World War Z Page #7

Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Marc Forster
Production: Paramount Pictures
  3 wins & 24 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
PG-13
Year:
2013
116 min
$202,351,611
Website
15,770 Views


Now, this

is vault 139.

That's where your samples would be.

This is the skybridge.

That connects B-Wing

to the main building here.

And this, is the only thing

standing between us and the skybridge.

So,

what do you propose, Mr. Lane?

DR. KELLY:
You are not serious.

B-Wing's a maze.

They'll never make it back alone.

We don't even know

if his theory is correct.

JAVIER:
Well, I know I'm not asking

one of you to take him there.

Each has its merits.

- Last resort.

- It's too loud.

Let's go.

Try not to kill one.

It only makes

the rest of them more aggressive.

Yeah.

You sure you want to do this?

Of course I'm not. Let's go.

BRIT:
Good luck.

(WHISPERING) See you all shortly.

Good luck.

If anything comes down this hall before

we do, you seal these doors for good.

- Understood?

- Okay.

(DOORS LOCKING)

(PIPE SLIDING)

(CAN CLATTERING)

(DISTANT SNARLING)

(GLASS CRUNCHING)

(CRUNCHING SOUND ECHOES)

(MOANING)

(ZOMBIES MOANING SOFTLY)

DR. KELLY:
There they are.

(MOANING)

(GROWLING)

(WHISPERING) Go, go.

(GROWLS)

Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up.

Come on!

(SNARLS)

(SCREECHES)

(SNARLS)

They're fine. They're fine.

(SCREECHES)

(DOOR CREAKING)

DR. KELLY:
Sh*t.

(ZOMBIES SNARL)

JAVIER:
(SOFTLY)

The vault we need is in 139.

(DISTANT THUD)

(ZOMBIE MOANS SOFTLY)

(METAL CLANGS)

- (SCREECHES)

- (GASPS)

(GUNSHOT)

(SNARLS)

Go!

Oh, my God.

Left, left, left!

What are you doing?

She'll get you to the vault.

(CLANGING)

(GRUNTS)

(GROANING)

(SNARLS)

(GROWLING)

(GRUNTING)

(STRAINING)

(PANTING)

That's the vault.

- We can make it.

- No, we can't.

(SNARLING)

We can't make it. Let's go!

(GUNSHOTS)

They're not gonna make it.

You heard what Javi said,

we cannot open it.

They're not alone, we can't open it!

They are coming back!

(SNARLING)

We can't leave them there.

Come on!

Open the door!

BRIT:
Run!

DR. RYAN:
Run!

Run! Faster, come on!

Run!

In, in, in!

Come on!

Nowwhere is Gerry?

Where is he, where is he, where is he?

Come on, come on, where are you?

(NERVOUS BREATHING)

(GRUNTS)

(INTERCOM PHONE RINGING)

(RINGING)

DR. KELLY:
5-6-9-6-4.

5-6-9-6-4.

What happened to Gerry?

Not that one. Not that one.

(SNARLING)

Oh, sh*t!

Sh*t!

(ZOMBIE GRUNTS)

(GROWLING)

BRIT:
Jesus.

He's going to inject himself.

(RATTLING)

We have no idea

which one's going to work.

We don't know if any of them will work.

DR. RYAN:
If he uses anything

he took from that left case,

he's dead anyway.

What's he doing?

(SNARLING SOFTLY)

How long does he have to wait?

Before he's infected? Not long, but,

that's not the question

we're really asking, is it?

- (SNARLS)

- (BANGS ON DOOR)

(CHATTERING)

(SCREECHING SOFTLY)

(DOOR RATTLING)

(SNIFFING)

Look at them.

(SIGHS WITH RELIEF)

(SCREECHING)

He just walked right past him!

He walked right past him!

- (CHUCKLING)

- Like it was nobody!

Okay.

GERRY:
This isn't the end.

Not even close.

WOMAN:
(ON RADIO)

Hi, there. This is...

This is Amy. Is anyone out there?

INDIAN MAN:
Hello. I'm trying

to get in contact with anyone.

AMY:
We've had some luck

finding people with this transmission.

GERRY:
We've lost entire cities.

NEWSWOMAN:
When there's

no more people left to infect,

they go dormant. Whole cities are lost.

NEWSMAN:

The World Health Organization

reports today that help may soon...

NEWSMAN 2:

...a hybridized meningitis strain

with components of smallpox and H1 N1.

GERRY:
We still don't

know how it started.

NEWSMAN 3:
The World Health

Organization has created

a vaccine that works

as a kind of camouflage,

making people who receive it

invisible to the infected.

GERRY:
We bought

ourselves some time.

NEWSWOMAN:
Volunteer forces

are delivering the vaccine

to areas that have been cordoned off.

MAN:
Distribution efforts

began in earnest on April 10th...

NEWSWOMAN:
The importance

of getting the information

out to those still alive

within the quarantine...

GERRY:
But it's given us a chance.

(GIGGLING)

MILITARY OFFICIAL:

If you can get to a colder area,

to higher ground,

they move slower on the ground.

RUSSIAN NEWSMAN:

The Battle of Moscow is still raging.

FRENCH NEWSMAN:

Initial tests on the so-called camouflage

have been largely successful.

- (SNARLING)

- (YELLING)

GERRY:
Others have found

a way to push back.

SQUAD LEADER:
Move, move!

All right, juice 'em up!

PILOT:
Approaching target.

Permission to engage.

COMMAND OFFICER:

Permission granted.

PILOT:
All clear.

Light 'em up. Light 'em up.

TELEVANGELIST:
It's permanent!

It's settled, it's settled! It's over with!

There's no forgiveness in hell!

Whatever goes to hell, stays in hell!

WOMAN:

This is Station 7 in Nebraska,

broadcasting on the shortwave band.

GERRY:
If you can fight, fight.

NEBRASKA WOMAN:

Head north if you can.

AMERICAN WOMAN:
Hello?

Is there anyone out there hearing this?

GERRY:
Help each other.

NEWSMAN:
Mexico City has been

declared a complete loss.

GERRY:
Be prepared for anything.

Our war has just begun.

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Matthew Michael Carnahan

Matthew Michael Carnahan (sometimes credited as Matt Carnahan) is an American screenwriter who wrote the feature film The Kingdom (2007), and the film adaptation of the hit BBC television drama serial State of Play. Carnahan also wrote the screenplay for Lions for Lambs for United Artists. His brother is Joe Carnahan, who wrote and directed Narc (2002), Smokin' Aces (2006) and The A-Team (2010). More recently, he worked on the screenplay for the zombie film World War Z (2013). He wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Nemesis with his brother Joe Carnahan. more…

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