Doorknobs Won’t Save You Now! Zack Snyder Promises Smarter Zombies in ARMY OF THE DEAD
Josh Millican
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In a Q&A following the trailer premiere for Army of the Dead, director Zack Snyder promises a new evolution of zombies. No longer can we expect a simple doorknob to keep us safe: These undead hordes are smarter, more organized, and unlike any zombies we’ve seen before.
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Snyder hinted at different types of zombies IN Army of the Dead, like “Alphas” and “Elites”, each with their own unique characteristics–and different colored blood!
The trailer revealed a zombie tiger, but Snyder told those in attendance to expect zombie dogs and horses too. All in service of the new smarty-pants human zombies. Animals aren’t immune from the zombie virus in Army of the Dead–except for birds!
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Army of the Dead Synopsis:
From Zack Snyder (300, Justice League). ARMY OF THE DEAD takes place following a zombie outbreak. One that left Las Vegas in ruins and walled off from the rest of the world. Enter Scott Ward (Dave Bautista). A displaced Vegas local, former zombie war hero. He’s now flipping burgers on the outskirts of the town he now calls home. But then he’s approached by casino boss Bly Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada). And he has the ultimate proposition. Break into the zombie-infested quarantine zone to retrieve $200 million sitting in a vault beneath the strip. Before the city is nuked by the government in 32 hours. Driven by the hope that the payoff could help pave the way to a reconciliation with his estranged daughter Kate (Ella Purnell), Ward takes on the challenge, assembling a ragtag team of experts for the heist.
They include Maria Cruz (Ana de la Reguera), an ace mechanic and Ward’s old friend; Vanderohe (Omari Hardwick), a zombie killing machine; Marianne Peters (Tig Notaro), a cynical helicopter pilot; Mikey Guzman (Raúl Castillo), a go-for-broke influencer and Chambers (Samantha Win), his ride-or-die; Martin (Garret Dillahunt), the casino’s head of security; a badass warrior known as the Coyote (Nora Arnezeder) who recruits Burt Cummings (Theo Rossi), a slimy security guard; and a brilliant German safe cracker Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer). Scott finds an unexpected emotional hurdle when Kate joins the expedition to search for Geeta (Huma S. Qureshi), a mother who’s gone missing inside the city. With a ticking clock, a notoriously impenetrable vault, and a smarter, faster horde of Alpha zombies closing in, only one thing’s for certain in the greatest heist ever attempted: survivors take all.
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Army of the Dead will also arrive in select theaters on May 14th. It will then hit Netflix beginning May 21st. Check out the trailer and also the synopsis above.
Snyder tells Entertainment Weekly: “[Army of the Dead] is all done. I’m super proud and happy. I think it came out amazing. I can’t wait for fans to get a chance to see it. The new trailer is coming soon, I think in the middle of April. I’ve had a great experience with Netflix and the cast and crew. The shooting of the film was probably my most joyful cinematic experience as far as production goes.”
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