"Twilight of the Gods" (Zack Snyder & Jay Oliva Norse Mythology Anime) News & Discussion

[SweetShop209]

Zack Snyder & Jay Oliva Set Norse Mythology Anime Series At Netflix

Zack Snyder (Watchmen, Man of Steel) and Jay Oliva (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox) are teaming with Netflix to create a new original anime series for the internet network.

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An anime based on Norse mythology is in development. The creators are Zack Snyder and Jay Oliva. There's no name for the series yet.

 

[Frontier]

Oliva storyboarded Snyder movies before, so this isn't too surprising to see them working together again .

Be prepared for a very dark and depressing take on the Norse gods though .

 

[PapaGreg]

Oliva storyboarded Snyder movies before, so this isn't too surprising to see them working together again .

Be prepared for a very dark and depressing take on the Norse gods though .

Considering how Norse tales end with 3/4ths of the gods dying its going to be more of a normal take.

 

[Fone Bone]

To paraphrase Tina Fey regarding a potential Casablanca remake, this is aimed at people who liked Marvel's Thor, but wish it was terrible.

 

[RoyalRubble]

The show will be titled Twilight of the Gods and some cast announcements.
John Noble will play Odin
Paterson Joseph will play Loki
Corey Still will play Hrafnkel
Jamie Chung will play Hel
Jamie Clayton will play The Seid-Kona
Kristopher Hivju will play Andvari
Lauren Cohan will play Inge
Peter Stormare will play Ulfr
Pilou Asbæk will play Thor
Rahul Kohli will play Egill
Stuart Martin will play Leif

 

[SweetShop209]

Can someone update the title of the thread?

 

[RoyalRubble]

The show is set to premiere on Netflix this Fall. Until then it will also be featured at the Annecy Festival in June.

 

[Frontier]

The show is set to premiere on Netflix this Fall. Until then it will also be featured at the Annecy Festival in June.

I have to admit, I had totally forgotten this was a thing ...

 

[RoyalRubble]

First image from the show.

 

[Frontier]

First image from the show.

Hope this is better than Rebel Moon...art style gives me Secret of the Kells vibe .

 

[khuddle]

Hope this is better than Rebel Moon...art style gives me Secret of the Kells vibe .

The art looks great, but do we really need another story featuring Odin, Thor and Loki?

 

[PicardMan]

After Invincible and X-Men 97's success, I would hope that Netflix would stop considering "cartoon" a dirty word. This is definitely not an "anime." I just remembered that Zack Snyder has done a cartoon before that had something to do with owls. Nobody seems to talk about that one, but considering how divisive Synder's live action stuff is, this will probably also be divisive.

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

""Twilight Of The Gods" Teased For Fall Launch On Netflix"​

"Zack Snyder is one of those divisive auteurs that people tend to either (1) hate with a fiery passion or (2) be obsessed with to a cultish degree. That cult isn’t very big, though; it just yells loud enough to appear as such. It’s fair to say Netflix overestimated the size of that cult when they poured a gazillion dollars into Rebel Moon, Snyder’s two-part rejected Star Wars pitch.

Rebel Moon was one of the most expensive things Netflix ever made, and Part 1 sank like a stone once it was dropped into their content pool. Part 2 launched this month and has received even less attention, and when stuff bombs like this a studio tends to lose interest in working with its director again. Fortunately for Zack, he has another project in mid-production, so he gets to keep his job a little longer.

It’s called Twilight of the Gods, and it’s an animated series. Snyder boastfully revealed the first-ever screenshot from the show on Twitter yesterday. He didn’t mention who the head we’re seeing is supposed to be, but it’s a fair assumption this is Sigrid, the central character of his fantasy based on Norse mythology."

Read the full article here.

 

[The Overlord]

Will this be the first animated movie shot almost entirely in slow motion?

 

[RoyalRubble]

Animation Magazine article about the show. Premieres on September 19th.

 

[Frontier]

Animation Magazine article about the show. Premieres on September 19th.

I like the idea of this...but Zack Synder .

 

[SweetShop209]

Wes Gleason seems to be the voice director. It makes sense given how he worked with Jay Oliva at Warner Brothers Animation and the Netflix show Trese.

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[Frontier]

Wes Gleason seems to be the voice director. It makes sense given how he worked with Jay Oliva at Warner Brothers Animation and the Netflix show Trese.

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I know him well from many a DC production .

 

[RoyalRubble]

Here's the Red Band teaser and more preview images. A content warning is in order.

 

[Frontier]

Here's the Red Band teaser and more preview images. A content warning is in order.

You can definitely tell this is a Zach Snyder production .