Dawn of the Dead
2004 film by Zack Snyder
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| 2024 | Simon Pegg gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter discussing the film's title and its relationship to the original Romero version. |
| July 2024 | Zack Snyder revealed that the movie passed 150 million views. |
| 2023 | Zack Snyder revealed in a Total Film interview that he lobbied for the Richard Cheese cover of 'Down with the Sickness' to be included in the film's mall montage, successfully convincing the studio to use this version over the original Disturbed track. |
| 2023 | In the same Total Film interview, Snyder explained his creative choice to use The Jim Carroll Band's 'People Who Died' at the film's end, describing it as an appropriately dark and bleak concluding music selection. |
| November 2023 | Zack Snyder revealed in an interview with Total Film that Army of the Dead and Rebel Moon are part of a shared universe, explaining connections between the franchises through character crossovers and dimensional portals. |
| November 2023 | In an interview with Total Film magazine, Snyder revealed that the animated series was mostly complete, with all scripts, animatics, and voice recordings finished, though the project remained unreleased. |
| March 2023 | Zack Snyder mentioned that the Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas animated series was stalled due to 'technical reasons'. |
| January 31 2023 | Scream Factory released a 4K Ultra HD collector's edition Blu-ray of Dawn of the Dead, featuring extras from their previous Blu-ray release. |
| 2021 | In its first 10 days of release, the film grossed over $1 million in box office revenue. |
| October 25 2021 | Following the release of Army of Thieves, the film reached the seventh position on Netflix rankings for the week of October 25–31, with a viewership of 5.78 million hours. |
| July 2021 | Sequel officially confirmed to be in development, with Hatten and Snyder collaborating on the story. |
| June 1 2021 | Release of 'Army of the Dead: The Making of the Film', a 192-page book by Peter Aperlo featuring behind-the-scenes photography, costume designs, storyboards, and interviews. |
| May 2021 | Zack Snyder discusses the potential for a sequel to Army of the Dead, indicating he and Shay Hatten have a clear vision for continuing the zombie story. |
| May 21 2021 | Army of the Dead was released widely on Netflix. |
| May 17 2021 | Army of the Dead became the most-streamed title in the U.S. for the week of May 17–23, with a viewership of 913 million minutes and 60% male audience. |
| May 16 2021 | WWE incorporated a marketing tie-in for Army of the Dead during WrestleMania Backlash, featuring Dave Bautista doing a voice-over and a zombie-themed Lumberjack match, for which WWE was paid $1 million. |
| May 14 2021 | Army of the Dead was released in select theaters in the United States for a week. |
| May 14 2021 | The film was released for one week in 600 U.S. locations, including 330 Cinemark theaters, marking the first Netflix film to receive a wide release at a major theater chain. |
| May 14 2021 | Army of the Dead had its week-long limited theatrical release. |
| April 13 2021 | An official 3-minute trailer was released featuring the Kenny Rogers song 'The Gambler', which received positive commentary from film critics who praised its action and style. |
| March 2021 | Snyder confirmed that post-production work on the film had been completed. |
| February 25 2021 | Netflix unveiled the first teaser trailer for Army of the Dead, which was described by Deadline Hollywood as 'epic in scope' and compared to Ocean's Eleven. |
| January 6 2021 | Netflix began the marketing campaign for Army of the Dead by releasing exclusive images of the film, with director Zack Snyder describing it as a 'full-blown, balls-to-the-wall zombie heist movie'. |
| September 2020 | Netflix announced two prequels to Army of the Dead: a spin-off prequel film and an anime-style prequel series to expand the franchise. |
| September 2020 | Reshoots occurred after sexual misconduct allegations against Chris D'Elia, leading to his replacement by Tig Notaro using green screens and CGI. |
| August 2020 | D'Elia was cut from the film due to sexual misconduct allegations, with Tig Notaro selected as a replacement. |
| 2019 | Netflix acquired the distribution rights to Army of the Dead, and Zack Snyder began shooting the film in the same year. |
| 2019 | Joe Lipsett wrote a retrospective review for Bloody Disgusting on the film's 15th anniversary, praising its enduring quality and significance in the zombie film genre. |
| September 2019 | Filming commenced in Atlantic City, New Jersey, using the closed Atlantic Club Casino Hotel and Showboat Atlantic City for interior and on-location scenes. |
| August 2019 | Film production moved to Albuquerque Studios and continued shooting interior scenes. |
| July 2019 | Further cast members announced, including Omari Hardwick, Chris D'Elia, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Raúl Castillo, Nora Arnezeder, Matthias Schweighöfer, Samantha Win, and Richard Cetrone. |
| July 15 2019 | Principal photography for Army of the Dead began in Albuquerque, New Mexico, marking the start of film production. |
| May 2019 | Additional cast members Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, and Huma Qureshi were cast, with character descriptions released. |
| April 2019 | Dave Bautista was cast in the film, initially hesitant but ultimately agreeing after reading the screenplay and wanting to work with director Zack Snyder. He chose this project over The Suicide Squad. |
| June 2018 | Richard Newby wrote an article in The Hollywood Reporter discussing how Dawn of the Dead helped revitalize the zombie genre in a post-9/11 context. |
| October 31 2017 | Shout! Factory's Scream Factory released a two-disc collector's edition Blu-ray of Dawn of the Dead, containing both theatrical and director's cut versions, with new bonus features including interviews with actors and crew. |
| December 2014 | A vinyl edition of the Dawn of the Dead soundtrack is released, providing fans with a physical collector's format of the film's score. |
| December 16 2014 | Milan Records released the soundtrack on a limited pressing of 500 copies of 180-gram vinyl record, condensing the album to 16 tracks. |
| October 23 2012 | Milan Records released Bates's Dawn of the Dead film score in physical format, one week after its digital release |
| February 2012 | Van Heijningen reports that Warner Bros. Pictures would cancel Army of the Dead due to the expense of shooting in Las Vegas. |
| 2011 | Tyler Bates composed the score for Zack Snyder's film Sucker Punch, marking another collaboration between the two |
| October 2011 | The film is put into development hell and shelved three months before shooting due to the financial crisis of 2007–2008. |
| July 12 2011 | Milan Records released the soundtrack in physical formats, featuring a complete score of over 31 tracks. |
| July 5 2011 | Milan Records distributed the Dawn of the Dead soundtrack digitally via iTunes Store and Amazon Music, seven years after the film's premiere. |
| 2010 | Stephen King referenced the film in the forenote of his book Danse Macabre, interpreting the film's subtext as a commentary on post-9/11 America and describing it as 'genius perfected'. |
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