Zack Snyderused hisTwitter accountto reveal the first poster ofArmy of Thieves, the prequel to his zombie-heist movieArmy of the Dead. The prequel will bring backMatthias Schweighöferas Ludwig Dieter, the German safe-cracker who stoled our hearts inArmy of the Dead.
The poster features a huge safe numeric lock, with headphones placed around it, directly referencing Ludwig’s impressive ability to crack safes by listening to the sounds the locks do while he turns them. With the slogan “More Safes. Less Zombies.” theArmy of Thievesposter also confirms the undead will be left out of the prequel, as the movie takes place before the events ofArmy of the Deadand all across Europe. In the first movie, Las Vegas is the only city in the world affected by the zombie outbreak, so Ludwig should be safe and sound while stealing some European safes.
Snyder also used the poster reveal to remind usArmy of Thieveswill be part ofNetflix’s panel on the upcoming Comic-Con@Home. Netflix already teased the movie’s first sneak peek will be released during the event, and if we are lucky, we might get a full trailer. Unfortunately, so far, we only got a handful of images from the prequel, featuring Ludwig’s new crew, composed byNathalie Emmanuel,Ruby O. Fee,Guz Khan, andJonathan Cohen.
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Snyder developed the original story ofArmy of ThieveswithShay Hatten, who also signs the script, while Schweighöfer himself will direct the movie. Snyder and Schweighöfer also produce the film, together withDeborah Snyder,Wesley Coller, andDan Maag.
The special Comic-Con@Home sneak peek ofArmy of Thievesis set to go live this Sunday, July 25, at 5 p.m. ET. While we still don’t have a release date for Army of Thieves, we know the movie is coming exclusively to Netflix this Fall.Army of the Deadis already available on the streaming platform.
Check the firstArmy of Thievesposter below:
Here’sArmy of Thievesofficial synopsis:
In this prequel to Zack Snyder’sArmy of the Dead, small-town bank teller Dieter gets drawn into the adventure of a lifetime when a mysterious woman recruits him to join a crew of Interpol’s most wanted criminals, attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe.
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