The seaside town has fallen on hard times in recent years, but it made the perfect spot to film “Army of the Dead,” a new movie about a group of mercenaries who attempt to steal millions left behind in a casino vault after Las Vegas is overrun by the undead.
The film, starring Dave Bautista, Tig Notaro and Ana de la Reguera, is playing in theaters and begins streaming today on Netflix.
Shooting in actual Las Vegas casinos wasn’t possible, because they’re always open, so the crew used two shuttered Atlantic City spots as a stand-in: the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel and the Showboat.
Both venues closed in 2014 (the Showboat later reopened as a non-gaming hotel), and the filmmakers say being inside was a bit spooky. “There was a lot of discovery.
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