Cross-film references

Listed below are all the **references** works produced by Cruel and Unusual Films and The Stone Quarry contain about other media, particularly their own projects. Note that this does not include same-universe references, such as *Man of Steel* and *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* both referencing the Black Zero Event.

See also: References from other projects

## *Dawn of the Dead*

* A news broadcast mentions the name of the United States Secretary of Defense, which is Wesley Coller. Wesley Coller is one of the founders of Cruel & Unusual Films, Inc..
	+ In *Special Report: Zombie Invasion!*, a book author named Dr. Wesley Coller is interviewed.

## *Man of Steel*

* The Smallville High School football team is called the Smallville Spartans. This team doesn't exist in the comics of DC Comics upon which the movie is based, but rather is a nod to the Spartans of *300*.
* Jenny Jurwich is an original character named after Jennifer Jurwich, the assistant director of Zack Snyder's student film, "For a Moment Alive".

## *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*

* The sword of Alexander the Great is discussed, Alexander being a central figure to what would have been the third movie in the *300* franchise, *Blood and Ashes*.

## *Wonder Woman 1984*

* According to Serhat Metin, a stunt performer behind the Spartan-Amazon battle, the costumes worn by the Spartans were those worn by the Spartans in *300*.

## *Zack Snyder's Justice League*

* While the film was photographed and released before *Army of the Dead*, additional photography was done for a single scene after *Army of the Dead* had wrapped, wherein Joker was added to the film. Joker's costume included a few Albuquerque police badges. Albuquerque is a great distance from Joker's location and has nothing to do with any of Joker's goals, but it does happen to be where *Army of the Dead* was filmed.
	+ Several props from *Army of the Dead* were also reused for the additional photography, including some run-down cars, skeletons, and gas cans.
* Aquaman saved the captain of the *Cortlandt*, which is also the name of a housing development project in *The Fountainhead*.

## *Army of the Dead*

* An article visible on Marianne Peters' phone is called "New Information Released about '04 Zombie Outbreak in Milwaukee". 2004 is the year and Milwaukee County is the location where *Dawn of the Dead* took place. The two films are not canon with each other, but this article is an obvious nod to director Zack Snyder's previous zombie film.
* The safe, which is the primary target of the heist team, is called the Götterdämmerung. *Götterdämmerung* is a German opera whose English name is *Twilight of the Gods*.
	+ Inside the safe is a genuine copy of the so-called "Snyder Cut" of *Justice League*. The reel contains the 214-minute cut of the film that Zack Snyder put together on his own after the studio version of *Justice League* was released, but before *Zack Snyder's Justice League* went into production.
* The name of a character in *The Fountainhead*, Gail Wynand, appears to be the namesake for an airport in Utah (Wynand) where Vanderohe heads at the end of the movie.

## *Army of Thieves*

* Falling asleep to news of the zombie plague spreading through Las Vegas, Sebastian dreams of being attacked by a zombie girl just outside his apartment. This girl was an homage to Vivian's zombie scene in *Dawn of the Dead*, with the crew going so far as to attempt to find the same dress.
* During the Valkyrie heist, Sebastian is given a fake ID with the name of "M. Peters." Marianne Peters is the name of the helicopter pilot in *Army of the Dead*.

## *Rebel Moon*

* Milius (E. Duffy) was named for the writer-director of *Conan the Barbarian*, John Milius.
* Veldt, the moon that's being defended by the heroes, shares its name with "The Veldt", which is one of the short stories that Snyder was going to adapt in *The Illustrated Man*.
* A character from *Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas* was going to enter a portal and end up in a scene in *Rebel Moon*.

## Shared names

* **CJ**: Michael Kelly in *Dawn of the Dead* and Richard Cetrone in *Sucker Punch* both played characters named CJ.
* **Cora/Kora**: Sofia Boutella's character in *Rebel Moon* (Kora) shares her name with one of the protagonists (Cora) in *Army of the Dead: Viva Las Vengeance* and a nurse (Cora) in *Dawn of the Dead*.
* **Inge**: Lauren Cohan's *Twilight of the Gods* character is named Inge, which is also the name of Ludwig Dieter's coworker in *Army of Thieves*.
* **Larry Fong**: Larry Fong, frequent The Stone Quarry cinematographer, is referenced in *Army of the Dead*, which features a fictionalized version of Fong on a poster.
* **Milius**: E. Duffy's character, Milius, is named for the writer and director of *Conan the Barbarian*, John Milius.
* **Scott**: Scott Ward, Dave Bautista's *Army of the Dead* character, is named for Scott Glenn.
* **Vera**: Carla Gugino's character in *Sucker Punch* is named Vera Gorski, and the guide character in *Army of the Dead: Viva Las Vengeance* is also called Vera.
* **Zeus**: Sergi Constance in *Justice League*/*Zack Snyder's Justice League* and Richard Cetrone in *Army of the Dead* both played characters called Zeus.