Filmmaker
Zack
Snyder
is
awaiting
the
release
of
Huma
Qureshi-starrer
Army
of
the
Dead.
The
filmmaker
recently
opened
up
about
the
collaboration
and
said
that
he
now
wants
to
work
'only
with
Indian
actors'.
The
thriller
starring
Huma,
also
features
Dave
Bautista
alongside
Ella
Purnell,
Omari
Hardwick,
Ana
de
la
Reguera
and
others.
After
making
a
name
for
himself
with
comic
book
adaptations
in
the
DC
Universe,
Zack
turns
to
his
roots
with
Army
of
the
Dead.
The
film
is
set
to
follow
a
group
of
mercenaries
hired
to
retrieve
$200
million
from
a
casino.
The
official
synopsis
reads,
"After
a
zombie
outbreak
in
Las
Vegas,
a
group
of
mercenaries
take
the
ultimate
gamble
by
venturing
into
the
quarantine
zone
for
the
greatest
heist
ever."
ALSO
READ:
Huma
Qureshi
Unveils
Character
Poster
Of
Army
of
the
Dead,
Says
'My
Heart
Bleeds'
For
India
In
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
the
filmmaker
opened
up
about
working
with
Huma
Qureshi
who
plays
Geeta
in
the
zombie
film.
Snyder
revealed
that
she
was
always
intended
to
be
Indian.
"She
was
written
as
an
Indian
character,
and
Huma
is
a
really
amazing
actress,
no
two
ways
about
it.
We
talked
about
who
we
could
get,
and
the
casting
director
brought
her
up.
I
watched
some
of
her
material,
and
I
was
like,
'this
actress
is
amazing'," said
Zack
Snyder.
Snyder
revealed
that
he
"didn't
think
that
she
would
do
the
film,
but
Huma
agreed.
I
was
so
happy,
and
finally,
having
her
on
set,
she
was
like,
you
know,
I
want
only
Indian
actors
in
my
movies
from
now
on."
Meanwhile,
Zack
Snyder
also
pledged
to
work
with
Huma
to
help
India
fight
the
pandemic.
ALSO
READ:
Army
Of
The
Dead
Trailer:
Dave
Bautista
&
Huma
Qureshi
Attempt
A
0
Million
Heist
In
This
Zombie
Film
He
recently
had
tweeted,
"I've
joined
hands
with
Save
The
Children
to
help
Delhi
fight
the
pandemic.
They
are
working
to
build
a
temporary
hospital
facility
in
Delhi
with
100
beds
along
with
an
oxygen
plant.
Please
support
#BreathofLife
@humasqureshi."
Coming
back
to
Army
of
the
Dead,
the
film
set
to
be
out
on
Netflix
on
May
21
also
stars
Theo
Rossi,
Matthias
Schweighöfer,
Nora
Arnezeder,
Hiroyuki
Sanada,
Tig
Notaro,
Raúl
Castillo,
Samantha
Win,
and
Garret
Dillahunt.
Story first published: Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 16:45 [IST]