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Zombies 3
Official Disney+ release poster
Written byDavid Light and Joseph Raso
Directed byPaul Hoen
Starring
ComposersGeorge S. Clinton and Amit May Cohen
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • David Light
  • Joseph Raso
  • Paul Hoen
  • Suzanne Farwell
  • Resonate Entertainment
ProducerMary Pantelidis
Production locationToronto, Ontario, Canada
CinematographyRobert Drinkmann and Rudolf Blahacek
EditorLisa Binkley
Production companyBloor Street Productions
Original release
NetworkDisney+
ReleaseJuly 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)[1]

Zombies 3[a] is a 2022 American film that premiered on Disney+ on July 15, 2022. A sequel to the 2018 film Zombies and the 2020 film Zombies 2, it stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly reprising their lead roles as Zed and Addison, respectively. Much of the main supporting cast from the first two Zombies films also return. The film follows the town of Seabrook, which now hosts zombies, normal humans, and werewolves all coexisting in harmony, attempt to repel an alien invasion.

Plot

After the last cliff-hanger in Zombies 2, werewolves, humans, and zombies coexist. Addison (Meg Donnelly) has been accepted into Mountain College, and Zed (Milo Manheim) is pursuing an athletic scholarship at Mountain College and is hoping to join Addison. The story begins at night, and there is a highly anticipated football game. If they win, Seabrook's going to have their first zombie/monster recruited, therefore bringing down a barrier for all other monsters. But, just as the team gets ready to leave, a UFO causes a slightly destructive energy surge, and the aliens invade. The aliens are here, and unbeknownst to the town, they are here to locate an interstellar map to Utopia, a perfect new home for their species. To cover up their real purpose, they claim to be here to compete in the National Cheer Off, which Addison previously had organized. While in interrogation at the Z-Patrol, A-spen (Terry Hu) finds a loophole so Zed can get into college.

The werewolves (Chandler Kinney, Pearce Joza, Ariel Martin) are extremely distrustful of these intergalactic newcomers. The aliens settle into Seabrook temporarily. The aliens interrogate the werewolves and scan their minds with their Luma Lenses. Eliza (Kylee Russell), who is currently interning at Z-Corp, the maker of the Z-bands, helps Zed with his exceptional scholarship, which is what A-spen had discovered earlier. The aliens beat Zed's records, both athletic and academic, and lower his chances of entering college. Zed, in return for the aliens altering his report card, helps the aliens identify the moonstone. A-spen meets Addison, whom they reveal to that they are in love with Zed. At cheer practice, the cheer team is threatened after witnessing the aliens practice their cheer. Meanwhile, the aliens inspect the moonstone scanning it for coordinates. They learn that the moonstone interferes with their alien powers, and is therefore lethal to them. They take a risky move, as they are almost caught by the werewolves. They head home to their Mothership (voiced by RuPaul) where Zed helps them with his knowledge of Seabrook, whereas Addison mistakenly is beamed up to the Mothership. A-spen, A-li (Kyra Tantao) and A-lan (Matt Cornett) reveal their true reasons for arriving in Seabrook. After fixing and watching the Scout's logs, they discover that the scout is none other than Addison's maternal grandmother Angie (Sheila McCarthy).

Zed is nervous for his home college interview, which is the last thing he needs to overcome before figuring out if he is accepted in Mountain College or not. Addison's alien powers cause him to "zombie out" during his interview and manages to say a few words to his interviewer before she leaves. Addison questions her identity as an alien, asking her mom (Marie Ward) about her grandma. As this goes on, the wolves and Bucky discover the real reason the aliens are in Seabrook, and in the process, Wyatt's (Pearce Joza) crush on Eliza is revealed awkwardly. The trio of aliens suspect that the Seabrook Cup, which is the trophy Angie created, now awarded to the winning team of the Cheer Off, which is crafted with materials from their home world, is their map home. Addison discovers this same thing soon after, and realizes either the aliens win it or she does. The werewolves alert the Z-Patrol about the aliens' mission and Zed, being accepted into college realizes about the Z-Patrol coming to arrest the aliens, and races to stop them from competing in the competition. The extraterrestrial team is disqualified, leaving Addison being their only chance of making it to Utopia. The Seabrook Mighty Shrimp are victorious at the competition and win.

The werewolves crash into the cheer pavilion and spill the reality about their intergalactic invaders. The aliens, Addison and Zed escape before Addison reveals to the entire town community that she is in fact, part of the aliens. Zed reveals his college news, and the aliens realize that the coordinates to Utopia lie in Addison's DNA, and unfortunately, their map is dynamic, meaning they must take Addison to their new home. Addison agrees to go, although she is conflicted in her decision, but must go to Utopia. Zed offers to go with her, but it is impossible, as he would be fried by their stardust energy within minutes. The aliens' ship is critically damaged, so the werewolves offer their moonstone, and Eliza states that they could filter the moonstone's energy through their Z-bands. Zed risks it by interfering with the power of the aliens and the moonstone and nearly dies, but barely lives. As the others race to exit the ship before it releases into space, Addison and Zed share one last kiss before he is beamed back to Earth. A few days later, in a world without Addison, Seabrook is broken-hearted and desolate. The group celebrates their completing high school as the aliens compute their coordinates. After thinking it through, Addison realizes where her Grandma Angie wanted her species to reside. Realizing Utopia is Planet Earth, the quartet pave their way back to their previous location. Zed, Bree (Carla Jeffery) , Willa (Chandler Kinney) and Wynter (Ariel Martin)

In a mid-credits scene, Bucky (Trevor Tordjman) is shown activating Mothership for launch, as he jets off to outer space, aiming to "bring cheer to the farthest reaches of the galaxy".

