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When Zack Snyder\u2019s Army of the Dead<\/a> arrived on Netflix<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year, we were delighted to see that it was every bit the fun and insane zombie thrill ride we were hoping it would be.<\/p>\n And it was such a big hit for the streamer that more stories set in the world were soon announced \u2013 including the upcoming\u00a0Army of Thieves<\/a>.<\/p>\n What is surprising though is that, despite this very much being a franchise where zombies have risen to eat us all, this latest movie is not focused on the undead that much, or even at all.<\/p>\n The prequel features Matthias Schweigh\u00f6fer, who reprises the role of safe cracker Ludwig Dieter. The film has been billed as a heist romantic comedy film, with Schweigh\u00f6fer also taking his seat in the director\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n While the outbreak is indeed happening during the events of Army of Thieves, our characters, who are played by the likes of Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee and Guz Khan, will be too busy with their heist to pay much mind to the zombie apocalypse.<\/p>\n Franchise creator and Army of Thieves producer Zack Snyder explained this decision while speaking to\u00a0Radio Times.com<\/a>\u00a0and other press.<\/p> He said: \u201cI thought it was natural to the story and natural to Matthias\u2019s character and frankly to our preconceived notions about it being more of a genre-busting franchise than necessarily a zombie franchise right out of the box.<\/p>\n \u201cI love genre and so deconstructing genre is one of my favourite things to do. I felt like this kind of heist romantic comedy was another amazing trope-filled universe that we just wanted to go and explore.\u201d<\/p>\n While taking out the undead must be fun for the actors, the cast were happy with the choice to scale them back. \u201cThe main thing that drew me in was the fact that I was expecting a zombie movie and it was actually a heist movie,\u201d said Nathalie Emmanuel. \u201cThat was a really interesting choice to do that and it was exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n Ruby O. Fee added \u201cI was so excited to be a part of the whole Zack Snyder universe and the story is amazing. It\u2019s not zombies but it\u2019s safes and heists, the whole crew together, and also playing with Nat and with Matthias directing was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n Army of Thieves is set to land on Netflix on Friday, 29th October. While you\u2019re waiting, check out more of our Film<\/a> coverage or visit our TV Guide<\/a> to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Joe Julians Published: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 at 12:00 am When Zack Snyder\u2019s Army of the Dead arrived on Netflix\u00a0earlier this year, we were delighted to see that it was every bit the fun and insane zombie thrill ride we were hoping it would be. 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