'Overlord' trailer: JJ Abrams's next is a WWII film with US soldiers battling Nazi zombies
World War II, Nazis, and Zombies. The decades may go by but producers and directors will not stop milking these cash cows with an endless stream of features. One can hardly blame them given the affinity the audience have for these tired tropes. JJ Abrams, who made his name with his work in the action genre, 'Armageddon' and 'Cloverfield' being the two most noteworthy and successful examples, now brings us 'Overlord', a World War II zombie horror film that unfolds on the eve of D-Day and combines practically all three tropes. The result is a "bat**** crazy" adventure.
The first trailer for the film gives us a glimpse of what we can expect come November 9. The Julius Avery-directed venture trods down a tried and tested path with a formula proven to reap dividends — that of pitting a rag-tag group of misfits against a historically powerful enemy and following them as they overcome the gargantuan odds.