While superhero fans will get to see Zack Snyder’s Justice League on HBO Max next month, zombie fans will get to see the director take over Las Vegas in Army of the Dead in May.
Netflix has released the first trailer for Army of the Dead, which follows a group of mercenaries who take advantage of a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas to pull off the heist of a lifetime.
The film brings the director back to his zombie roots, nearly 20 years after his feature film debut, the 2004 remake of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead.
First trailer: Netflix has released the first trailer for Army of the Dead, which follows a group of mercenaries who take advantage of a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas to pull off the heist of a lifetime
Zombie roots: The film brings the director back to his zombie roots, nearly 20 years after his feature film debut, the 2004 remake of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead
The trailer opens with shots of a decimated and abandoned Las Vegas, with the lights going on in a casino revealing rows of empty slot machines.
A helicopter is seen swooping in, as we get our first look at some of these mercenaries – Scott Ward (Dave Bautista) and Ludwig Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer).
We then see a group of zombies feasting on casino goers with coins flying everywhere as the carnage unfolds.
Abandoned Vegas: The trailer opens with shots of a decimated and abandoned Las Vegas, with the lights going on in a casino revealing rows of empty slot machines
Ludwig: A helicopter is seen swooping in, as we get our first look at some of these mercenaries – Scott Ward (Dave Bautista) and Ludwig Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer)
We also get a glimpse at some of the other colorful characters including an Elvis impersonator, while the mercenaries get the casino vault open, with millions of dollars just waiting inside.
A massive horde of zombies are waiting outside for these mercenaries just outside this once-luxurious hotel.
Vanderohe (Omari Hardwick) tells Ludwig, ‘That’s heavy, brother, but I dig it’ as they relax in a secure corridor.
Vault: We also get a glimpse at some of the other colorful characters including an Elvis impersonator, while the mercenaries get the casino vault open, with millions of dollars just waiting inside
Horde: A massive horde of zombies are waiting outside for these mercenaries just outside this once-luxurious hotel
Heavy: Vanderohe (Omari Hardwick) tells Ludwig, ‘That’s heavy, brother, but I dig it’ as they relax in a secure corridor
The trailer comes to a close with a shot of a helicopter falling off the roof of this massive hotel-casino, to the awaiting zombie horde below.
The film also stars Hiroyuki Sanada, Ella Purnell, Garret Dillahunt, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Michael Cassidy and Tig Notaro.
The film made headlines back in August when Notaro replaced Chris D’Elia, who was replaced due to sexual misconduct allegations that surfaced.
Falling: The trailer comes to a close with a shot of a helicopter falling off the roof of this massive hotel-casino, to the awaiting zombie horde below.
Headlines: The film made headlines back in August when Notaro replaced Chris D’Elia, who was replaced due to sexual misconduct allegations that surfaced
Netflix also announced in September that they are producing an anime prequel series entitled Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas.
Matthias Schweighöfer will also return as Ludwig Dieter, and he will also direct the series, which will be produced in his home country of Germany.
The show will follow the origin story of Scott (Dave Bautista) and his rescue crew during the initial fall of Vegas as they confront the mysterious source of the zombie outbreak.
Army of the Dead, directed by Zack Snyder from a script he co-wrote with Joby Harold and Shay Hatten, debuts on Netflix May 21.
Prequel: Netflix also announced in September that they are producing an anime prequel series entitled Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas