New SnyderVerse Beckons: ‘Rebel Moon’ And ‘Army Of The Dead’ Linked In Shared Universe

Director Zack Snyder unveiled an intriguing connection between his upcoming action-packed space adventure, Rebel Moon, and his Netflix zombie film series, Army of the Dead, in the latest issue of Total Film.

Snyder, best known for his work on Justice League, shared the existence of a shared universe within his creative realm. He highlighted the vast mythology surrounding Army of the Dead, stating that there’s a character from Rebel Moon who made an appearance in an unreleased Army of the Dead animated series.

Titled Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, the animated series was intended to debut after Army of the Dead and its sequel Army of Thieves, and would become the breeding ground for Rebel Moon crossovers.

“At one point in the show, they go through a portal into another dimension, and there are characters in that other dimension that they come across,” Snyder explains, “In Rebel Moon, they’re in this bar, and one of the aliens is one of the characters from the animatic. So it’s definitely a shared universe.”

Snyder goes on to confirm that substantial work on Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas has already been completed, sharing, “We did all the scripts and the animatics, and all the voices are recorded. So you could watch it, even in its crazy animatic form – you can watch the whole run.” The series was designed to be an anime-inspired story depicting of the early days of the undead outbreak.

Set in a galaxy far away, Rebel Moon stars Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Charlie Hunnam (The Gentlemen). The story revolves around a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy that is threatened by the armies of a tyrannical regent named Belisarius. Desperate, the colonists dispatch a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them make a stand.

Rebel Moon will be split into two parts, with Part 1 landing on Netflix on 22 December 2023, followed by Part 2 streaming on 19 April 2024.