It’s been almost a decade since the world saw the release of Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014). An Australian flick following the essence of the classic Mad Max (1979), but adding zombies, lots of gore, and an action pace that leaves no rest for the audience. Now, the world is in the need of another dosage of fury and violence to wake us all up from this state of post-pandemic dozing so it is the perfect time to welcome the sequel Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021).
The sequel is set in the scenario the original film ended. Rhys is a soldier and a hunter, who lives in the zombie-infested wasteland. His job is to capture civilians & deliver them to what’s left of the military & the brutal Surgeon General. When Rhys captures a half-zombie-half-human named Grace, he comes to believe is the key to ending the apocalypse. Working with her sister, Maxi, he works to free Grace before she is subjected to horrible experiments.
Kiah Roache-Turner repeats as the co-writer, producer, and director of the movie, together with Tristan Roache-Turner again as the co-writer and producer. In between the two Wyrmwood films they were behind the short films Wyrmwood: Chronicles of the Dead (2017) and DaemonRunner (2017), and the astonishing science-fiction and horror feature Nekrotronic (2018) [read our review here].
In Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021) Jay Gallagher, Bianca Bradey, and Luke McKenzie reprise their roles from the original movie in a cast that is completed by Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Tasia Zalar, Nicholas Boshier, David Collins, Lauren Grimson, Goran D. Kleut, Dean Kyrwood, Tristan McKinnon, and Jim Robison.
The movie was part of the film festivals Sitges Film Festival, Brisbane Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, and Monster Fest which got mostly an enthusiastic reception. Now, it is scheduled to come out on digital on April 14, 2022, by XYZ Films.
Watch here the official trailer for Wyrmwood: Apocalypse (2021).
