This confirmation has been a long time coming, but it’s finally here: Deadline reports that Freddie Prinze Jr. has finally, officially signed on to reprise the role of Ray Bronson, the character he previously played in the slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer (watch it HERE) and the follow-up I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (watch that one HERE), in the new I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel that’s coming our way from director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge). This project was first announced back in February of 2023, at which time it was said that Prinze and I Know / I Still Know co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt (who played heroine Julie James) were already signed on… but that wasn’t the case. In fact, Prinze hadn’t even been contacted yet at that time, and his deal has only just now closed. Hewitt is still in negotiations to appear in the film.

Prinze joins a cast that includes Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks), Sarah Pidgeon (Tiny Beautiful Things), Tyriq Withers (Atlanta), and Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid). Robinson’s Do Revenge star Camila Mendes (Riverdale) was previously attached, but had to drop out due to scheduling issues. It appears that she may have been replaced by Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies).

Robinson will be directing the film from a screenplay by Leah McKendrick (M.F.A.), which has received some rewrites from Robinson and journalist Sam Lansky. McKendrick told Collider a while back that the new sequel will reckon with “some big ideas about hero and villain, right and wrong, how your skeletons come back to haunt you. And in the age of the internet and the age where fame is such a revered concept, the creation of TikTok and social media, who is Julie James in a world where there are no secrets anymore?“ McKendrick also said that when she went in to pitch her take to Sony, the most important things they wanted to hear about were “the accident, the event that kicks it off, and who the killer is.“

I Know What You Did Last Summer was directed by Jim Gillespie from a screenplay by Kevin Williamson that was inspired by a Lois Duncan novel. The film has the following synopsis: A year after running over a fisherman and dumping his body in the water, four friends reconvene when Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) receives a frightening letter telling her that their crime was seen. While pursuing who he thinks is responsible for the letter, Barry (Ryan Phillippe) is run over by a man with a meat hook. The bloodletting only increases from there, as the killer with the hook continues to stalk Julie, Helen (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.).

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer was directed by Danny Cannon from a screenplay by Trey Callaway. The synopsis: A year after killing vengeful hit-and-run victim Ben Wills (Muse Watson), who gutted her friends with an iron hook, college student Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is still shaken by the experience. When her roommate, Karla (Brandy), wins a vacation for four to the Bahamas, she plans to bring along her boyfriend, Tyrell (Mekhi Phifer), attractive Will (Matthew Settle) and Julie. At the resort, Julie starts receiving threatening notes and realizes Ben is still alive.

Are you glad to hear that Freddie Prinze Jr. will be back for the new I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel? Share your thoughts on this one by leaving a comment below.

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Growing up is tough, especially during your teenage years. Your teens are an era when no one understands you; everyone thinks you’re overreacting, and hormones rage inside your nether region like a mosh pit of questions and embarrassing blunders. I grew up in New York, so I know what walking the Bed-Stuy streets is like while hoping to discover who you are. In Comedy Central‘s Everybody Still Hates Chris trailer, we join Chris Rock for a hilarious look at his awkward teens and all the confusion that helped shape one of the most recognized comedians in the game.

Everybody Still Hates Chris will feature Chris Rock (Rustin, Fargo) as “Adult Chris,” narrating stories inspired by his experience growing up as a skinny nerd in a large working-class family in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, during the late 1980s.  Terry Crews (America’s Got Talent) will voice “Julius,” Chris’ father, who is a gentle giant with a relentless work ethic and cheap. He grew up dirt poor, so he knows the cost of everything down to the penny. He works two jobs to support the family, and on his days off, he takes on a third job. Tichina Arnold (The Neighborhood) will voice “Rochelle,” Chris’ mother, who is smart, strong-willed and has a nurturing spirit, but she can also be hot-headed, especially when it comes to her kids. She tolerates zero nonsense, so she quits more jobs in a month than most people do in a lifetime.

In addition to the cast of the original series, Everybody Hates Chris, Tim Johnson Jr. (Saturdays) will voice “Young Chris,” a nerd who wants to be cool but he’s outshined by his younger brother, tortured by his little sister, and foiled by his cheapskate dad; Ozioma Akagha (DELILAH) will voice “Tonya,” Chris’ feisty baby sister, with the face of an angel and the heart of a demon, who gets along with her middle brother Drew but leaps at any chance to get Chris in trouble; Terrence Little Gardenhigh (Danger Force) will voice “Drew,” the golden child of the family who is the epitome of Black Excellence: handsome, athletic, a ladies man, taller and cooler than his older brother Chris; and Gunnar Sizemore (Kung Fu Panda) will voice “Greg,” Chris’s only friend at school who is girl-obsessed, status-conscious and raised by a single dad.

