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Zombies 2
Based onCharacters created by
by David Light & Joseph Raso
Written byDavid Light & Joseph Raso
Directed byPaul Hoen
Starring
ComposerGeorge S. Clinton & Amit May Cohen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • David Light & Joseph Raso
  • Paul Hoen
  • Anna Gerb
ProducerMary Pantelidis
Production locationToronto, Ontario, Canada
CinematographyRudolf Blahacek
EditorLisa Binkley
Running time84 minutes
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseFebruary 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)

Zombies 2 is an American Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered on Disney Channel on February 14, 2020, and is a sequel to the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies, The film stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly.

Plot

In the earlier days of Seabrook, settlers fought off a group of werewolves for a moonstone that they have kept hidden underground. In the present, time has passed since Seabrook and Zombietown settled their differences. Zed plans to ask Addison to Prawn, the Seabrook equivalent of Prom, while Addison works to lead her team of zombie and human cheerleaders against a team of more experienced, all human cheerleaders. Bucky announces his candidacy for class president which means that the cheer captaincy will go to someone else. Addison and other cheerleaders show interest in this. When the bus carrying the cheerleaders enters the nearby forbidden forest, Addison and the team spot werewolves, which causes the mayor to reinstate anti-monster laws. Zombies are banned from Prawn, so Zed decides to run for class president to go to Prawn with Addison.

Meanwhile, the local werewolves' power-granting moonstone necklaces are losing their power. Prophecy states that a girl with white hair known as the Great Alpha will lead them to this moonstone, so the werewolves enroll at Seabrook to contact Addison. Zed attempts to gain their vote for him by offering them advice on how to assimilate into Seabrook, which the zombies ignore in favor of embracing their werewolf traits.

The werewolves eventually bring Addison to their den, where they tell her the prophecy and give her a fully charged moonstone necklace, which they have saved for the Great Alpha. If she is truly a werewolf, wearing it will cause her to transform. The werewolves give her one day to decide, and reveal that the destruction of the power plant will cause the destruction of the moonstone buried underneath it. The next day, Addison shows Zed the necklace, and Zed takes it. Zed wins his presidential debate against Bucky, but when the Z-band shorts out due to the moonstone, Zed becomes a full zombie, losing the election.

The werewolves head to Seabrook Power and face off against the Zombie Patrol. Addison and Bree hear the alarm from school. The werewolves are arrested at the demolition site, but Addison arrives with the cheerleaders and zombies, who get the adults to stop the demolition. Zed reveals to Addison that he took the necklace from her. Angry, she puts on the necklace, but finds out that she's not a werewolf. The device controlling the demolition shorts out and the whole building is destroyed.

Prawn night arrives and Zed, as well as the rest of the non-humans, show up to crash Prawn. Zed and Addison make up, however, the ground starts shaking and splits open with a blue glow from the hole. The werewolves realize that the moonstone is not destroyed and enter the hole to find it. The humans and zombies follow to help. They find the moonstone, but a huge boulder blocks the way. Zed removes his Z-band and uses his zombie strength to lift the boulder and allow the others to bring the moonstone out safely. They return to Prawn and Zed and Addison have their first kiss.

Later, a blue glowing rock falls from the sky, and Addison's alarm clock briefly shorts out. After waking up, her hair glows bright blue for a short moment.

Cast

  • Milo Manheim as Zed, a zombie
  • Meg Donnelly as Addison, a white-haired teenage girl
  • Trevor Tordjman as Bucky, Addison's self-centered xenophobic cousin who leads the Seabrook High School cheerleading team
  • Kylee Russell as Eliza, a zombie who is friends with Zed and fights for equality
  • Carla Jeffery as Bree, a cheerleader who is Addison's friend
  • Chandler Kinney as Willa, the leader of the Forbidden Forest's werewolf pack
  • Pearce Joza as Wyatt, the brother of the leader of the Forbidden Forest's werewolf pack
  • Ariel Martin as Wynter, the over-eager member of the Forbidden Forest's werewolf pack
  • Kingston Foster as Zoey, Zed's younger sister
  • James Godfrey as Bonzo, a zombie who is friends with Zed and mostly speaks zombie language that has to be translated by Zed and/or Eliza
  • Naomi Snieckus as Ms. Lee, the principal of Seabrook High School
  • Tony Nappo as Zevon, Zed and Zoey's father
  • Jasmine Renée Thomas as Stacey, a female cheerleader who is friends with Bucky and a member of the Aceys
  • Emilia McCarthy as Lacey, a female cheerleader who is friends with Bucky and a member of the Aceys
  • Noah Zulfikar as Kevin, the latest member of the Aceys
  • Paul Hopkins as Dale, Addison's father who is the Chief of the Zombie Patrol
  • Marie Ward as Missy, Addison's mom who is the mayor of Seabrook
  • Jonathan Langdon as Coach, the unnamed coach of the Seabrook High School football team, who has now started a froyo side-business

Production

In early 2019, a sequel to Zombies was in production, with returning stars, director, and writers.[1] Pearce Joza, Chandler Kinney, and Ariel Martin joined the cast with Kylee Russell, Trevor Tordjman, Carla Jeffery, James Godfrey, and Kingston Foster reprising their roles from the first film.[2] The film is written by David Light and Joseph Raso, directed by Paul Hoen, and executive produced by Anna Gerb, Paul Hoen, and Joseph Raso. Production on the film began on May 27, 2019,[3] and wrapped in Toronto on July 15, 2019. Scenes were also shot at Rockwood Conservation Area.[4] Mary Pantelidis served as producer.[5]

Reception

During its premiere on February 14, 2020, in the 8:00 PM time slot, Zombies 2 attracted a total of 2.46 million viewers, with a 0.52 rating for people aged 18–49.[6]

As of October 2021, the film holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[7]

Sequel

A third and final film, titled Zombies 3, was announced in March 2021, with filming set to take place in Toronto beginning on May 31, 2021.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ Bruce Haring (February 11, 2019). "Disney's Zombies 2 Sequel Heads into Production with Returning Stars, Director, Writers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Zombies 2 Show Bios". Walt Disney Television Press. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Denise Petski (May 21, 2019). "Zombies 2: Pearce Joza, Chandler Kinney & Ariel Martin Join Disney Channel Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Stacey Grant (July 15, 2019). "Everything We Know About Disney's Zombies 2". Seventeen. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "A New Pack of Werewolves Claw Its Way Into the Highly-Anticipated Zombies 2, Premiering Friday, Feb. 14" (Press release). Disney Channel. December 12, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
  6. ^ Mitch Metcalf (February 18, 2020). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.14.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Zombies 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Andy Swift (March 22, 2021). "Zombies 3: Disney Channel Confirms 'Final Installment' in Musical Trilogy". TVLine. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (May 19, 2021). "'Zombies 3': Matt Cornett, Kyra Tantao, Terry Hu Join Disney Channel Movie". Deadline. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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