Zack Snyder, the writer and director of Netflix’s zombie-heist film Army of the Dead, revealed some details about the alpha zombie Zeus, the upcoming prequel’s storyline, and how it’ll connect with Zeus’ origin.
In an online stream with The Film Junkee, talking about Zeus’ origin, he explained,
“Richards is his name. The soldier that is Zeus, but he had a name; he was a guy before. Something happened to him… He did volunteer for something, but it wasn’t what he thought… He also went on a mission. It wasn’t just like, come to this facility and train. He went on a quest on his own and came back as this thing.”
Zack Snyder
With the prequel film, Army of Thieves, already in post-production and a prequel anime series, Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas, in development, the stories will have a lot to unpack.
During a virtual convention, Justice Con, Zack Snyder confirmed that Area 51 is involved in the zombies’ origin story.
“It’s exciting. Just the kind of this world that we’ve created and these zombies and their mythology and like where they come from, which is a mindbender anyway when you actually see it. I mean, it’s not in the movie a hundred percent. It’s implied in the movie.
But in the animated series, we actually go, and we go all the way. I don’t think it ruins anything to say Area 51 is involved. Of course, it is. When you say it out loud, you’re like, I guess zombies do come from Area 51. Wouldn’t that make sense? It’s right there. Why would they put Las Vegas so close to Area 51? That feels like a mistake.”
Zack Snyder
Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force facility located within the Nevada Test and Training Range. The secrecy surrounding Area 51 has often led to many conspiracy theories including UFOs and alien sightings.
The film follows a group of mercenaries, led by Scott Ward (Dave Bautista), as they enter the zombie-infested city of Las Vegas to recover $200 million from a casino vault before the government drops a nuclear weapon on the site.
Army of the Dead is now available for streaming on Netflix.
| Cast | Character |
| Dave Bautista | Scott Ward |
| Ella Purnell | Kate Ward |
| Omari Hardwick | Vanderohe |
| Ana de la Reguera | Maria Cruz |
| Theo Rossi | Burt Cummings |
| Matthias Schweighöfer | Dieter |
| Nora Arnezeder | Lilly (The Coyote) |
| Hiroyuki Sanada | Bly Tanaka |
| Garret Dillahunt | Martin |
| Tig Notaro | Marianne Peters |
| Raúl Castillo | Mikey Guzman |
| Huma Qureshi | Geeta |
| Samantha Win | Chambers |
| Richard Cetrone | Zeus |
| Michael Cassidy | Sgt. Kelly |
About Army of the Dead
Army of the Dead is a 2021 American zombie heist action thriller film directed by Zack Snyder, with a screenplay he co-wrote with Shay Hatten and Joby Harold.
The film stars Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Samantha Win, Huma Qureshi and Garret Dillahunt.
After a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries takes the ultimate gamble by venturing into the quarantine zone for the greatest heist ever. the outbreak of zombies begins in Area 51, the highly secretive government facility in Nevada where a zombie virus has been engineered and then spread, resulting in the creation of a multitude of undead creatures.
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