Army of the Dead is one in every of Netflix’s largest releases in 2021, and with it, a trendy cinematic universe has been born. Helmed via way of means of Zack Snyder, fanatics of the film can look ahead to looking the lively prequel collection, Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, which became predicted to be coming to Netflix in 2022.
Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas is an upcoming Netflix Original action-horror anime collection, advanced via way of means of Jay Olivia and set withinside the Zack Snyder Army of the Dead cinematic universe. We noticed the discharge of Army of Thieves in overdue 2021 and at the least initiatives, which includes Lost Vegas, are withinside the works.
This anime collection serves as a prequel to the feature-duration action-horror film Army of the Dead.
It’s really well worth noting that is simply one assignment coming as a part of Zack Snyder’s massive output deal for Netflix wherein he’s presently concerned with five introduced initiatives solely for the streamer.
Zack Snyder is part of the assignment as each an govt manufacturer and director. It has additionally been showed that Snyder could be directing best episodes, whilst at the least similarly episodes could be directed via way of means of the showrunner, Jay Olivia. Olivia additionally serves as govt manufacturer, writer and director at the assignment. You can see an early study his paintings from his 2015 showreel.
Our first and thus far best first study the approaching collection got here as a part of a Twitch movement wherein Zack Snyder shared a image on his phone:
What is the plot of Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas?
Before Las Vegas fell absolutely to the undead, Scott Ward and his rescue group of mercenaries have been despatched into the hordes of the Sunset Strip as they try to rescue the civilians suffering to survive.
What animation studio is at the back of Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas?
Meduzarts Animation Studio is being headed up the assignment and is primarily based totally out of Montreal in Canada. They’ve labored totally on online game initiatives up till now which includes Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, DC’s Injustice, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.
As consistent with their LinkedIn, the collection could be rendered withinside the Unreal engine and is the “amusement group’s 1/3 collection produced in real-time” in stated engine.
Among the animators we’ve discovered to be running at the assignment consist of Paul Griffin who served as animation supervisor, Eugene Vasylenko as an animator, Kalvin Lee, Collin Grant, and Anthony Winn as a storyboard artist,
We’ve embedded a showreel of a number of that studio’s preceding works below:
Who are the solid individuals of Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas?
So far, the solid individuals which have been introduced have us excited for the approaching anime prequel.
Providing their voices for collection are the likes of Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike), Christian Slater (Mr. Robot), Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical), and Yetide Badaki (American Gods).
Further solid individuals have additionally been introduced for the anime collection are; loved voice actor Nolan North (Uncharted), Ross Butler (thirteen Reasons Why), Harry Lennix (The Blacklist), Jena Malone (The Hunger Games), Christina Wren (Man of Steel), and Netflix growing supermegacelebrity Anya Chalotra (The Witcher).
Will the solid of the film be reprising their roles withinside the anime collection?
It has already been showed that 5 solid individuals, which includes Dave Bautista could be returning to reprise their roles from the film.
Joining Bautista in reprising their roles are; Ana De La Reguera (Narcos), Tig Notaro (One Mississippi), Omari Hardwick (Kick-Ass), and Ella Purnell (Sweetbitter).
Below is the overall listing of solid individuals for Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas:
| Role | Cast Member |
| Kate Ward | Ella Purnell |
| Scott Ward | Dave Bautista |
| Lucilia | Anya Chalotra |
| Zeta | Jena Malone |
| Cruz | Ana de la Reguera |
| Willow | Vanessa Hudgens |
| Torrance | Christian Slater |
| Rose | Joe Manganiello |
| Marianne Peters | Tig Notaro |
| Vanderohe | Omari Hardwick |
| Chen | Ross Butler |
| Meagan | Monica Barbaro |
| Clemenson | Nolan North |
| Boorman | Harry Lennix |
| Queen Meeru | Yetide Badaki |
| Nicole | Christina Wren |
What is the episode depend for Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas?
It has now been showed that Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas may have a complete of six episodes.
In phrases of a launch date for Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, we’re nonetheless doubtful as to whilst that’ll be. It became in the beginning predicted the display could land in 2022 (many pointed to Spring 2022) however that’s now no longer come to mild so far.
Harry Lennix cautioned in April that it’d be “very soon” however Snyder Netflix Updates on Twitter considerably stuck an Instagram Story that shows the display may also nonetheless have pretty a while till launch.
