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Huma Qureshi locked to headline Netflix film Army Of The Dead

Huma Qureshi is indeed on a roll these days! She may not be getting plum roles in Bollywood, but the storytellers on the web seem to be in love with her.

The actress is already doing an upcoming Netflix original called Leila, which is being helmed by Deepa Mehta, Shanker Raman and Pawan Kumar. The latest we hear that Huma Qureshi has bagged yet another Netflix project.


The said project is a film titled Army Of The Dead. Huma Qureshi will feature alongside an entire American star cast in the movie. According to reports, the talented actress will share the screen space with Dave Bautista, Ana De La Reguera, Ella Purnell and Theo Rossi in the film. Filmmaker Zack Snyder will call the shots.

Talking about the storyline of the film, Army Of The Dead revolves around a group setting out to perform a heist after a zombie outbreak in the city. The premise of the Netflix film is set in Las Vegas.

If reports are to be believed, Huma Qureshi will be fighting off some zombies herself in the movie. However, it is unclear if she will eventually become one as the story progresses.

More details are awaited.

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  • Moves away from the adventure tone of The Mummy (1999) into possession-led horror
  • Shifts the setting from desert tombs to a family home in Albuquerque
  • Focuses on parental fear and a “returned” child rather than treasure hunting
  • Relies on body horror, sound design and shock value over spectacle
  • Critics call it bold and unsettling, but uneven in storytelling

From desert spectacle to domestic dread

For decades, The Mummy has been tied to adventure, romance and spectacle, most famously in The Mummy (1999). That version thrived on sweeping desert landscapes, archaeological intrigue and a sense of escapism.

Lee Cronin takes a sharply different route. His reworking strips away the sense of adventure and relocates the horror into the home. The story still begins in Egypt, anchored by an ancient sarcophagus, but quickly shifts to the United States, where the real tension unfolds inside a family house.

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