In Comedy Central’s Everybody Still Hates Chris trailer, a teenage Chris Rock endures many pitfalls of growing up in a family filled with dominating personalities. Overflowing with ’80s flavor and inner-city authenticity, Everybody Still Hates Chris features an outrageous cast of guest stars, including Tisha Campbell, Jack’ee Harry, Ayo Edebiri, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Monet X Change, Busta Rhymes, Bell Biv DeVoe, and Sally Jessy Raphael.

Created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi, Everybody Hates Chris is based loosely on Rock’s personal experiences as a teenager growing up from 1982 to 1987. The original live-action series has 88 episodes (four seasons) and stars Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond, Imani Hakim, Vincent Martella, and Tyler James Williams.

Everybody Still Hates Chris airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. after Family Guy!

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Somewhere in the annals of entertainment sayings, surely one must go something like: If you can make a killer think he’s the victim, you need not to any other press. But Erik Menendez – one half, along with fellow parent murderer and New York Knicks fan Lyle – of the Menendez Brothers has a serious problem with Ryan Murphy due to his depiction of them in his latest series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

Erik Menendez – who, like older brother Lyle, is currently serving a life sentence – wrote the following statement, which was shared by his wife Tammi on social media: “I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant likes rampant in the show. I can only believe they were done so on purpose. It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent.” He added, “It is sad for me to know that Netflix’s dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime have taken the painful truths several steps backward — back through time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that males were not sexually abused, and that males experienced rape trauma differently than women. Those awful lies have been disrupted and exposed by countless brave victims over the last two decades who have broken through their personal shame and bravely spoken out. So now Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander.”

So, a couple of things here. First, we all know that what the Mendendez brothers did was heinous, acts of parricide that shocked the nation and rocked headlines in the ‘90s. But anyone presenting all of this in any form of media does have a responsibility to aim for the truth, even if some liberties are taken. Then again, Ryan Murphy isn’t exactly known for his subtlety or couth delivery, somehow even making larger-than-life figures such as Bette Davis and Truman Capote more of caricatures than we already knew them as. When you think about it, the Menendez brothers are just the latest target, whether you think Murphy intended harm or not. But the damage he has done (at least according to Erik Menendez) may have greater implications than ever.

Erik Menendez ended his statement by calling out Murphy for diminishing the effects of child abuse. “Let the truth stand as the truth. How demoralizing to know that one man with power can undermine decades of progress in shedding light on childhood trauma. Violence is never an answer, never a solution, and is always tragic. As such, I hope it is never forgotten that violence against a child creates a hundred horrendous and silent crime scenes darkly shadowed behind glitter and glamor and rarely exposed until tragedy penetrates everyone involved. To all those who have reached out and supported me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

Murphy’s interpretation of the Mendenez brothers story isn’t the first time Ryan Murphy has faced criticism for his depiction of other real-life infamous killers, as the first season of Monster was accused of exploiting the murders of Jeffrey Dahmer in a way no one else in movies or TV had before.

Do you think Ryan Murphy went too far with his depiction of the Menendez brothers? Does Erik Menendez have a point here?

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Somewhere in the annals of entertainment sayings, surely one must go something like: If you can make a killer think he’s the victim, you need not to any other press. But Erik Menendez – one half, along with fellow parent murderer and New York Knicks fan Lyle – of the Menendez Brothers has a serious problem with Ryan Murphy due to his depiction of them in his latest series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

Erik Menendez – who, like older brother Lyle, is currently serving a life sentence – wrote the following statement, which was shared by his wife Tammi on social media: “I believed we had moved beyond the lies and ruinous character portrayals of Lyle, creating a caricature of Lyle rooted in horrible and blatant likes rampant in the show. I can only believe they were done so on purpose. It is with a heavy heart that I say, I believe Ryan Murphy cannot be this naive and inaccurate about the facts of our lives so as to do this without bad intent.” He added, “It is sad for me to know that Netflix’s dishonest portrayal of the tragedies surrounding our crime have taken the painful truths several steps backward — back through time to an era when the prosecution built a narrative on a belief system that males were not sexually abused, and that males experienced rape trauma differently than women. Those awful lies have been disrupted and exposed by countless brave victims over the last two decades who have broken through their personal shame and bravely spoken out. So now Murphy shapes his horrible narrative through vile and appalling character portrayals of Lyle and of me and disheartening slander.”