Cast

Production

On March 22, 2021, a third film, titled Zombies 3, was announced, with filming set to take place in the spring in Toronto, Canada. Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly reprised their respective roles of Zed and Addison. Paul Hoen served as the director, while Bloor Street Productions served as the production company. David Light, Joseph Raso, Suzanne Farwell, and Resonate Entertainment served as executive producers.[2][3] On May 19, 2021, it was announced that Matt Cornett, Kyra Tantao, Terry Hu were cast in the film in the respective roles of A-Lan, A-Li, and A-Spen. Chandler Kinney, Pearce Joza, Ariel Martin, Trevor Tordjman, Carla Jeffery, Kylee Russell, James Godfrey, and Kingston Foster also returned in their respective roles. Production on the film began on May 31, 2021.[4][5] On May 20, 2022, RuPaul Charles was announced to have joined the cast as the voice of "The Mothership", described in the official synopsis as "a comedically passive-aggressive UFO".[6]

Due to her pregnancy, Kylee Russell was unable to film with the rest of the cast; her scenes were accomplished through only showing her torso-up in shots and interacts with the rest of the cast through a robot body.[8]

Release

Zombies 3 was released on July 15, 2022, on Disney+.[9] The movie will also air on Disney Channel on August 12, billed as a "Lost Song edition".[10]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.40/10.[11]

John Serba of Decider praised the music and the choreography, stating the songs manage to be appealing, and complimented the film's message dealing with acceptance and inclusion, while finding the movie colorful, garish, and nonsensical at times.[12] Jennifer Green of Common Sense Media rated the film 3 ouf of 5 stars, praised the presence of positive messages and role models, citing diversity, equality, and inclusion, and complimented the diverse representations.[13]

Lena Wilson of The New York Times wrote that the film is much more than "90 minutes of silliness" and praised its tone, but criticized how Zombies 3 portrayed socio-cultural differences, specifically Terry Hu's queer character.[14] Brian Lowry of CNN found the film energic and progressive, but wrote that the film was "dead on arrival" and "hard to get fired up for," voicing concern at the use of aliens (which he found clichéd) after the first two films had depicted zombies and werewolves, and found the songs to be of mediocre quality, except "I'm Finally Me" and the reprise of "Someday."[15]

Future

Disney has neither confirmed nor denied a fourth feature-length Zombies installment, and sources conflict on whether a fourth film is likely to be made. Manheim has stated that Zombies 3 "does a very good job at wrapping up [the Zombies franchise]", though he also left open the possibility of a fourth film, and believes the decision to produce Zombies 4 depends on the reception of Zombies 3 and "if the stars align".[16][17]

Disney has announced, however, that an animated series titled ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series is currently in production.[16][14]

Notes

  1. ^ The movie's title is sometimes stylized with hyphens between each letter or in all caps. Occasionally, some media outlets abbreviate the movie to "Z3"

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Carson Burton,Sasha Urban,Wilson; Burton, Carson; Urban, Sasha; Chapman, Wilson (2022-06-24). "Disney+ Debuts 'Zombies 3' Trailer, Featuring Blue-Haired Aliens (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c Erik Pedersen (March 22, 2021). "Zombies 3: Disney Channel Digs Up Second Sequel; Meg Donnelly & Milo Manheim Return as Franchise Goes Intergalactic". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Zombies 3 Will Begin Production with Popular Cast Reprising Their Roles in Hit Disney Channel Original Movie Franchise" (Press release). Disney Channel. March 22, 2021. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Denise Petski (May 19, 2021). "Zombies 3: Matt Cornett, Kyra Tantao, Terry Hu Join Disney Channel Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Matt Cornett, Kyra Tantao and Terry Hu Land Out-of-This-World Roles in Zombies 3, the Third Installment of Disney Channel's Highly Popular Franchise" (Press release). Disney Channel. May 19, 2021. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  6. ^ a b Nolfi, Joey (May 20, 2022). "RuPaul joins Disney's Zombies 3 movie as the mother of all alien spaceships". EW. Archived from the original on June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Chatterjee, Debmitra (July 1, 2022). "4 Disney+ new releases in July 2022". Sportskeeda. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Reif, Alex (2022-07-10). ""ZOMBIES 3" Cast Share Behind-the-Scenes Stories, Favorite Songs, and More!". LaughingPlace.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  9. ^ Sandwell, Ian (May 23, 2022). "Zombies 3 release date, cast and more". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Chapman, Carson Burton,Sasha Urban,Wilson; Burton, Carson; Urban, Sasha; Chapman, Wilson (2022-06-24). "Disney+ Debuts 'Zombies 3' Trailer, Featuring Blue-Haired Aliens (TV News Roundup)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Zombies 3 (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "'Zombies 3' Disney+ Review: Stream It or Skip It?". Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  13. ^ "Zombies 3 Movie Review | Common Sense Media". www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  14. ^ a b Wilson, Lena (2022-07-14). "'Zombies 3' Review: Take Me to Your Cheerleader". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  15. ^ CNN, Review by Brian Lowry. "'Zombies 3' feels dead on arrival". CNN. Retrieved 2022-07-16. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ a b "Zombies 4 - will it happen or has it been cancelled?". Digital Spy. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  17. ^ Thompson, Avery (2022-07-15). "'Zombies 3's Milo Manheim & Meg Donnelly Are Down For A Fourth Movie: If The 'Stars Align'". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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