Zack Snyder to Direct New Cop Thriller

The filmmaker behind movies such as ‘300’ and ‘Army of the Dead’ is continuing his work for the streaming service with an untitled new thriller.

Director Zack Snyder at Next on Netflix Animation Preview. Photo: Netflix.

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Zack Snyder is planning an untitled new thriller.
Regular collaborator Kurt Johnstad is co-writing the movie.
It’ll be set among LAPD cops and released by Netflix.

While Zack Snyder is more known for bringing us zombie hordes, giant historical battles, superhero brooding or big-scale science fiction, it appears he’s ready to stay a little more down to Earth for his next movie.

Following the two-part ‘Rebel Moon’ (which expanded even further with directors’ cuts), Netflix is apparently happy to keep throwing money his way, as Snyder is now developing a new action thriller for the streaming service.

This time around, the director will swap giant spaceships for the gritty streets of Los Angeles via an yet-to-be-titled movie.

What’s the story of Zack Snyder’s new movie?

Director/writer/producer Zack Snyder on the set of 'Rebel Moon.' Photo: Clay Enos/Netflix © 2023.

Exact plot details are being kept behind bars for now, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the action thriller is being described as being set in the high-stakes world of life and death and centered on an elite LAPD unit that is relentlessly confronted with the unforgiving collision of law and morality.

Who else is working on Zack Snyder’s new movie?

Director Zack Snyder and producer Deborah Snyder at Next on Netflix Animation Preview. Photo: Netflix.

At Snyder’s side as always will be his wife and business partner Deborah Snyder, who’ll produce alongside the director and Wesley Coller via the trio’s Stone Quarry banner.

And on the scripting front, Kurt Johnstad, who worked with Snyder on ‘300’ and the ‘Rebel Moon’ movies is back to co-write.

Here’s what Snyder told the Reporter about the new project:

“Years ago, Dan [Lin, Netflix’s head of film] and I had a conversation about our shared interest in telling a compelling and visceral character-driven story set within the intense, complex and captivating landscape of the LAPD. It’s a conversation that has stuck with me. So, as you would expect, I’m very excited to now have the opportunity to partner with Dan, along with the rest of my amazing partners at Netflix, in developing this story.”

It’ll also allow the director to make up for an old lost opportunity –– he was attached to direct ‘S.W.A.T.’ for Sony years ago when attempting to make the shift from music videos and commercials to movies. It didn’t work out over a disagreement on the rating (Snyder wanted to make it an R-rated movie; the studio preferred PG-13).

What else is Zack Snyder working on?

Zack Snyder attends the Netflix's Tudum: A Global Fan Event 2023 at Fundação Bienal de São Paulo on June 17, 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images for NETFLIX.

Snyder recently released animated saga ‘Twilight of the Gods’ (on which he was a writer and director) via the streamer.

Twilight of the Gods

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His ‘Army of the Dead’ spin-offs (beyond live-action prequel ‘Army of Thieves’) appear to be still shuffling through development, but he has other projects on the bubble, including TV series ‘Until the Last One,’ on which he’s a producer.

Oh, and when not cranking out movie ideas, he’s also turned his hand to pottery. So at least he has something to fall back on, just in case (no, we’re not kidding).