First Look: Zack Snyder’s ‘Army Of The Dead’ Cast Suits Up For Zombie Heist Thriller
DirectorZack Snyderhas a presence at San Diego Comic-Con this year, even though the filmmaker himself isn’t attending the convention. Some of his fans have organized an effort to convince Warner Bros. to release the Snyder Cut ofJustice League, going as far as tohire a planeto fly over the convention center with that messaging on it yesterday.
Snyder himself isn’t there to see this support in person – instead, he’s off shooting his next movie, a zombie thriller calledArmy of the Dead. And now he’s released the first look at his cast – includingAvengers: Endgame’sDave Bautista– all suited up to kick some zombie ass.
Army of the Dead Photo
Snyder shared the first look on the social media platformVero, with the caption “couldn’t make it to #SDCC2019 because we’re busy killing zombies.” Production has been underway for a few days now, and you may see Dave Bautista,Garret Dillahunt,Ella Purnell,Omari Hardwick,Raul Castillo,Chris D’Elia,Theo Rossi, andAna de la Reguerain this photo, seemingly joined by a few cast members who haven’t been officially announced yet. You can learn about the film’s charactersright here.
Army of the Deadis a passion project for Snyder, who’s been trying to get it made formore than ten years. The movie is set in Las Vegas after a zombie outbreak has occurred, and it follows “a group of mercenaries [who] take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.” It’s a totally ridiculous and incredibly fun idea for a movie, and it marks a return to the zombie genre for Snyder, who made his feature directorial debut with the excellent 2004 remake ofDawn of the Dead(which had a script by James Gunn).
“There are no handcuffs on me at all with this one,” Snyderpreviously saidabout the film, which he’s making for Netflix. “It will be the most kick-ass, self-aware — but not in a wink-to-the-camera way — balls-to-the-wall zombie freakshow that anyone has ever seen. No one’s ever let me completely loose [like this].”
Snyder hasn’t directed a feature since 2017’sJustice League, which Joss Whedon ended up finishing after Snyder left due to a tragedy in his family. Since then, Snyder madea wordless short filmcalledSnow Steam Ironabout an abused woman who lashes out against her oppressors. (Beware: that short is NSFW.)Army of the Deadwill be his first feature in two years, and Collider even says there are rumors that he’s serving as his own cinematographer on the new film; if true, that should please his most diehard fans, who are always wanting to see Snyder’s artistry in the most unfiltered possible way.
