History Film / ArmyOfTheDead

Unusually for a Netflix film, ''Army of the Dead'' was released in about 330 Cinemark theaters and 270 other theaters stateside on May 14, 2021 before the worldwide release on the streaming service on May 21, 2021 also saw the release of ''Film/ArmyOfThieves'', a German-American co-production {{prequel}} film directed by and starring Matthias Schweighöfer, which details Dieter's backstory before the heist. Snyder also has plans for ''Army of the Dead'' sequels, with the next film currently titled ''Planet of the Dead''. A spinoff animated series titled ''Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas'' was announced in 2021, though it seems to have fallen in DevelopmentHell.

Unusually for a Netflix film, ''Army of the Dead'' was released in about 330 Cinemark theaters and 270 other theaters stateside on May 14, 2021 before the worldwide release on the streaming service on May 21. 2021 also saw the release of ''Film/ArmyOfThieves'', a German-American co-production {{prequel}} film directed by and starring Matthias Schweighöfer, which details Dieter's backstory before the heist. A spinoff animated series titled ''Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas'' is in the making, and Snyder also has plans for ''Army of the Dead'' sequels, with the next film currently titled ''Planet of the Dead''.

The film stars Creator/DaveBautista as Scott Ward, Creator/EllaPurnell as Kate Ward, Creator/AnaDeLaReguera as Maria Cruz, Creator/GarretDillahunt as Martin, Raúl Castillo as Mikey Guzman, Creator/OmariHardwick as Vanderohe, Creator/TigNotaro as Marianne Peters [[note]]who replaced Creator/ChrisDElia during post-production by being inserted into the movie using CGI after D'Elia was accused of sexual misconduct with minors[[/note]], Creator/NoraArnezeder as Lily "Coyote", Creator/MatthiasSchweighofer as Ludwig Dieter, Creator/TheoRossi as Burt Cummings, Huma Qureshi as Geeta, Creator/SamanthaWin as Chambers and Creator/HiroyukiSanada as Bly Tanaka.

The film is completely unrelated to ''Film/{{Dawn of the Dead|2004}}'' or any version of George Romero's zombie universe, despite the TitleOfTheDead, its zombies-related plot and Snyder's involvement in both movies.

The film stars Creator/DaveBautista as Scott Ward, Creator/EllaPurnell as Kate Ward, Creator/AnaDeLaReguera as Maria Cruz, Creator/GarretDillahunt as Martin, Raúl Castillo as Mikey Guzman, Creator/OmariHardwick as Vanderohe, Creator/TigNotaro as Marianne Peters [[note]]who replaced Chris D'Elia during post-production by being inserted into the movie using CGI[[/note]], Creator/NoraArnezeder as Lily "Coyote", Creator/MatthiasSchweighofer as Ludwig Dieter, Creator/TheoRossi as Burt Cummings, Huma Qureshi as Geeta, Creator/SamanthaWin as Chambers and Creator/HiroyukiSanada as Bly Tanaka.

Unusually for a Netflix film, ''Army of the Dead'' was released in about 330 Cinemark theaters and 270 other theaters stateside on May 14, 2021, before the worldwide release on the streaming service on May 21. 2021 also saw the release of ''Film/ArmyOfThieves'', a German-American co-production {{prequel}} film directed by and starring Matthias Schweighöfer, which details Dieter's backstory before the heist. A spinoff animated series titled ''Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas'' is in the making, and Snyder also has plans for ''Army of the Dead'' sequels, with the next film currently titled ''Planet of the Dead''.

* {{Safecracking}}: Ludwig Dieter is hired specifically for this, which also makes him the most valuable member of the team. Humorously using the very out-dated trope of just listening to the mechanism in the safe in order to open it. Which wouldn't be possible with a top of the line vault safe like the one protrayed in the film.

