- Matthias Schweighöfer as Ludwig Dieter
- Nathalie Emmanuel as Gwendoline
- Guz Khan as Rolph
- Ruby O. Fee as Korina
- Stuart Martin as Brad Cage
- Jonathan Cohen as Delacroix
- Christian Steyer as Hans Wagner
- Barbara Meier as Lucy
- Noemie Nakai as Beatrix
- John Bubniak as Christopher
- Peter Hosking as Policeman Joe
Directed by | Matthias Schweighöfer |
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Screenplay by | Shay Hatten |
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Story by | Zack Snyder Shay Hatten |
Based on | Characters by Zack Snyder |
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Cinematography | Bernhard Jasper |
Edited by | Alexander Berner |
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Production companies | The Stone Quarry Pantaleon Films |
Release date | October 29, 2021 |
Running time | 127 minutes |
Countries | United States Germany |
Language | English |
In September 2020, it was announced that the film, then known as Army of the Dead: The Prequel, was in development at Netflix. Filming took place in Germany and the Czech Republic, and finished in December 2020. In a February 2021 interview, Deborah Snyder referred to the film as Army of Thieves. That same month, Army of the Dead composer Tom Holkenborg confirmed that he would be working on both the prequel and the tie-in animated series Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas. In April 2021, Zack Snyder confirmed the official title. In August 2021, Matthias Schweighöfer announced on Twitter that Hans Zimmer and Steve Mazzaro will serve as composers for the film, replacing Holkenborg.
In May 2021, Deborah Snyder described the film as similar to The Italian Job in a world where zombies exist, while explaining that the film is standalone in nature. The producer classified the genre as a romantic comedy heist film that canonically depicts the early stages of the zombie pandemic portrayed in the previous film; stating: "[it] takes place in a world where these zombies exist in America and it’s causing instability in the banking institutions. They’re moving money around, so it’s the perfect opportunity for a heist." The plot will center around Schweighöfer's character Ludwig Dieter, showing how he learned to crack safes with previous heist teams.
Schweighöfer acknowledged that while the movie isn't categorically a zombie film, the filmmaker teased that the undead may appear; while Snyder confirmed that there will be zombies in the film.
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On July 25, 2021, Netflix unveiled its first teaser trailer for the film which premiered at the San Diego Comic-Con.[13] In the special panel, the team discussed the upcoming prequel as producer Deborah Snyder said; "Who's done a prequel where it's a different genre of film? To me this is more of a romantic, comedy, heist film than anything else. It just happens to live in this world where zombies are in the U.S. and it's causing the banking system some instability."
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