Overlord Movie Cast Interview
46Overlord Movie Cast Interview - Pilou Asbæk and Julius Avery
J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot is back in theaters this weekend with their latest genre mashup, Overlord, the World War II action-horror that pits a troupe of US soldiers behind enemy lines against mutant zombies. Director Julius Avery (who's been tapped to direct the new Flash Gordon movie since the taping of this interview) makes an impressive debut in the realm of big budget action with a series of killer set pieces kicked off by a spectacular aerial combat sequence. But when it comes time for the monster action, it's Game of Thrones actor Pilou Asbæk who takes center stage as a grotesque, villainous Nazi.
Following the film's world premiere at Fantastic Fest, I sat down with the filmmaker and actor to discuss their bonkers war horror and pulling off some of the film's technical elements. Avery discussed the challenges the film's big opening aerial sequence and the importance of keeping the effects primarily practical. Asbæk also had some thoughts on the practical effects -- the actor wears extensive prosthetics on his face throughout the film -- and talked about adding an extra-evil Nazi to the ranks of his villainous roles. Check out what they had to say in the player above, and see a list of what we discussed in the index below.
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