“Army of Thieves” is a Netflix original film and a prequel to Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead”.
Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about this new film.
- Army of Thieves is a 2021 heist film
- The film is directed by Matthias Schweighöfer
- Based on a screenplay by Shay Hatten
- The film is based on a story he wrote with Zack Snyder
- It is a prequel to Army of the Dead
- It is the second installment in the Army of the Dead franchise
- The film stars Schweighöfer
- He reprises his role as Ludwig Dieter
- The supporting cast that includes Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee, Stuart Martin, Guz Khan, and Jonathan Cohen
- Filming began in Germany and the Czech Republic in October 2020
- Filming concluded by December 2020
- Army of Thieves was released on October 29, 2021, on Netflix
- It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics
- In September 2020, it was announced that the film, then known as Army of the Dead: The Prequel, was in development at Netflix
- 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
- On July 25, 2021, Netflix unveiled its first teaser trailer for the film which premiered at the San Diego Comic-Con
- 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”
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 71% rating
- Based on 51 reviews
- With an average rating of 6.10/10
- The website’s critics consensus reads: “Army of Thieves doesn’t reinvent the heist thriller, but director-star Matthias Schweighöfer proves an appealing presence on both sides of the camera”
- On Metacritic, it holds a weighted average score of 48 out of 100
- Based on 21 critics
- The film received “mixed or average reviews”
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