{"id":2042552,"date":"2025-09-23T01:40:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2042552"},"modified":"2025-09-23T01:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T01:40:15","slug":"the-creators-of-marvel-zombies-talk-crafting-a-gorier-mcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-creators-of-marvel-zombies-talk-crafting-a-gorier-mcu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Creators of MARVEL ZOMBIES Talk Crafting a Gorier MCU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Back in 2021, during <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/marvel-what-if-everything-we-know\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the first season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the first season<\/a> of the animated <em>What If\u2026?<\/em> series, Marvel fans were introduced to a reality where a zombie apocalypse had decimated the MCU. That episode was loosely based on the comic book <em>Marvel Zombies,<\/em> by <em>The Walking Dead <\/em>creator Robert Kirkman. It proved so popular, Marvel Television has spun it off into its own limited series, also called<em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/marvel-zombies-trailer-is-super-heroically-gory\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marvel Zombies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Marvel Zombies<\/a>. <\/em>Before the four episode series drops on September 24, we got the chance to chat with <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em> EP Bryan Andrews, and the head of Marvel Television, Brad Winderbaum, about this gleefully gory version of the MCU.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><em>Marvel Television<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Nerdist: This is obviously a very different story from the original <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em> comic<\/strong>. <strong>But were there any moments from the comic you definitely wanted to replicate on screen?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Bryan Andrews: <\/strong>Not so much in this iteration of it. There were a few things that we did as a nod to the comics back in the first season of <em>What If<\/em>\u2026? But once we had done that, then it\u2019s like, \u201cOK, all bets are off.\u201d On this one, we just went for it. So, if we get a chance to ever do another round of <em>Marvel Zombies<\/em>? Then you never know what stuff we might homage <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/best-horror-marvel-universe-comics-ranked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:and borrow from the comics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">and borrow from the comics<\/a> a little bit. Just to acknowledge them. But this one pretty much seems to be its own thing, which is still cool.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The Creators of MARVEL ZOMBIES Talk Crafting a Gorier MCU_1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/GyqZUwOw08_wmD19xBCqng--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nerdist_761\/9ad26dd17277ab8c58645711630874cb\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><em>Marvel Comics<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Brad Winderbaum: <\/strong>Yeah, I think we definitely had the tone of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/robert-kirkman-tells-us-all-about-the-secret-history-of-comics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Robert [Kirkman];elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Robert [Kirkman]<\/a> writing and Sean Phillips\u2019 amazing art kind of set. You know, it was on our minds a lot. Obviously, we love those books. But also we\u2019re playing off the MCU, while the comics were playing off the classic 616 universe. So, the lore is different, and it\u2019s a different set of rules. However, I will say that tonally, we really were trying to stay in that same vein.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Blade Knight, the Marvel Zombies version of Blade mixed with Moon Knight.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wUDph_DoD9RKgPieZCWYLA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nerdist_761\/c456cc63be6a1522bbd5aa1578294ea0\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><em>Marvel Television<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>This isn\u2019t really a spoiler, since you showed this footage at D23, but Shang-Chi figures prominently in these episodes. With this being the first time we\u2019ve seen him and Katy since their movie four years ago, was there extra pressure to make sure this first <em>Shang-Chi<\/em> sequel of sorts did them justice?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Bryan Andrews:<\/strong> Well, I wouldn\u2019t say it was pressure. I would say it was like a gift to us that we got to work with these characters. Yeah, we knew early on that we wanted Sean in there, and a bunch of the peeps that he hangs out with in the San Francisco area. Who knew at the time when we were making it, like how quickly they would or would not do <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/simu-liu-didnt-know-mcu-actors-chair-names-avengers-doomsday\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:another Shang Chi movie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">another <em>Shang Chi <\/em>movie<\/a>, or any of these types of things. We\u2019re just doing our thing. But working with them is fantastic. We love those characters, and we\u2019re really just glad we can get them in there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Was there a mandate at all on how bloody this show could be? Because it does go hard, but I wouldn\u2019t say it was excessive either.