Netflix’s Army of the Dead Set to Arrive in Cinemark Theaters
Netflix has officially announced their new partnership with one of the biggest theater chains in the country, Cinemark, for the theatrical release of Zack Snyder’s upcoming action-thriller
Army of the Dead. This marks the first Netflix film that will receive a wide release at a major theater chain. The Dave Bautista-led zombie pic is scheduled to arrive exclusively in theaters at 200 Cinemark locations on May 14, followed by its streaming debut on May 21 on Netflix.
“Cinemark is excited to work with Netflix on our first wide release and provide movie lovers the opportunity to see ‘Army of the Dead’ in our theatres across the U.S.,” Cinemark’s Senior VP of Global Content Strategy, Justin McDaniel, said in a statement (via Variety). “Zack Snyder fans will love seeing the action in an immersive, cinematic environment with larger-than-life sight and sound technology.”
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) and Joby Harold (
Obi-Wan Kenobi). The updated synopsis, which you can read below, also gives us a more detailed introduction of the main characters joining Bautista’s Scott Ward in his wild Las Vegas heist.
“The film takes place following a zombie outbreak that has left Las Vegas in ruins and walled off from the rest of the world. When Scott Ward, a displaced Vegas local, former zombie war hero who’s now flipping burgers on the outskirts of the town he now calls home, is approached by casino boss Bly Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada), it’s with the ultimate proposition: Break into the zombie-infested quarantine zone to retrieve $200 million sitting in a vault beneath the strip before the city is nuked by the government in 32 hours. Driven by the hope that the payoff could help pave the way to a reconciliation with his estranged daughter Kate, Ward takes on the challenge, assembling a ragtag team of experts for the heist.
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Fans of Zack Snyder better get ready to see a unique return from the filmmaker to his debut genre as Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Army of the Dead, an action heist pic set in Las Vegas during a large zombie outbreak.
Watchmen and
Dawn of the Dead remake penned by James Gunn (
The Suicide Squad). The project found new life at Netflix in 2019, with the streaming platform greenlighting a reported $70-90 million budget and swiftly partnering with Snyder to build a franchise around the film, including a prequel feature helmed by Schweighöfer centered on his character, which wrapped filming in December, and an anime series also set prior to the events of the film.
Army of the Dead is set to hit select theaters and Netflix on May 21.