10 Recent Movies Where The Reshoots Were Obvious

Zack Snyder's new Netflix zombie film undertook the gargantuan task of replacing an actor who appeared in many, many scenes of the movie alongside other cast members.

After sexual misconduct allegations were levelled against Chris D'Elia, the decision was made to remove him from the film, D'Elia ultimately being replaced with comedienne Tig Notaro.

Snyder and Netflix organised two weeks worth of reshoots to integrate Notaro into the film, but due to both the pandemic and the massive ensemble cast, the decision was made to insert her into the film through clever editing and VFX trickery.

In fact, the only actor Notaro worked with during reshoots was Ana de la Reguera, and as impressively as Snyder managed to weave Notaro's performance into the existing material, it's still incredibly easy to spot.

The key giveaway is of course the fact that Notaro generally delivers her dialogue in isolated shot-reverse-shot conversations with her co-stars, and most of the time that she does appear in shots with other cast members, there are noticeable feathering blurs where she's been composited into the existing take.

Still, Snyder and his crew did an excellent job matching the lighting between the reshoots and the original photography, so it might well pass muster for less technically-inclined viewers - especially those not watching in 4K.

To the trained eye it's pretty clear she didn't film her material with the other actors, but Snyder gets an A for effort.