So, a couple of things here. First, we all know that what the Mendendez brothers did was heinous, acts of parricide that shocked the nation and rocked headlines in the ‘90s. But anyone presenting all of this in any form of media does have a responsibility to aim for the truth, even if some liberties are taken. Then again, Ryan Murphy isn’t exactly known for his subtlety or couth delivery, somehow even making larger-than-life figures such as Bette Davis and Truman Capote more of caricatures than we already knew them as. When you think about it, the Menendez brothers are just the latest target, whether you think Murphy intended harm or not. But the damage he has done (at least according to Erik Menendez) may have greater implications than ever.

Erik Menendez ended his statement by calling out Murphy for diminishing the effects of child abuse. “Let the truth stand as the truth. How demoralizing to know that one man with power can undermine decades of progress in shedding light on childhood trauma. Violence is never an answer, never a solution, and is always tragic. As such, I hope it is never forgotten that violence against a child creates a hundred horrendous and silent crime scenes darkly shadowed behind glitter and glamor and rarely exposed until tragedy penetrates everyone involved. To all those who have reached out and supported me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

Murphy’s interpretation of the Mendenez brothers story isn’t the first time Ryan Murphy has faced criticism for his depiction of other real-life infamous killers, as the first season of Monster was accused of exploiting the murders of Jeffrey Dahmer in a way no one else in movies or TV had before.

Do you think Ryan Murphy went too far with his depiction of the Menendez brothers? Does Erik Menendez have a point here?

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In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape Kyle Chandler’s sight if the Friday Night Lights actor brandishes a power ring for DC‘s Lanterns series. According to Deadline, Kyle Chandler is negotiating to star as Hal Jordan in HBO’s Green Lantern series. News about the Emmy-winning actor becoming a space cop for the anticipated adaptation arrived weeks after rumors began flying about Josh Brolin playing Hal Jordan. No one is commenting about the likelihood of Kyle Chandler joining the series, but Deadline appears confident in their source.

Lanterns has officially been given an eight-episode straight-to-series order by HBO, Warner Bros. Television, and DC Studios. Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country) will serve as showrunner and executive producer and will co-write the series alongside Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers) and Tom King (Supergirl), who will also executive produce.

The series “follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.” Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, said, “We are elated to be reuniting with both Chris Mundy and Damon Lindelof as they partner with Tom for this fresh take on DC’s Green Lantern. As part of James and Peter’s vision for the DC Universe, this first new live-action series will mark an exciting new era.”

The search for an actor to play John Stewart continues while DC fans prepare for the launch of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s “Gods and Monsters” arc. The arc will begin with the animated series Creature Commandos and then Gunn’s highly anticipated Superman.

A different Green Lantern series had been developing for years but needed help moving forward. Penned by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, and Seth Grahame-Smith, the series was slated to tell a story “spanning decades and galaxies, beginning on Earth in 1941 with the very first Green Lantern, secretly gay FBI agent Alan Scott, and 1984, with cocky alpha male Guy Gardner and half-alien Bree Jarta. They’ll be joined by a multitude of other Lanterns — from comic book favorites to never-before-seen heroes.” Jeremy Irvine (Treadstone) was set to play Alan Scott alongside Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story) as Guy Gardner, but the project was completely redeveloped.

Kyle Chandler is famous for his role as Eric Taylor in the Friday Night Lights series. He has also performed well in movies like The Midnight Sky, Manchester By the Sea, The Wolf of Wall Street, and more. Courting Chandler makes me think DC wants a seasoned portrayal of Hal Jordan in Lanterns instead of what we saw in 2011’s Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds as Jordan. What do you think?

Is Kyle Chandler the right actor to play Hal Jordan in Lanterns? Do you have someone else in mind? Let us know in the comments section below.

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There’s a reboot of the classic Universal Monsters property The Wolf Man coming our way from Blumhouse Productions and The Invisible Man (2020) director Leigh Whannell, aiming for a January 17, 2025 theatrical release – and the folks at Empire have just unveiled a new image from the film, which can be seen at the bottom of this article. Empire also shared some quotes from Whannell where he said he’s aiming to make this different from every other werewolf movie we’ve seen, and described the project as “straight-up, pure horror.”