''Army of the Dead'' is a 2021 ActionHorror film directed by Creator/ZackSnyder, co-written by Snyder, Shay Hatten and Joby Harold, and released on Creator/{{Netflix}}. A [[GenreMashup unique blend]] of a [[TheCaper heist film]] set in a ZombieApocalypse, it is Snyder's second film not to be an adaptation after ''Film/SuckerPunch''.

It stars Creator/DaveBautista as Scott Ward, Creator/EllaPurnell as Kate Ward, Creator/AnaDeLaReguera as Maria Cruz, Creator/GarretDillahunt as Martin, Raúl Castillo as Mikey Guzman, Creator/OmariHardwick as Vanderohe, Creator/TigNotaro as Marianne Peters [[note]]who replaced Chris D'Elia during post-production by being inserted into the movie using CGI[[/note]], Creator/NoraArnezeder as Lily "Coyote", Creator/MatthiasSchweighofer as Ludwig Dieter, Creator/TheoRossi as Burt Cummings, Huma Qureshi as Geeta, Creator/SamanthaWin as Chambers and Creator/HiroyukiSanada as Bly Tanaka.

* TheUnreveal: Some of the zombies have [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing blue eyes]] and one even appears to have a metal skull underneath their skin. Likwise, both Zeus and [[spoiler:the Zombie Queen's child]] have bright blue blood. What exactly this means is never revealed. We also never learn how Zeus became, well, Zeus; he has dog tags, which suggests he might've been a soldier, but the only thing that's actually confirmed is that he was in Area 51 before the movie starts.

* HorrorDoesntSettlesForSimpleTuesday: The events of the film happen on July Fourth. Lampshaded by the unseen President of the United States telling the press that nuking Las Vegas would be -- in his own words -- "really cool and the ultimate fireworks show, and actually kind of patriotic if you think about it."

''Army of the Dead'' is a 2021 ActionHorror film directed by Creator/ZackSnyder, co-written by Snyder, Shay Hatten and Joby Harold, and released on Creator/{{Netflix}}. It is Snyder's second film not to be an adaptation after ''Film/SuckerPunch''. The film is a [[GenreMashup unique blend]] of a [[TheCaper heist film]] set in a ZombieApocalypse.

Unusually for a Netflix film, it was released in about 330 Cinemark theaters and 270 other theaters stateside on May 14, 2021, before the worldwide release on the streaming service on May 21. A spinoff animated series titled ''Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas'' is in the making. 2021 also saw the release of ''Film/ArmyOfThieves'', a German-American co-production {{prequel}} film directed by and starring Matthias Schweighöfer, which details Dieter's backstory before the heist. Snyder has plans for ''Army of the Dead'' sequels, the next film is titled ''Planet of the Dead''.

* {{Trumplica}}: Although [[InvisiblePresident he's never seen]], what we hear about the jingoistic, thoughtless President of the United States who thinks that it would be patriotic to nuke Las Vegas on the evening of the Fourth of July seems to be a TakeThat to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump himself, who was in office while the movie was filming. Sean Spicer making a cameo lends the movie to the idea that Trump himself is POTUS in-universe.

* TankTopTomboy: All of the female members of the heist. Chambers in particular plays it up with a very fanservice-y, [[BareYourMidriff midriff-baring]] version of the outfit, and given that she's a social media influencer, it's likely that she deliberately invoked this trope. Kate, on the other hand, is a downplayed example, as her outfit was her work clothes. The only female member of the group who averts this is Peters, due to her being the pilot and her character originally being portrayed by a man.

** The Alpha Queen. Even with her rotten teeth and scary appearance, she still looks attractive, especially with her showgirl outfit that shows off her cleavage and her [[ShesGotlegs legs]].

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:Nobody but Kate survives the heist mission. Even Vanderohe, who's the only other major character who survived as well, is revealed to have been bitten and is doomed anyway.]]

''Army of the Dead'' is a 2021 ActionHorror film directed by Creator/ZackSnyder, co-written by Snyder, Shay Hatten and Joby Harold, and released on Creator/{{Netflix}}. It is Snyder's second film not to be an adaptation after ''Film/SuckerPunch''.