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Bryan Andrews:<\/strong> Like, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s over the top. That was just a choice for us. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/kevin-feige-never-satisfied-mcu-movie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kevin [Feige];elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kevin [Feige]<\/a> was pretty much saying \u201cYou guys got this, just be rad.\u201d And so to our taste level, it\u2019s like, \u201cYeah, we wanted it to be TVMA. And we don\u2019t want to pull any punches.\u201d But also, we don\u2019t want to be gratuitous in that way. Like an adolescent that is just nerding out on the wrong thing and forgetting the storytelling. So we want there to be a good balance, you know? We want the shock value, but we also want the drama and the emotion as well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The undead Thanos in Marvel Zombies.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PYhwE6_esKBjUnAxvjBTRA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nerdist_761\/3e4efd877ebe6e31f6cf536db4e0f577\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Marvel Television<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Some of the best stuff Marvel Television has put out over the last few years has been animate<\/strong>d. <strong>Series like <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/x-men-97-season-2-other-teams-x-factor-force\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X-Men \u201997;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X-Men \u201997<\/a> <\/em>and <em>Eyes of Wakanda<\/em>. Are there some Marvel characters that haven\u2019t been done yet in live-action that you think would just work better in animation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Brad Winderbaum<\/strong>: I don\u2019t know if they work better in animation, but there are some characters I\u2019m excited to explore. And certainly, we could do that with<em> Marvel Zombies<\/em>. What\u2019s great about it is that when we looked at characters that were on the playing field for us at the beginning of the story, it was like, \u201cWait a second, it\u2019s Red Guardian, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nerdist.com\/article\/florence-pugh-massive-thunderbolts-stunt-jump-off-world-second-tallest-building\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:it\u2019s Yelena;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">it\u2019s Yelena<\/a>. You know, it\u2019s Sean, and it\u2019s Katie, it\u2019s Kate Bishop.\u201d It suddenly starts to ignite your imagination into all these amazing avenues with these characters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The undead Captain America in Marvel Zombies.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"541\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VwlJGkwOghKAaIbm.ciYJw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nerdist_761\/3fbec62e3928538e49e9b26cfbd5d3a3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><em>Marvel Television<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And there\u2019s still plenty [of characters] to use. There are number of them. The story originally was much, much larger, and there was no room to put them all in. But we have certain things figured out for what other individuals are doing in other places that were going to factor into the story. But we didn\u2019t want to shortchange their stories by barely acknowledging them, and then having them suddenly show up. So we thought, \u201cLet\u2019s just carve them out.\u201d And we really hope that if we do get a chance to do another one, well, we\u2019ve got a ton of material we\u2019re ready to do as the next thing.\u00a0So yeah, there are other characters that did not show up in this that we were dying to have. Hopefully, they have their moment in the next one if we get it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Anyone specific?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yes, but don\u2019t wanna tell you. Because what we want is to be able to subscribe to Disney+ and find out [laughs]. Demand the next one and the next season. Then we\u2019ll get in and we can surprise you a whole other second time around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Marvel Zombies <\/em>arrives on Disney+ on September 24.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2021, during the first season of the animated What If\u2026? series, Marvel fans were introduced to a reality where a zombie apocalypse had decimated the MCU. That episode was loosely based on the comic book Marvel Zombies, by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. It proved so popular, Marvel Television has spun it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1993349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[339172,345425,23992,373858,328162,345424,305487,349237],"class_list":["post-2042552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-brad-winderbaum","tag-bryan-andrews","tag-marvel","tag-marvel-characters","tag-marvel-television","tag-marvel-zombies","tag-mcu","tag-robert-kirkman"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Avengers-Battle-Undead-Avengers-in-Gory-MARVEL-ZOMBIES-Trailer.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2042552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2042552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1993349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2042552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2042552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2042552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}