Mekhi Phifer

Before their superhero eras, Zack Snyder and James Gunn supercharged Dawn of the Dead, turning the 2004 remake into a nerve-shredding, box office–slaying reinvention. Inside the ruthless pacing, sharper character stakes, and feral set pieces that made a zombie classic feel brand new.

DC’s fiercest feud just got upended: James Gunn and Zack Snyder are teaming up—uniting the minds behind Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League—and proving the franchise’s future isn’t a civil war.

Zack Snyder and James Gunn’s Dawn of the Dead lurches onto Netflix soon, giving fans a fresh chance to devour the 2004 shocker that helped redefine the zombie remake.