Army of the Dead Video Reveals First 15 Minutes Will Release Next Week

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The first 15 minutes of Zack Snyder’s upcoming zombie heist film Army of the Dead will release next week, according to a new video. The movie stars an ensemble cast including Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Matthias Schweighöfer, Theo Rossi Hiroyuki Sanada, Nora Arnezeder, and Tig Notaro. Army of the Dead is scheduled for a limited theatrical release on May 14, followed by a Netflix streaming release on May 21.

With Army of the Dead, Zack Snyder is returning to his zombie-infected roots. The director originally gained fame for his lauded remake of George A. Romero’s classic horror flick Dawn of the Dead, but he’s since built a career primarily based on comic book adaptations like Watchmen, 300, and Justice League. Though Army of the Dead isn’t tied in any direct narrative way to Dawn of the Dead, it’s still fun to see Snyder going back to the genre that shot him to stardom.

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Though the film doesn’t release on Netflix for another two weeks, fans won’t have to wait that long to get an extended look at the movie. According to a video posted by Netflix and retweeted by Snyder, the first 15 minutes of Army of the Dead will be revealed next week during a YouTube livestreaming event. The stream is set to go live on Thursday, May 13 – one day before the film’s theatrical premiere – at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET.

 

The practice of releasing a significant chunk of an upcoming film ahead of the premiere date isn’t new. The Warner Bros. hit Mortal Kombat recently did the same thing, posting its opening sequence online for all to watch leading up to the film’s release. In a time when streaming/theatrical hybrid launches are becoming the norm, it’s not so unusual to see films trying different promotional approaches.

Army of the Dead is already benefitting in some ways off the name of its director alone, who was thrown into one of the biggest Hollywood spotlights in recent memory last year when it was announced that his cut of Justice League would be officially released on HBO Max. The Snyder Cut ended up garnering far more favorable reviews than the original theatrical version of the movie, sparking renewed interest in Zack Snyder’s other upcoming projects. Army of the Dead is a good deal different in scope and tone than Justice League, but hopefully it will deliver an entertaining experience of its own sort when it releases later this month.