Army of Thieves features a huge Dawn of the Dead Easter egg

While Zack Snyder s Military of the Dead might not be an extension of Dawn of the Dead, the director s remake of George A. Romero s timeless, that hasn t quit the new innovator, Army of Thieves, admiring Snyder s previous experience with the undead.

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Matthias Schweighöfer routes Army of Thieves, which tells the tale of the safecracker Dieter (additionally played by Schweighöfer) prior to he heads to zombie-infested Las Vegas. As revealed in the new Netflix movie, Dieter has actually been having visions of zombies-- and also one of those desire series recreates a minute from Snyder s variation of Dawn of the Dead.

In Army of Thieves, Dieter sees a zombified girl staggering down a hallway towards him, a lot like exactly how a pair s young child assaults them in their bedroom in the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead.

We looked for even the very same outfit that the woman was using in Dawn of the Dead, Schweighöfer informed Vanity Fair while discussing the scene We couldn t find it, but it s quite a comparable shot. See images of both scenes listed below.

Army of Thieves does not include lots of zombies, rather playing mostly as a straightforward break-in motion picture, so Schweighöfer managing to recommendation Dawn of the Dead is an excellent accomplishment.

If you have actually seen the current installation in the Military of the Dead franchise as well as have concerns, after that we re right here to aid-- have a look at our rundown of the Army of Thieves finishing and exactly how the movie ties into the already-infamous time-loop concept. As well as if you ve already watched the movie, after that order a few even more watch referrals with our checklist of the finest Netflix flicks streaming today.