Army of the Dead

Army of the Dead is an upcoming American zombie heist film directed by Zack Snyder, from a script he wrote with Shay Hatten and Joby Harold, based on a story by Snyder.[4] It stars Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Garret Dillahunt, Raúl Castillo, Omari Hardwick, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro and Matthias Schweighöfer.

This article is about an upcoming film. For an earlier film, see Army of the Dead (2008 film).
Army of the Dead
Directed byZack Snyder
Produced by
Screenplay by
Story byZack Snyder
Starring
Music byTom Holkenborg[1]
CinematographyZack Snyder
Edited byDody Dorn
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70–90 million[2][3]

Produced by Snyder's The Stone Quarry, the film is scheduled for a 2021 premiere on Netflix.[5]

Premise

A group of mercenaries plot a heist on a Las Vegas casino during a zombie outbreak.

Cast

Production

Announced in June 2008, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. Entertainment were on board to co-produce the project. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. signed on to serve as director.[6]

By January 2019, after lingering in development Hell for a number of years, Netflix acquired the distribution rights to the project from Warner Bros., with Zack Snyder returning to the series as director. The filmmaker also serves as co-screenwriter with Shay Hatten, based on the story treatment by Snyder and Joby Harold.[2] The film entered principal photography in mid-2019, with a reported budget of $90 million.[2]

Casting

Dave Bautista was cast in April 2019,[3] while Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, and Huma Qureshi joined the cast in May.[7]

In July 2019, Garret Dillahunt, Raúl Castillo, Omari Hardwick, Chris D'Elia, Hiroyuki Sanada, Nora Arnezeder, Matthias Schweighöfer, Samantha Jo and Rich Cetrone joined the cast of the film.[8] In August 2020, Tig Notaro was announced to replace D'Elia, who was cut from the film due to sexual misconduct allegations. Notaro will be inserted into the film through a combination of reshooting scenes opposite an acting partner and also using digital compositing to insert her into the scene.[9]

Filming

Principal photography began on July 15, 2019, in Los Angeles, California, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.[10][11] Filming also took place at the now closed Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[12]

Snyder served as his own cinematographer, and shot the film with custom-made Red Digital Cinema cameras.[13]

Future

In September 2020, it was announced that a prequel film and an anime television series are in development to expand the franchise.[14] The anime will be titled Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas and will center around some of the characters from Army of the Dead during the early phases of the zombie outbreak. Matthias Schweighöfer will star in, and direct the prequel film,[15] which began development in October 2020.[16]

References
  1. "Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL) to Score Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. Kit, Borys (January 29, 2019). "Zack Snyder Returning to Movies With Zombie Action Pic 'Army of the Dead' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. Fleming Jr., Mike (April 5, 2019). "Dave Bautista To Star In Zack Snyder-Directed 'Army Of The Dead'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. "Army of the Dead". Writer's Guild of America East. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. Fleming Jr., Mike (January 12, 2021). "Netflix Unveils A 2021 Film Slate With Bigger Volume & Star Wattage; Scott Stuber On The Escalating Film Ambition". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. Sciretta, Peter (June 4, 2008). "Matthijs van Heijningen set to direct "Army of the Dead"". /Film. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  7. Verhoeven, Beatrice; Gonzalez, Umberto (May 28, 2019). "Ella Purnell Joins Zack Snyder's 'Army of the Dead' as Dave Bautista's Daughter (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  8. Galuppo, Mia (July 15, 2019). "Zack Snyder's 'Army of the Dead' Rounds Out Cast with Omari Hardwick, Chris D'Elia". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  9. Kit, Borys (August 14, 2020). "Tig Notaro to Replace Chris D'Elia in Zack Snyder's 'Army of the Dead' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  10. "Army of the Dead". ProductionList.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  11. Radish, Christina (July 14, 2019). "Ella Purnell Talks 'Sweetbitter' Season 2 and Zack Snyder's 'Army of the Dead'". Collider. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. "Crews ready Atlantic Club for filming zombie flick". The Press of Atlantic City. August 26, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  13. Trumbore, Dave (August 12, 2019). "Zack Snyder Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Shot of 'Army of the Dead' as Filming Continues". Collider. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  14. D'Alessandro, Anthony (2020-09-03). "Zack Snyder Netflix Zombie Pic 'Army Of The Dead' Spawning Film Prequel & Anime Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  15. Rosario, Alexandra Del (2020-10-01). "'Army Of The Dead: Lost Vegas': Netflix Anime Series Adds Joe Manganiello, Christian Slater, Vanessa Hudgens & More". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  16. "Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead Prequel Begins Production". Movies. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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