World War Z (2013)

Former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.

Director:

Marc Forster

Writers:

Matthew Michael Carnahan (screenplay), Drew Goddard (screenplay)

Stars:

Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz

3 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Pitt	...	Gerry Lane
Mireille Enos	...	Karin Lane
Daniella Kertesz	...	Segen
James Badge Dale	...	Captain Speke
Ludi Boeken	...	Jurgen Warmbrunn
Matthew Fox	...	Parajumper
Fana Mokoena	...	Thierry Umutoni
David Morse	...	Ex-CIA Agent
Elyes Gabel	...	Andrew Fassbach
Peter Capaldi	...	W.H.O. Doctor
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	W.H.O. Doctor
Ruth Negga	...	W.H.O. Doctor
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	W.H.O. Doctor
Sterling Jerins	...	Constance Lane
Abigail Hargrove	...	Rachel Lane

Storyline

Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.

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Plot Keywords:

nova scotia | zombie | walled city | severed arm | south korea | 

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Taglines:

I can't leave my family

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense frightening zombie sequences, violence and disturbing images

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the time, this was the highest-grossing film of Brad Pitt's career.

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Goofs

As the passenger plane comes in to land at Cardiff Airport the background images show Snowdon and other mountains in the Snowdonia region. It would be highly unlikely that a route from Jerusalem to South Wales would take them to North Wales.

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Quotes

Captain Speke: Looks like we just woke the dead. In that respect, please turn off all pagers and cellphones.

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Crazy Credits

The opening logos are shown in dark blueish color with intense music in the background.

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Alternate Versions

An unrated cut released on home video adds almost seven minutes of additional action and some alternate/re-edited shots.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Mel Brooks/Rita Ora/Banks & Steelz (2016)

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Soundtracks

Salaam
Written by Mosh Ben-Ari

User Reviews

More sinister than 7 years ago

Considering what is happening in the world today, this film takes on a different meaning for me, all the more so because both in the book and in the original version of the script the epidemic has its origin in China not to mention the North Korean thread, which is becoming particularly ominous.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA UK Malta

Language:

English Spanish Hebrew Arabic

Release Date:

21 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

World War Z

Filming Locations:

Lulworth Cove, Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$190,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$66,411,834, 23 June 2013

Gross USA:

$202,359,711

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$540,007,876

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Skydance Media, Hemisphere Media Capital

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min 123 min (Unrated Edition)

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1 SDDS Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1