder was on a mission to deconstruct the genre, and he did!
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/army-of-the-dead/">Army of the Dead</a> follows a group of mercenaries who plan to pull a Los Angeles casino heist, overrun by zombies. 
<h2>Zack Snyder shattered the stereotypical zombie survival film with Army of the Dead</h2>
Snyder introduced a heist tale in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. And he also added some sci-fi elements to it. The movie spawned a time loop theory. According to it the characters were stuck in a time loop and were doing the same mission again and again. 
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<h2>Speculations about Planet of the Dead</h2>
Netflix confirmed a sequel for the hit movie in 2021. Snyder flirted with the idea of a time loop in the prequel, so for the next sequel, Planet of the Dead, chances are that he might play with the idea of zombie portals.
&#8220;I think the time loops, portals, doorways to other realms, things of that nature, are very much in play,” he had <a href="https://variety.com/2021/film/news/army-of-thieves-army-of-the-dead-sequel-1235102891/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">teased</a>. If he does plan to introduce different realms in the next film, it might include aliens too. But considering how <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/zack-snyder/">Zack Snyder</a> loves subverting expectations, these aliens could act as the savior of humankind. Anime series, Army of the Dead: Los Vegas is also said to arrive later this year.
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Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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