Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead 2officially named Planet of the Deadreceived a disappointing update regarding the film’s upcoming Netflix release.
Army of the Dead was released in 2021 and followed a group of mercenaries as they attempt to pull off a $200 million heist in zombie-infested Las Vegas.
After the release of the Netflix movie, there was talk of a sequel and other sequels, including one, a prequel titled Army of Thievesalready on Netflix.
Death of the Army of the Dead 2
In an interview with Netflix’s The Wrap featuring Zack and Deborah Snyder Army of the Dead 2 received an official update, which will no doubt be a disappointment to fans of the first film.
After publication Army of the DeadSnyder had plans to expand the universe significantly with several sequels and an animated series was announced to be coming to Netflix in the future.
However, according to The Wrap , all of these upcoming projects were recently canceled, including the direct sequel Army of the Deadfeature film called Planet of the Dead.
This came as a bit of a surprise as the last major update on the sequel (given in March 2023) was positive.
It’s important to note that, according to the report, all of those projects were quietly canceled, meaning that Netflix has yet to comment on their status.
However, the Snyders confirmed that future films and shows were being shelved, but promoted at the same time Army of the Dead-themed attraction that is at various Six Flags theme parks during the Halloween season.
Why was the Army of the Dead franchise cancelled?
The Wrap’s report did not elaborate on why Army of the Dead spin-offs were canceled and fans will likely have to wait for an official statement from Netflix to learn more (if such a statement is ever even released).
However, a critical response to Snyder’s two should be assumed Rebel Moon movies must have played some role.
For example, Part One – Child of Fire received only a 22% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. Part Two – Scargiver fared even worse, currently 17% on the platform.
Director’s Cut Part one was slightly better received, but is still below 50%, further confirming that those films could have influenced Netflix’s future plans.
Army of the Dead is available to stream on Netflix.
Read more about Zack Snyder’s Netflix projects:
Rebel Moon Part 3: Release, Cast and Everything We Know
Rebel Moon’s Bad Reviews Explained: Top 5 Criticisms (Why It’s So Bad)
Rebel Moon’s Snyder Cut Gets a Surprising Review