Created by Filmsquare Updated On: October 30, 2021
United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to destroy humanity itself.
Filmsquare: Stuck in traffic, the Lane family first become aware of a Zombie outbreak as a truck piles through parked cars on Cochrane St (standing in for Philadelphia) in World War Z (2013).
Filmsquare: George Square was used in World War Z (2013) during filming of scenes involving the initial zombie attacks from which Gerry and his family escape.
Filmsquare: Gerry Lane and his family pass the Rohm & Haas plastics factory on Wholeflats Road in World War Z (2013) as he escapes the zombie infestation in Philadelphia in a camper van.
Filmsquare: The interiors of this disused branch of Kwik Save we're used for scenes in World War Z (2013) where Gerry Lane and his family search for supplies in a "NJ Mart" supermarket.
Filmsquare: As Gerry Lane escapes the zombie infestation in World War Z (2013) he receives a phone call from Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations as he flies over Roosevelt Island in his helicopter.
Filmsquare: Scenes for the Newark Projects in World War Z (2013) were filmed on sets built here at Bovington Airfield as well as scenes in Moscow's Red Square that were ultimately cut from the film.
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Filmsquare: External shots of the tower blocks on the Heygate Estate were used in World War Z (2013) for the flats where Gerry and his family hide and are rescued by helicopter from the roof.
Filmsquare: While docked at Falmouth for routine maintenance, the RFA Argus was used for filming of scenes on board the USS Argus in World War Z (2013), where Gerry's family are kept safe while he is 'useful'.
Filmsquare: The runway at Dunsfold was used to film scenes of a South Korean airfield in World War Z (2013), where Gerry Lane lands to try and find "patient zero".
Filmsquare: The Hanningfield water treatment plant was used in World War Z (2013) for the South Korean airbase interiors where Gerry Lane goes to find patient zero and meets a team of US marines.
Filmsquare: For filming of the Jerusalem scenes in World War Z (2013) a huge set was built at the Wine Wharf, where immigrants would be brought in to the city and zombies would overrun the walls.
Filmsquare: Fort St Elmo was used for several shots in World War Z (2013) as Jerusalem is overrun by zombies and Gerry tries to escape the city with Segen.
Filmsquare: Fort Ricasoli was used in World War Z (2013) to film a helicopter crash after being brought down by the weight of attacking zombies. Most of the footage uses digital effects.
Filmsquare: The Triton Fountain is seen in a brief overhead shot in World War Z (2013) as Jerusalem (which Malta serves as for the film) is overrun by zombies and Gerry's pilot abandons the city in his plane.
Filmsquare: The interior of an Airbus passenger plane was constructed here for green-screen filming of a grenade-induced explosive decompression in World War Z (2013) as zombies are sucked out of the cabin.
Filmsquare: The old Pfizer building at Discovery Park was used as the WHO building in World War Z (2013), where Gerry Lane finds a solution to the zombie crisis.
Filmsquare: At the end of World War Z (2013) Gerry Lane crosses Lulworth Cove in a speedboat to meet his family on the shore at the "Safe Zone" in Nova Scotia.
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Filmsquare: In a montage of shots of the devastated earth following the zombie attacks of World War Z (2013) we see the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur with the Eiffel Tower in the background as we hear of the new hope.