Episode 88 - Army of the Dead

Army of the Dead is a 2021 American zombie heist film directed by Zack Snyder, with a screenplay by Snyder, Shay Hatten, and Joby Harold, based on an original story by Snyder. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi and Garret Dillahunt. The plot follows a group of soldiers who plan a Las Vegas casino heist amid a zombie apocalypse. The film was announced in 2007, but spent several years in development hell at Warner Bros. before having the rights bought by Netflix in 2019. Snyder was announced as director, and the cast joined over the next several months.  Chris D'Elia was originally cast in the film, but after several sexual misconduct accusations were made against him in August 2020, Tig Notaro was hired to replace his character and reshot his scenes using green screen and body doubles. The #talkintv boys break down their thoughts on the movie, how it adds to the zombie subgenre and what it does for Snyder as a whole, before giving their final thoughts. It's all covered here on the #talkintvpodcast #armyofthedead #armyofthedeadmoviereview #davebautista #zacksnyder #netflix #zacksnydernetflix #netflixoriginal #armyofthedeadtrailer #armyofthedeadfranchise