The leads of Wolf Man are Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, both of whom were in the 2011 film Martha Marcy May Marlene. Abbott is taking on the role of a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator. Garner is playing his wife, a character described as being a mother whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator. Sam Jaeger is also in the cast, along with child actress Matilda Firth, playing a character named Ginger: “Female, 10 years old, white. Blake and Charlotte’s daughter. Smart, precocious, and strong. When her family decides to leave the city for a quieter life in a remote area, she faces her biggest fear, the possibility of losing one or both of her parents forever.”

When Wolf Man was first announced in 2020, Ryan Gosling was set to star in it – and in fact, it got rolling when Gosling pitched this take on the concept of The Wolf Man to Universal, and his idea was then fleshed out into a screenplay by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, a writing duo that previously worked on Orange Is the New Black. (Blum also happens to be married to Blumhouse founder Jason Blum.) At the time, it was said the story was “believed to be set in present times and in the vein of Jake Gyllenhaal’s thriller Nightcrawler with an obvious supernatural twist.” The final version of the script is credited to Blum and Angelo, as well as Whannell and his wife Corbett Tuck.

Whannell first signed on to direct the film in 2020, but dropped out the following year. That’s when Gosling’s Blue Valentine and Place Beyond the Pines director Derek Cianfrance came on board. Gosling and Cianfrance both stepped away from Wolf Man early last year… and then Whannell came back. A collaboration between Blumhouse and Motel Movies, Wolf Man is being produced by Jason Blum. Gosling receives an executive producer credit alongside Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner, and Whannell.

Whannell told Empire, “Upgrade was more sci-fi action. I was watching a lot of domestic thrillers when I wrote The Invisible Man, because I love that genre. [Wolf Man] is me saying, ‘I just wanted to make something that is straight-up, pure horror.’ I think of it as a companion piece to The Invisible Man. I didn’t want this film to be a nostalgic or a retro Wolf Man film in any way. [I was] actually writing down in my notepad everything that’s been done, and then saying, ‘Okay, that’s the list of what not to do.’ I’m hoping that you go in and say, ‘Oh wow, I haven’t seen that werewolf movie before,’ when the lights come up.“

Are you looking forward to Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man? Take a look at this image, then let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Last year, New Line Cinema went all-in on a partnership with Barbarian (watch it HERE) writer/director Zach Cregger and Barbarian’s producers at BoulderLight Pictures. New Line came out the winner in a bidding war over Weapons, which they’re planning to give a theatrical release date on January 16, 2026, and they’re also paying Cregger a sum in the eight figure range to make the movie. In addition to working with them on Weapons, New Line signed a first look deal with BoulderLight Pictures, tasking the company with developing high concept genre projects for them, and they gave a greenlight to the sci-fi thriller Companion, produced by BoulderLight and Cregger. That film will be reaching theatres a full year ahead of Weapons… But while Cregger is collaborating with New Line Cinema, he’s also being courted by Sony Pictures. Industry scooper Jeff Sneider reports that Sony was hoping Cregger would direct a reboot of Clue for them – but he passed on that offer. Now, Cregger and Sony are discussing the possibility of him directing the next Resident Evil movie for them.

Paul W.S. Anderson built a franchise of six Resident Evil movies, running from Resident Evil in 2002 to Resident Evil: The Final Chapter in 2017. In 2021, the franchise was rebooted with director Johannes Roberts’ Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. Last year, we heard that a follow-up to Welcome to Raccoon City was in the works, as Raccoon HG Film Productions, the company that was behind that film, was said to be gearing up to go into production on a project called Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (based on the 2002 video game Resident Evil Zero) in Greater Sudbury, a city in Ontario, Canada. That project doesn’t seem to have ever started filming, though.

A Production Weekly listing offered the following SPOILER-filled synopsis for Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles: STARS operative Rebecca Chambers and former Marine Billy Coen venture through a train that eventually takes them into a derelict training facility. Once within the facility, they discover they are being stalked by James Marcus, a co-founder of the Umbrella Corporation and creator of the T-Virus, who has managed to resurrect himself with the aid of leech test subjects. After a confrontation, Marcus mutates into a monstrosity, but is subdued by the duo. Chambers and Coen escape as the facility self-destructs.

