Bad news, most of Vegas's population were turned into zombies. Good news, if I went there to play poker against them, I would probably win more. Howdy? I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A. My agenda is simple. Each week, I plan to bring you in-depth insights into the creative process of storytelling.

Folks, we have a great episode for you today. We have co-writer Shea Hatton and

co-writer director Zach Snyder to talk about their latest film, Army of the Dead. Now, I

absolutely love a good zombie film, and this one was highly entertaining. I mean, I, you know,

I say it later in the interview, but I mean it. After I completed watching the movie, the first

thing I did was go back

and rewatch the opening sequence because the opening title sequence was so freaking great. And as

Zach refers to it later, it was like creating his own short film at the beginning of the film,

which was really a blast to watch. But Zach and Shay were completely forthcoming about their creative process and what it took

to write Army of the Dead.

So I know you'll dig this episode.

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So thanks for considering. But now without any further ado, let's jump right into our conversation

with co-writer, Shea Haddon, and co-writer-writer director Zach Snyder about their latest film,

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