Before being named the new head of creative at the DCU, James Gunn Changed the future of the MCU with a novel and creative style guardian of the galaxy movie. Spacebound Adventures was certainly a favorite among loyal fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it shared some qualities with Gunn’s past films, with sharp cultural references and quirky humor. .To emphasize the point, both guardian of the galaxy The film included surprising cameos from Gunn’s frequent co-stars and friends. Nathan Fillion, Seth Green, Lloyd Kaufman, Tyler Bates, Maria Bacalova, Ben Browder, Molly Quinn and David Hasselhoff Above all. However, one of his voices that you may have been surprised to hear in the MCU is that of a cult filmmaker and musician. Rob Zombie.
Rob Zombie had a brief role in 2014 guardian of the galaxy As the voice of the navigator, an invisible Ravager aboard Yondu’s crew (Michael Rookeranother frequent collaborator of Gunn); given that the zombie invisible character is inaudible until the final battle sequence, he is one of the heroic crew members who decides to assist Peter Quill. It can be inferred that (Chris Pratt) in the fight against Ronan (Lee Pace). Apparently, an unidentified character in Zombie survived the battle to live another day, as he reappears. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2; Zombie’s voice is Taserface’s (Chris Sullivan) taking over the ship. There is no confirmation as to whether this is the same character. Supposedly, his two completely different she-Ravagers, who happen to sound like zombies, are among Yondu’s crew.
I need to check if zombies respawn Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3as Gunn has been known to back up supporting roles in his sequels. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 It features both Howard the Duck (Seth Green) and canine actor Frank returning as space dog Cosmo. Although it is unlikely that you will have the same kind of character arc as someone who isSean Gunn), it’s rare to hear a zombie voice in a movie, and it’s likely that there will be little crossover audience with his own films. It was outrageous, controversial, and divisive.
Work outside of Rob Zombie’s MCU cameo
Before becoming a filmmaker, Zombie rose to prominence as the frontman of the heavy metal band White Zombie, with whom he collaborated on an album. Soul-Crusher, Make They Die Slowly, La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One, and Astro Creep: 2000. The band remains highly popular among metal fans and has collaborated with Zombie. Alice Cooper His 1996 record Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn) earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. However, White Zombie officially disbanded in 1998 following the release of Zombie’s first solo record. Hillbilly Deluxewas widely popular and established Zombie as a successful individual artist.
Before stepping into the director’s chair, Zombie was already a big-name movie, TV, and comic book fan. His music contained themes similar to many works of science fiction and horror. In addition to serving as a production assistant on the early episodes of Pee-wee’s Playhousewith zombie cameos in both Spider-Man: The Animated Series and Justice LeagueIn 2000, he directed his first feature film. house of 1,000 corpsesinspired by Tobe Hooperof texas chainsaw massacre and Wes Cravenof Hills Have EyesThe pitch-black comedy was so graphic in its violence that distributor Universal Pictures shelved the project for fear of receiving a horrifying NC-17 rating. Zombie personally reacquired the rights and cemented the rights to Lionsgate Entertainment, who edited the content to secure his R-rating for the 2003 theatrical release.
Rob Zombie’s filmmaking career and the future of Hollywood
Despite receiving overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, house of 1,000 corpses It was a box office success and made a profit based on a low budget. The film still enjoys a cult following among many of his horror fans, and Zombie inspired him to produce two of his 2005 sequels. devil’s rejection and in 2019 3 from hellBut Zombie’s biggest swing into mainstream Hollywood came with a remake in 2007. John CarpenterThe 1978 Classic Halloween. of Halloween The franchise was on a downward spiral following its 2002 failure Halloween: Resurrection, prompting a complete reimagining.Zombie movies certainly did their best to differentiate, but it’s still divisive Halloween fan.
for initials Halloween The remake shared at least some similarities with the 2009 sequel, the original franchise Halloween II (not to be confused with the original Halloween II 1981) was a straight-up zombie film with the type of dark humor, graphic content, and shocking visuals for which his work is notorious. I was. David Gordon Green‘s recent trilogy ignores the events of zombie movies (and Halloween 1978 non-original timeline). Zombie continued to cater to his established audience in subsequent films, but Lord of Salem and 31he took a surprising detour into family-friendly territory in Netflix’s 2022 reimagining munstersThe film serves as the origin story of a family famous from the 1960s sitcom of the same name. The change in tone has certainly come as a surprise to those who have followed Zombie’s filmography thus far, but munsters It was as divisive as his other films.
The MCU certainly got wilder and weirder as different filmmakers approached the material, and there were certainly signs that the MCU was interested in horror. Sam Raimi added a sense of supernatural terror to Doctor Strange in the Mad Multiverseand Marvel’s “Special Presentation” for the Halloween special werewolf of the night directed by Michael Giacchino It’s certainly the closest the MCU has come to being a legitimate horror movie. blade and Agatha: Order of Chaos A few spooky elements can be used to set things apart. It’s unlikely we’ll ever see Zombie direct a Marvel movie, but the fact that he’s even tangentially involved is satisfying enough.
