Army of the Dead
Survivors take all.
Country
Production
Budget
$90 000 000
Revenue
$190 700 000
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Operator
Composer
Artist
Julie Berghoff, Brett McKenzie, Tyler Standen
Audition
John Papsidera, Kim Winther
Editing
Dody Dorn, Lindsay Feldman
All team (157)
All team (157)
Short description
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
What's left behind the scenes
- During the filming of the car collision scene at the beginning of the film, the camera was deliberately destroyed to realistically show the crash from the passengers' point of view.
- Filming the opening scene of the film, where the military encounter alpha zombies, proved to be the most exhausting and took five weeks, as Zack Snyder absolutely wanted this scene to take place at dusk.
- For several years, Zack Snyder purchased vintage Canon Dream Lens lenses from the 1960s online, and then had to create a customized digital camera to use these lenses for filming the movie.
- 2,500 plastic skeletons were dressed and laid out on the set.
- Work on the film began in 2009 when Zack Snyder wrote the screenplay, but he declined to direct due to commitments to other projects. James Gunn was considered as a director for a time, but he ultimately turned down the offer. In 2011, it was announced that Mattias van Heijningen Jr. would be directing the film, and it would be released in the fall of 2013. In 2012, van Heijningen Jr. announced his departure from the project, and it was shelved again until 2018.
- Everything the actors touched and walked on was real. Everything else, including the rooftops of buildings and the outline of Las Vegas against the sky, was created using computer technology.
- All scenes with Tig Notaro were filmed alone. This was because she had recovered from cancer, and filming took place during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Dave Bautista was not personally acquainted with Notaro; they had never even met, although they appear together in several scenes in the film. Notaro's image was simply inserted into these scenes using digital technology.
- The zombie horse ridden by Zeus through the ruins of Las Vegas was conceived by Gabriel Bartalos. Justin Raleigh, who was responsible for the makeup, said that many layers of makeup were applied to a real horse: a layer depicting bones and muscles, a layer depicting skin on top of it, and then veins and makeup on the muzzle were added in small pieces.
- The zombies wore contact lenses of various types. At the beginning of a person's transformation into a zombie, the contact lenses made it appear as if blood was leaking from their eyes, then the eyes became increasingly red, and the amount of blood seemed to grow. In the end, the lenses were completely white. All the contact lenses – over 60 sets – were created by Kristina Patterson.
- The actors playing zombies had to undergo a basic training course, mainly to learn how to handle weapons. One of them, Matthias Schweighöfer, already had relevant training, so he had to try to look more clumsy and less prepared.
- Chris D'Elia played the role of the helicopter pilot, but the actor was accused of sexual harassment. It was impossible to gather all the actors for reshoots, so he was replaced by Tig Notaro in post-production.
- Dave Bautista turned down a role in 'The Suicide Squad' in order to film in this movie.
- The role of the helicopter pilot was played by Chris D'Elia, but the actor was later accused of sexual harassment. Since it was impossible to gather all the actors for reshoots, he was replaced by actress Tig Notaro during post-production.
- Filming the movie's opening scene, where the military encounter an alpha zombie, proved to be the most exhausting and took five weeks, as Zack Snyder insisted that the scene take place at twilight.
- Dave Bautista turned down a role in 'Suicide Squad: Mission to Mayhem' in order to film this movie.
- For several years, Zack Snyder bought vintage 1960s Canon Dream Lenses online, and later had to create a customized digital camera to use these lenses for filming the movie.
- Work on the film began in 2009 when Zack Snyder wrote the screenplay, but he declined to direct due to his commitment to other projects. For a while, James Gunn was considered for the director's role, but he ultimately turned down the offer. In 2011, it was announced that Matty S. Van Heijningen would direct the film, with a release date set for autumn 2013. In 2012, Van Heijningen announced his departure from the project, and it was shelved again until 2018.
- Tig Notaro filmed all of her scenes alone. This was because she is a cancer survivor and filming took place at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Dave Bautista does not know Notaro personally; they have never even met, despite playing together in several scenes in the movie. Notaro's image was simply inserted into these scenes using digital technology.
- The zombie horse that Zeus rides through the ruins of Las Vegas was conceived by Gabriel Bartalos. Justin Raleigh, who was responsible for the makeup, explained that multiple layers of makeup were applied to a real horse: a layer representing bone and muscle, a layer of skin over that, and then small pieces of tendons and facial makeup were added.
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