The first trailer for Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead is here! What do we know about the story of Zack Snyder’s new movie? When is Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead release date?

Snyder is getting ready for a big year! His Justice League will release on HBO Max on March 18, and Army of the Dead will be his first project for Netflix and his return to the zombie genre. In 2004 he started his career by directing a remake of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead. 

An official synopsis for Army of the Dead reads: “Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.”

Taking advantage of the confusion after the zombie invasion in Las Vegas, a group of ex-soldiers planning to enter quarantine and carry out a large-scale robbery. The film stars Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Ana De La Reguera, Theo Rossi, Huma Qureshi, Omari Hardwick, Tig. Notaro includes names such as Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Matthias Schweighöfer, Raúl Castillo, Nora Arnezeder, and Samantha Win.

Zack Synder’s Army of the Dead will meet the audience on May 21, 2021. Snyder recently announced he would not be getting paid for his work on the new cut of the film.

Zack Synder: “I didn’t want to be beholden to anyone, and it allowed me to keep my negotiating powers with these people pretty strong,” he explained in a new interview.

Dave Bautista: “I’m a zombie fan, I tried to get on Walking Dead for years, I said I would come and play a zombie for free, but they said, ‘You’re too big!’”

You can watch the new trailer for the film below!

Schweighöfer, who will direct the lead role of the prequel movie, will also give life to the character named Ludwig Dieter in the film.