Zack Snyder confirms that REBEL MOON and ARMY OF THE DEAD are a shared universe

A lot of people seem pretty excited Zack Snyderit is imminent Rebel moon science fiction film project. It looks like it’s going to be a pretty epic space opera. Well, it turns out that this sci-fi franchise that Snyder has built is also part of his own universe The army of the dead zombie franchise. The director confirmed this information during an interview with Total Film, saying:

“Army of the Dead has a pretty big mythology that’s never been put into the movie. There’s actually a Rebel Moon character in the Army of the Dead animated series that we’ve never done.”

This animated series is titled Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas and was supposed to be released on Netflix immediately after the first two films, but the project was never completed. Synder went on to explain:

“At one point in the show, they go through a portal into another dimension, and there are characters in that other dimension that they encounter. 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.”

So that’s it. It’s all a shared universe! Snyder also explained that much of the work done on the Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas animated series has been completed, saying: “We have done all the scripts and animations and all the voices have been recorded. So you could watch it, even in its crazy animated form – you could watch the whole show. So, I guess fans will want to see it released someday.

Rebel moon follows a ragtag group of rebels who rise up to fight a giant, evil empire. It is set in a “peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy that finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical regent Balisarius. They send a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them make a stand against the Tyrant.

This is a two-part film and each part will have an R-rated edition for fans to watch as well. Movie stars Charlie Hunnam, Ed Skrein, Bae Doona, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ed Skrein, Stuart Martin, Cary Elwes, Corey Stoll, Michiel Huismann, Anthony Hopkins, AND Alfonso Herrera.

The two Rebel Moon films are titled A child of fire AND The Scarifierwhich will be released next spring. A child of fire will arrive on Netflix on December 22nd.