Director Zack Snyder released the first pics of ARMY OF THIEVES on his Twitter page.
In this prequel to Zack Snyder’s Army 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.
The prequel is directed by and star Grimme Award winner Matthias Schweighöfer and will follow his Army of the Dead character “Ludwig Dieter”. The movie is produced out of Germany.
ARMY OF THIEVES is from producers by Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder and Wesley Coller of The Stone Quarry and Matthias Schweighöfer and Dan Maag of PANTALEON Films.
Snyder’s Army of the Dead featured Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi, Huma Qureshi, Omari Hardwick, Tig Notaro, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Matthias Schweighöfer, Raúl Castillo, Nora Arnezeder, Samantha Win and was produced by The Stone Quarry’s Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder and Wesley Coller.
The film was released on Netflix in 2021 and followed a group of mercenaries into a zombie infested Las Vegas, Nevada who try to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
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It was also announced that the filmmaker will direct the sci-fi adventure film “Rebel Moon” for Netflix.
The movie is written by Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten and Kurt Johnstad with a story by Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad
When a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, they dispatch a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them take a stand.
This marks the fifth collaboration with Netflix and Shay Hatten, having previously written Netflix’s hit film Army of the Dead with Zack Snyder, and three upcoming films: The German language prequel Army of Thieves starring and directed by Matthias Schweighöfer, an anime spin-off Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, and the vampire hunting film Day Shift starring Jamie Foxx.
Producers include Deborah Snyder, Wesley Coller and Zack Snyder for The Stone Quarry; Eric Newman for Grand Electric, with Executive Producer Sarah Bowen for Grand Electric
This marks a reunion for Newman, Snyder and Stuber. One of Netflix’s most prolific producers, Newman drafted Snyder to direct his first film, Dawn of The Dead, in 2004. Netflix’s Scott Stuber oversaw that film in his then role of vice-chairman of Universal.
The film continues Netflix’s relationship with the Snyders and Stone Quarry who just produced zombie thriller Army of the Dead. The film, helmed by Zack Snyder, is one of Netflix’s top ten most watched films.
The Snyder’s brought to the screen their version of JUSTICE LEAGUE, which was a huge hit for fans and debuted on HBO Max and in theaters. Read our interview with producer Deborah Snyder HERE.
