Does (SPOILER) Die in 'Army of Thieves'? Here's the Scoop on That Ending

Oct. 31 2021, Published 7:00 p.m. ET

Warning: this newsletter accommodates spoilers for Army of Thieves.

If you have been wondering about how Ludwig Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer) ended up in Las Vegas throughout Zach Snyder's Army of the Dead, get ready to have some questions clarified. Netflix's latest zombie flick, titled Army of Thieves, is a horror-comedy movie and a prequel to Army of the Dead.

Although Army of Thieves takes audiences thru a roller-coaster of feelings, there may be one query on everybody's minds: does this zombie franchise end with Ludwig's death? Here's the whole thing we find out about how Army of Thieves ended and what is Ludwig's destiny (as far as we all know).

'Army of Thieves' provides some backstory to Ludwig earlier than his assumed death in 'Army of the Dead.'

As it seems, locksmith Ludwig Dieter (aka Sebastian Schlencht-Wöhnert) has encountered zombies earlier than he even set foot in Las Vegas. The plot of Army of Thieves follows Sebastian, a bored financial institution teller who cracks safes for fun and posts his skills on YouTube. When he is invited to attend an underground safecracking competition, he disguises himself as Ludwig and attends.

While attending the competition, Ludwig meets Gwendoline (Nathalie Emmanuel), a jewel thief who recruits him right into a heist crew intent on breaking into 3 banks that host 3 safes created by way of legendary locksmith Hans Wagner. The current proprietor of the banks is billionaire Bly Tanaka, who audiences will keep in mind from Army of the Dead.

The team succeeds at two heists, but the 3rd safe slips out of their grab. Gwendoline and Ludwig have advanced emotions for one some other, and Gwendoline sacrifices herself to be arrested so Ludwig can get away pursuing the 3rd safe. As it turns out, the third secure is being sent to Las Vegas, thus prompting the plot of Army of the Dead.

At the tip of the film, in an 'epilogue' scene, Ludwig is approached through Scott Ward (Dave Bautista) and Maria Cruz (Ana de la Reguera) to help scouse borrow the very safe he and Gwendoline vowed to return to in the future. Scott and Maria's visit thus kicks off the events of Army of the Dead — the place Ludwig is ultimate noticed getting close into a vault to save Vanderohe.

Although Ludwig's ambiguous ending in Army of the Dead would possibly seem like he's lifeless, director Zach Snyder, who is already on board for a sequel, tentatively titled Planet of the Dead, has different ideas. In an interview with Inverse (in keeping with Den of Geek), Zach mentioned Ludwig's destiny.

"We don’t see him die on camera, and there’s still some time left. I won’t tell you what happens in Army of the Dead 2 — aka Planet of the Dead — but let’s just say that there’s a chance [Ludwig] Dieter survives." Fans would not be stunned if Ludwig manages to flee the vault, particularly being the seasoned safecracker that he's.

The question remains, will he go back as a zombie? The last audiences saw, he was once trapped with Zeus, the "Alpha Zombie" of the flick.

Army of the Dead and Army of Thieves are each to be had to stream now on Netflix.

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