Anderson was said to be earning a producing credit on Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, along with Jeremy Bolt, Victor Hadida, Robert Kulzer, Martin Moszkowicz, Alex Zhang, and James Harris. They were all producers on Welcome to Raccoon City as well.

If Sneider is correct and Cregger is indeed in talks with Sony to direct the next Resident Evil movie, it’s not clear if they’re looking to have him direct Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles or if the project would start over from scratch.

Would you like to see a Zach Cregger Resident Evil movie? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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With a presidential election fast approaching in the U.S. and tensions at an all-time high, now feels like the perfect time to release a political satire with humor, drama, and the undead. Today, Bleecker Street unveiled the studio’s Rumours trailer, depicting a meeting of the minds that turns into a fight for survival in the face of genuinely bizarre circumstances.

Here’s the official synopsis for Rumours courtesy of Bleecker Street:

Richochetting between comedy, apocalyptic horror, and swooning soap opera, Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit, where they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. With unexpected, uproarious performances from a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance, these so-called leaders become spectacles of incompetence, contending with increasingly surreal obstacles in the misty woods as night falls and they realize they are suddenly alone. A genre-hopping satire of political ineptitude, the latest film from incomparable directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson is a journey into the absurd heart of power and institutional failure in a slowly burning world.

Roy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ronaldo Ravello, and Zlatko Buric also star alongside Blanchett, Dance, and Wikiander in this strange tale of political maladroitness, personality clashes, walking dead, and a giant brain pulsating inside a forest.

In Bleecker Street’s Rumours trailer, seven dignitaries assemble for what appears to be a posh brunch before getting pulled into a Silent Hill-like mist where putrid bodies walk the grounds, and madness begins to infect the unsuspecting party. Left with no choice but to band together if they want to survive, Rumours blends political satire with gross-out horror, Sherlockian mystery, and dark humor during a time when world leaders must put their differences aside to survive the ebb and flow of change.

Liz Jarvis, Phillip Kreuzer, and Lars Knudsen produce, with Ari Aster, Cate Blanchett, Phyllis Laing, Jorg Schulze, Jow Neurauter, Tyler Campellone, Adrian Love, Michael O’Leary, Andrew Karpen, and Kent Sanderson executive producing.

What do you think about the Rumours trailer? Who will survive this dark and strange night? We’ll find out when Rumours comes to theaters on October 18.

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David Cronenberg has said that his new film The Shrouds – which has been making the festival rounds lately (you can read what JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray thought of it HERE) – was originally intended to be a Netflix TV series, but the streamer dropped it after paying him to write the pilot episode. So a feature film it is, and Deadline reports that Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired all U.S. distribution rights to the film, with their plan being to give it a theatrical release sometime in the spring of 2025.

In The Shrouds, Vincent Cassel, who previously worked with Cronenberg on Eastern Promises and A Dangerous Method, takes on the role of Karsh, “an innovative businessman and grieving widower, who builds a novel device to connect with the dead inside a burial shroud. This burial tool installed at his own state-of-the-art though controversial cemetery allows him and his clients to watch their specific departed loved one decompose in real time. Karsh’s revolutionary business is on the verge of breaking into the international mainstream when several graves within his cemetery are vandalized and nearly destroyed, including that of his wife. While he struggles to uncover a clear motive for the attack, the mystery of who wrought this havoc, and why, drive him to reevaluate his business, marriage and fidelity to his late wife’s memory, as well as push him to new beginnings.”

Diane Kruger (National Treasure, Inglorious Basterds, In the Fade), Guy Pearce (Memento, The Hurt Locker), Sandrine Holt (Homeland, House of Cards), Al Sapienza (The Sopranos, Reacher), Elizabeth Saunders (From, Mary Kills People), and Jennifer Dale (Coroner, Into Invisible Light) are also in the cast.

The Shrouds was produced by Saïd Ben Saïd, Martin Katz and Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent. It’s an SBS, Prospero Pictures & Saint Laurent Productions Film, with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Eurimages, Ontario Creates in association with Sphere Films, Crave & CBC Films with the support of Canal +, OCS & the Centre National du Cinema et de L’image Animée.

