Zombies 2
Zombies 2 is an American Disney Channel Original Movie that premiered on Disney Channel on February 14, 2020. The film is a sequel to the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies, and stars Milo Manheim and Meg Donnelly.
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| Directed by | Paul Hoen |
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| Composer(s) | George S. Clinton Amit May Cohen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Mary Pantelidis |
| Production location(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
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| Original network | Disney Channel |
| Original release | February 14, 2020 |
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| Preceded by | Zombies (2018) |
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Plot
In the earlier days of Seabrook, settlers fought off a group of werewolves for a moonstone that they have since kept hidden underground. In the present, time has passed since Seabrook and Zombietown settled their differences. Zed plans to ask Addison to Prawn, Seabrook's version of prom, while Addison works to lead her team of zombie and human cheerleaders against a team of more experienced, all human cheerleaders ("We Got This"). Bucky announces he will be running for class president and, as a result, will be passing the cheer captaincy onto someone else, which both Addison and his sidekicks, the Aceys, show interest in. When the bus carrying the cheerleaders crashes into the nearby forbidden forest; Addison and the cheer team see the werewolves. When they get back to Seabrook, the residents of the town become wary, and the mayor reinstates the anti-monster laws. As part of these anti-monster laws, zombies are banned from Prawn, so Zed decides to run for class president in order to go to Prawn with Addison.
Meanwhile, the local werewolves' moonstone necklaces which give them werewolf abilities are losing their power, so they need to find the moonstone in order to recharge their necklaces. Prophecy states that a girl with white hair called the Great Alpha will show them where this moonstone is. Because Addison has white hair, some of them begin to suspect she is the Great Alpha, so they enroll at Seabrook High to get closer to her ("We Own the Night"). Zed attempts to convince them to vote for him by offering them advice on how to assimilate into Seabrook, which they ignore because they value embracing their werewolf traits over blending in. ("Like the Zombies Do"). At cheer practice, Addison convinces the werewolves to join in; as Zed and Eliza walk in, they suspect that Wyatt, one of the werewolves, likes Addison, which makes Zed jealous and starts a fight between him and Addison ("Gotta Find Where I Belong").
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 ("Call to the Wild"). If she puts it on and is truly a werewolf, she will transform into one. The werewolves agree to give her one day to decide. They feel an explosion, and it is said that they are destroying the power plant which created the zombies. If the power plant gets destroyed, it will collapse and destroy the moonstone, which is found to be under it, along with it. The next day, Addison shows Zed the necklace, and Zed takes it when she is not looking. Zed goes to his presidential debate against Bucky and wins over the humans, but when the Z-band shorts out due to Addison's moonstone, Zed becomes a full zombie and everyone runs away screaming, which causes Zed to lose the election ("I'm Winning").
Meanwhile, the werewolves head to Seabrook Power, where the alarm immediately goes off and the Zombie Patrol shows up. Addison and Bree also hear the alarm from school and realize that they need to help the werewolves. The werewolves get arrested at the demolition site. Addison arrives with the cheerleaders and zombies, who get the adults to agree not to destroy the building ("Flesh & Bone"). They all go outside to celebrate, and Zed reveals to Addison that he took the necklace from her. She gets mad at him and puts on the necklace, but finds out that she's not a werewolf. The device controlling the demolition shorts out and causes the whole building to be destroyed.
Prawn night arrives and Zed, as well as the rest of the zombies and werewolves, show up to crash Prawn. Everyone dances and Zed and Addison make up; however, the ground starts shaking and splits in half with a blue glow from the hole ("Someday (Reprise)"). The werewolves realize that the moonstone is not destroyed and go in the hole to find it; the humans and zombies follow to help. They find the moonstone, but a huge boulder blocks their exit. Zed removes his Z-band and uses his zombie strength to lift the boulder and allows the others to bring the moonstone out safely. They all go back to Prawn and sing and dance and have fun, with Zed and Addison having their first kiss ("One for All").
Later, a blue glowing rock falls from the sky at night. This causes Addison's alarm clock to briefly short out; later, after waking up, her hair glows bright blue for a short moment.
Cast
- Milo Manheim as Zed Necrodopolis, a zombie
- Meg Donnelly as Addison Wells, a white-haired teenage girl
- Trevor Tordjman as Bucky Buchanan, Addison's self-centered cousin who leads the Seabrook High School's cheerleading team
- Kylee Russell as Eliza Zambi, 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 Lykensen, the leader of the Forbidden Forest's werewolf pack
- Pearce Joza as Wyatt Lykensen, a member of the Forbidden Forest's werewolf pack
- Ariel Martin as Wynter Barkowitz, the over-eager member of the Forbidden Forest's werewolf pack
- Kingston Foster as Zoey Necrodopolis, 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
- Jonathan Langdon as Coach, the unnamed coach of the Seabrook High School's football team who now started a froyo side-business
- Paul Hopkins as Dale, Addison's father who is the Chief of the Zombie Patrol
- Megan Ward as Missy, Addison's mom who is the mayor of Seabrook
- Tony Nappo as Zevon Necrodopolis, Zed and Zoey's father
- Emilia McCarthy as Lacey, a female cheerleader who is friends with Bucky and a member of the Aceys
- Jasmine Renee Thomas as Stacey, a female cheerleader who is friends with Bucky and a member of the Aceys
- Noah Zulfikar as Jacey/Kevin, the latest member of the Aceys
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.[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 July 2020, the film holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews with an average rating of 7.4/10.[7]
References
- Bruce Haring (February 11, 2019). "Disney's Zombies 2 Sequel Heads into Production with Returning Stars, Director, Writers". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- "Zombies 2 Show Bios". Walt Disney Television Press. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- Denise Petski (May 21, 2019). "Zombies 2: Pearce Joza, Chandler Kinney & Ariel Martin Join Disney Channel Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- Stacey Grant (July 15, 2019). "Everything We Know About Disney's Zombies 2". Seventeen. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- "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.
- Mitch Metcalf (February 18, 2020). "Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.14.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- "Zombies 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 13, 2020.