This “Miracle” of a Zombie Movie Tops the Hulu Charts, and a Sequel’s on the Way
I’m really fond of this tavern cat meme that demands soup by shouting, “Soup, soup, soup.” That’s me, only instead of soup, I demand zombie movies. Anyone with a pulse—that is to say, everyone who isn’t a zombie themselves—can point to the exact moment we reached undead critical mass. Toward the end of The Walking Dead’s original run, the public had all but sworn off zombie cinema and television. Understandably so, since like vampires the decade before, they were kind of overexposed, and there was little life left in the subgenre. I’ll always remember you, Warm Bodies. Always and forever.
The Walking Dead best conceptualizes the era, what with its ambling undead and focus on character over gore (though there’s plenty of that, too), though I think there’s no better artifact of the zombie era than Marc Foster’s World War Z. The long-anticipated adaptation of Max Brooks’ novel of the same name was a financial and critical success, though a cautionary tale all the same. Plagued by production woes and will-they-won’t-they sequel news, World War Z is more infamous than famous, though now, it’s the most-watched horror movie on Hulu. Learn more about the contemporary zombie classic below:
Per Hulu: An unexplained pandemic begins turning healthy humans into flesh-eating monsters, and this rapidly growing army of the undead is threatening to decimate humanity itself.
World War Z is not only the biggest zombie movie of all time, but also the most successful, at least in terms of box office receipts. The Brad Pitt vehicle additionally ends with no sense of finality, dangling that alluring sequel promise in everyone’s face. So, where is it? Well, it’s complicated. Learn more about the sequel’s rocky history below:
Immediately after release, a sequel was announced, then cancelled, then revived, then cancelled again in 2019. And then, get this, Paramount named World War Z as a priority during a press conference last month. What does that mean? Who knows. It could see David Fincher (once attached) return, it could be a television adaptation, or it could be any other number of things. Despite the ambiguity, after more than 12 years, World War Z might finally be back. So, why not revisit the undead classic on Hulu now? It’s thrilling, one of the only true undead blockbusters we’ve had. See what fans have said below:
What do you think? Any plans to check out World War Z on Hulu? Are you excited for a potential sequel? Let me know either way over on Twitter @Chadiscollins!
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