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Summary
- Zack Snyder had already teased that his
Rebel Moon
It is
Army of the Dead
franchises are connected. - Snyder clarifies that a Xanadite girl seen in
Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
provides this connection. - The character, who originated in the scrapped
Army
animated show, comes from the planet that is the source of the zombie plague.
Zack Snyder revealed which character connects Rebel Moon for Army of the Dead. The previous title is Zack Snyder's space opera film series, which began with Part One: A Child of Fire on Netflix in 2023 and aims to launch a sprawling multimedia franchise that includes prequels, graphic novels, a narrative podcast, multiple sequels, and more. The latest title is Snyder's previous Netflix franchise, a post-apocalyptic zombie universe that already includes a film, a prequel, a scrapped animated spin-off and a possible sequel. The filmmaker had already suggested that both franchises could exist in the same universe.
Snyder spoke with ComicBook.com when promoting the recent Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver release. During the conversation, he revealed that there is a secondary character in A child of fire that bridges the gap between franchises. The character is a Xanadi girl who appears briefly in a bar which several of the main characters visit, while Snyder explains that his home planet of Xanadu – named after the Olivia Newton-John film – is “where does the zombie plague come from.” He reveals that the character comes “straight from the Army animated series.” Read his full explanation below:
Rebel Moon and Army of the Dead can definitely exist in the same universe. I think I've already said this, but there's a character in film one, when they walk in — I don't know if I've ever talked about this — when they walk into the bar and there's a Xanadite, the Army animated series that we never finished. Where they go, where the zombie plague comes from, is a planet they call Xanadu — well, the scientists call it Xanadu because they're big fans of Olivia Newton-John — so they go to Xanadu and the Xanadites, basically where the zombies that the plague comes from, she is one of them. So there's an interdimensional thing that they go through, so there's a chance of some weird mashup.
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Source: ComicBook.com
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Rebel Moon
- Cast
- Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cleopatra Coleman, Jena Malone, Ed Skrein, Fra Fee, Anthony Hopkins
- Characters)
- Kora (Rebel Moon), General Titus, Kai (Rebel Moon), Tarak, Darrian's Blood Axe, Devra's Blood Axe, Nemesis (Rebel Moon)
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Army of the Dead
- Created by
- Zack Snyder, George A. Romero, John A. Russo
- Cast
- Dave Baptist, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Omari Hardwick, Tig Notary, Matthias Schweighöfer, Hiroyuki Sanada, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee
- Characters)
- Scott Ward, Kate Ward, Maria Cruz, Vanderohe, Marianne Peters, Ludwig Dieter, Bly Tanaka, Gwendoline Starr, Korina Dominguez
