After a zombie heist film, two poorly acquired sci-fi epics, and an animated sequence about Norse mythology, Zack Snyder‘s next project at Netflix is…an action movie about the LAPD? THR reports that, yes, something more grounded than superheroes, comic book adaptations, bad space opera, and the undead is indeed Snyder’s subsequent characteristic movie. Wonders won’t ever stop.
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Snyder will direct the pic, and co-write with Kurt Johnstad, his collaborator on “300,” “Rebel Moon,” and extra. He’ll additionally produce with spouse and companion Deborah Snyder and Wesley Coller through their Stone Quarry banner. As for a title, a solid, even a premise, followers should wait on these. All anybody is aware of proper now could be that the pic is a high-stakes motion thriller following the Los Angeles Police Division; fairly a departure for Snyder, however presumably about about-face after how poorly “Rebel Moon” did.
If one appears again far sufficient in Snyder’s profession, nevertheless, this new film sounds eerily much like what was purported to be his debut characteristic: “S.W.A.T.” from 2003. Snyder exited the Sony movie after disagreements over the movie’s score (he wished an R-rated one whereas the studio wished PG-13) and went on to make his “Dawn Of The Dead” remake as an alternative. Now, twenty-one years later, he returns to a mission that sounds prefer it might be that hard-R motion film he wished to make.
Snyder talked to THR briefly about how the brand new mission got here to be, with he and Netflix’s movie head Dan Lin discussing attainable film concepts. “Years ago, and I had a conversation about our shared interest in telling a compelling and visceral character-driven story set within the intense, complex and captivating landscape of the LAPD,” defined the director. “It’s a conversation that has stuck with me. So, as you would expect, I’m very excited to now have the opportunity to partner with Dan, along with the rest of my amazing partners at Netflix, in developing this story.”
This marks the fourth film between Stony Quarry and Netflix since Snyder made “Army Of The Dead” in 2021. Since then, the pair have additionally made the 2 “Rebel Moon” motion pictures, and the “Dead” prequel “Army Of Thieves.” Stone Quarry and Netflix additionally teamed up for “Twilight Of The Gods,” Snyder’s animated sequence about Norse mythology, which hit the streamer in September. As for when this LAPD actioner hits Netflix? The greatest guess is 2026 on the earliest.