Sideshow/Janus provided the following statement: “Building on a long history with David Cronenberg that has included releases of Videodrome, Scanners, The Brood, Crash, Dead Ringers, and Naked Lunch, Janus Films and Criterion are very proud to be working with Sideshow and Saïd Ben Saïd, Martin Katz and Anthony Vaccarello to premiere The Shrouds, a major new work by the Canadian master in the United States. Cronenberg is at his wittiest, most personal and romantic in this thought-provoking thriller with knockout performances from Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger.“

Are you looking forward to The Shrouds, and are you glad to hear that it has secured 2025 U.S. distribution through Sideshow and Janus Films? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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Finally making the jump to animation this year is Zack Snyder, and the result is bloody, beautiful, and boundless. With Jay Oliva, Eric Carassco, and an army of animators, producers, and more, Snyder’s Norse-inspired saga Twilight of the Gods is ready to rage on Netflix for a revenge tale as epic as the gods themselves.

In Twilight of the Gods, a warrior maiden of Jötunheimr swears revenge against Thor after the God of Thunder massacres her family in a rage of lightning, shattered bone, and arrogance. After surviving Thor’s onslaught, Sigrid assembles a hunting party alongside her beloved Leif to find Thor, kill him, and destroy anyone in their way. Prepare yourselves for a gratifying journey born from compelling characters, gorgeous realms, and enough violence to make Mortal Kombat fans blush.

Before the show’s Netflix release, we discussed Twilight of the Gods with Zack Snyder and executive producer Wesley Coller. During our talk, Zack and Wesley talked about Zack jumping head-first into animation and how the creative process differs from live-action. We also discuss how the show’s episodic format alleviates the desire for a Director’s Cut, the future of the series, and the moment Zack knew he’d found the show’s unique art style.

Twilight of the Gods is streaming on Netflix. You can read our glowing review of the show here!

JoBlo: As a contributing director on the project, did you find it easy to relinquish control of the camera for other episodes? Do you enjoy shooting animation as much as live-action?

Zack Snyder: I very much enjoy working on animation. It’s really fun. In my normal process, I do a doodle and expect the actors to understand what I’m trying to accomplish. With this process and layout, you can get what you want 100%. The truly talented directors I worked with on this [Twilight of the Gods] were amazing. I did have my hand in pretty much everything. Once the scripts were done, it was fun to see the guys dig into the other episodes. It was really rewarding. I was happy to collaborate with everyone.

JoBlo: The show’s art and animation evoke shades of Samurai Jack and Cartoon Saloon’s The Secret of Kells. Do you know if any animated works serve as inspiration for the series?

Wesley Coller: I think that a lot of what you see is infused with people’s unique experiences. There’s a look that Zack, Jay [Oliva], and others wanted to go for. I think with any other project, live-action or animated, you bring all that experience, passion, and love to the palette that you paint from. For me, what was so exciting was the fact that, as we developed the look of it, it very much has a unique style of its own. I love seeing what 2D offered Zack, Jay, and the other directors. Twilight of the Gods is its own thing, in many ways, and draws from all our experiences.

Zack Snyder: The truth is we went through this insane development period where we had all these different looks for Sigrid, Leif, and Thor. I kept going, ‘You know, it reminds me of something else.’ It has shades of other things, but it eventually became mythological and sort of its own thing.

Wesley Coller: I think the style, based on the fact that we go to so many different worlds with humans, giants, gods, and dragons, the style lends to encapsulating all those ideas in a way that’s painterly, beautiful, and really captivating.

Zack Snyder: Sigrid really landed me [referring to settling on an art style]. Finally, around the time when I was like, ‘That’s it, that’s what I want,’ Sherry [Gunther], our producer, made me a big image with all of Sigird’s looks throughout the series. You had Sigrid covered in blood, naked, ready for battle. I remember looking at it and thinking, ‘This is it. This is right.’

JoBlo: As a filmmaker who tends to keep some material in his back pocket for later, do you find that the show’s episodic format alleviates the desire for a Director’s Cut?

Zack Snyder: 100%. The thing about episodic work is you get a chance for a pretty slow burn. Pretty much every character has a full arc and storyline. We learn about them, know what their deal is, and why they’re there. In some ways, episodic is my natural cadence.

JoBlo: Earlier this month, Jay Oliva said he’s waiting to work on a second season of the series. Without giving away specifics, can you tell us if there’s a road map to continue the story?

Zack Snyder: Yes, there’s a massive roadmap. We know exactly what will happen. It’s just a matter of seeing if there’s an appetite for it.

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