Tig Notaro has landed a new gig that involves filming a movie role that had previously been completed by another comedian. According to Variety, Zack Snyderâs upcoming zombie heist film starring Dave Bautista, Army of the Dead, had cast and filmed a part by comedian Chris DâElia, but presumably due to the sexual-misconduct allegations that surfaced against DâElia in June, the role has now been recast, and Notaro will step in to take over. The Variety report notes that Army of the Dead had already completed shooting and entered post-production prior to the pandemic, so in order to swap out DâElia with his new replacement, Notaroâs performance will be added thanks to the magic of green screen and other special effects.
DâElia denied the June 16 allegations that he solicited nude photos from underage girls, saying in a statement that all of his relationships âhave been both legal and consensual.â By June 23 he was dropped by his agency, CAA, and on July 23, Netflix pulled a prank show it had in the works from DâElia and comedian Bryan Callen. Not long after, on July 31, Callen was also the center of multiple sexual-misconduct allegations reported by the Los Angeles Times, including rape. Callen âcategorically and absolutelyâ denied the allegations in a statement.
Anyway, best of luck to Tig.