So Many New Kinds of Zombies… OH MY!
In this special bonus episode, Brian and Darryl take the time out of their busy lives to review Zack Snyder’s latest foray into the zombie genre ‘Army of the Dead!
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Army of the Dead (2021)
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries takes the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Dave Bautista as Scott Ward, a mercenary and founder of the mercenary group – Las Vengeance
Ella Purnell as Kate Ward, Scott’s estranged daughter who works with the World Health Organization
Omari Hardwick as Vanderohe, a soldier
Ana de la Reguera as Maria Cruz, Scott’s friend, and a mechanic
Theo Rossi as Burt Cummings, an abusive security guard
Matthias Schweighöfer as Ludwig Dieter, a German safecracker
Nora Arnezeder as Lily, a Frenchwoman known as the Coyote
Hiroyuki Sanada as Bly Tanaka, a billionaire who orchestrates the heist
Garret Dillahunt as Martin, the right-hand man to Tanaka
Tig Notaro as Marianne Peters, a helicopter pilot tasked with transporting the team.
Raúl Castillo as Mikey Guzman, a sharpshooter
Huma Qureshi as Geeta, a refugee, and single mother
Samantha Win as Chambers, Guzman’s friend
Richard Cetrone as Zeus, the Alpha Zombie king
Athena Perample as The Queen, queen of the Alpha Zombies
Michael Cassidy as Sergeant Kelly, a U.S. convoy soldier
Deborah Snyder
Wesley Coller
Zack Snyder
Shay Hatten
May 14, 2021 (United States)
14 Things About ‘Army of the Dead’ That Will Stop Your Heart
Las Vegas is known to many as the entertainment capital of the world. But when Zack Snyder wanted to set his new zombie heist thriller Army of the Dead there, it turned out to be a much-complicated undertaking. To celebrate the film’s Netflix debut on May 21, here are 14 behind-the-scenes facts about how the crew recreated Sin City in Albuquerque and Atlantic City, the special camera Snyder specifically made for the film, and how Carole Baskin – yes, really – helped bring the film to life.
Zack Snyder started working on the first draft of Army of the Dead a decade ago.It took five weeks to film the opening scene where the soldiers first encounter Zeus. “I really wanted to shoot it at dusk in natural light,” says Snyder. “We shot it every day at dusk for five weeks to get it right.”In the opening sequence, the VFX team added some subtle orbs to the sky as a nod to Area 51.While Snyder doesn’t make any cameos in the film, eagle-eyed fans will spot him in two scenes at the beginning of the film.Snyder spent years buying every 1960s-era Canon Dream lens he could find on eBay to give the film a soft, organic look in contrast to the harsh apocalyptic zombie landscape in the film.Before production started, he collaborated with RED Studios for a year on designing custom-made cameras that combined digital camera technology with the Canon Dream lenses.Army of the Dead marks Snyder’s first feature film as Director of Photography and the first time he used digital cameras for a full-length feature.The ensemble’s 10 lead actors completed a week-long “Zombie Boot Camp” where they were drilled on weapons nomenclature, gun handling, stance, weapon manipulation, moving with a weapon, and working