Train to Busan 3 may reveal how zombie outbreak started

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Yeon Sang-ho’s TRAIN TO BUSAN sequel PENINSULA has secured distribution all around the world with Well Go USA distributing here in North America. Yesterday, we passed along your first look at the film via two new stills. And today we have word via Sang-ho that may produce a series of TRAIN TO BUSAN sequels – with one addressing how the zombie outbreak began.

He says:

I’ve thought about dealing with that question in another film, which probably I won’t direct myself. There are a lot of interesting questions you could answer, issue by issue, with other films.

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"Other films", you say? Bring each and every one of them on, I say! In the meantime, PENINSULA tells the tale of 

A former soldier who manages to escape from the Korean peninsula – a zombie-infested wasteland turned into a ghetto by other nations trying to stop the spread of the virus. Sent back with a crew on a mission to retrieve something, he goes in through the port of Incheon to reach Seoul and comes under attack, discovering there are more non-infected survivors left on the peninsula.

The original film sports a 93% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: "Train to Busan delivers a thrillingly unique — and purely entertaining — take on the zombie genre, with fully realized characters and plenty of social commentary to underscore the bursts of skillfully staged action." The follow-up stars Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Ye Won, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-jae, and Koo Kyo-hwan. No release date has been confirmed but the movie could be ready for summer 2020. Are YOU excited? Make sure to hit us up and let us know below!