Army of the Dead
write by Snyder and Shay Hatten ( John Wick : Chapter 3 - Parabellum),Army of the Deadfollows a mercenary ( Dave Bautista ) who examine to pull off the greatest heist in history , in the aftermath of Las Vegas being overrun with zombies . The current screenplay is said to be completely different fromthe controversial script draftwritten years ago , and features an eclectic potpourri of characters in both starring and put up roles . Now , it appears a few more of those players have been cast , in addition to a major one .
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concord toThe Wrap , Purnell has signed on to act Bautista ’s onscreen daughter inArmy of the Dead . The site also reports that Theo Rossi ( Marvel ’s Luke Cage ) , Ana De La Reguera ( Everything , Everything ) , and Huma Qureshi ( Kaala ) have sign on to play as - yet unspecified office in the film .
Army of the Deadmarks another mellow - profile moving-picture show role for Purnell , following her previous turn in Tim Burton’sMiss Peregrine ’s Home for Peculiar Childrenbook adaptation and her recur roles on recent TV series likeOrdeal by InnocenceandSweetbitter . A antecedently - released casting breakdownrevealed that her character in the film , Kate , is a 20 - something"taciturn , hard - working , driven"woman who volunteers for the World Health Organization , in the wake of the zombie outbreak . Meanwhile , Bautista ’s protagonist , Scott , is say to be a"dry witted , thoughtful"man who ’s estranged from a family when he begins to plan his mysterious heist job . As for the other report cast members : they could be playing some of the members of Scott ’s operation , which are enounce to range from a latina body shop owner to a"master"safe - cracker , and a refugee and single mom essay to patronize her two kids .
It sounds like theArmy of the Deadscript call for an inclusive collection of actor ( with respect to both gender and race ) , so it ’s expert to see that ruminate in the casting so far . Similarly , the movie ’s premise is something that should play to Snyder ’s strengths as a filmmaker who specializes in extremely stylize , kinetic action at law and set pieces - much in the same way hisDawn of the Deadremake did , with its " fast " zombie sequences . With shot expected to get underway by July , Army of the Deadshould be ready to premier on Netflix by 2020 , make it one of the streamer ’s more talked - about Originals plan for that year .
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Source : The Wrap
