Geekery: ‘Train to Busan’ Director Dares You To Escape the Zombie Apocalypse in ‘Peninsula’
This is being called a sequel to the non stop zombie attack that is Train to Busan. It moves into full out zombie apocalypse as a team of soldiers come across a group of survivors, and not all them are examples of the best of what humanity has to offer.
Four years after South Korea’s total decimation in Train to Busan, the zombie thriller that captivated audiences worldwide, acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho brings us Peninsula, the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world. Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances.
That’s a lot of insane, apocalyptic action. A little Resident Evil, a little Doomsday, and a lot of director Sang-ho Yeon’s twisted imagination. The gladiator pit scene looks especially gnarly. This is going to be a must for zombie fans – the idea of fast-moving zombies that swarm is fracking terrifying. It has a summer 2020 release date (was initially August 12th). I expect we’ll see a digital/VOD release instead of a theater release in the states at the rate dates and theater openings are being shuffled around.
If you haven’t seen Train to Busan, it’s on Netflix; and free on Vudu (with ads), Tubi (dubbed), and Crackle (with ads) now.
