Forumdisplay. Blogs - Public Health Matters Blog – Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse. Walking Dead fans, check out our latest post: There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for. Take a zombie apocalypse for example. That’s right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you’ll be happy you read this, and hey, maybe you’ll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency.A Brief History of Zombies We’ve all seen at least one movie about flesh-eating zombies taking over (my personal favorite is Resident Evil), but where do zombies come from and why do they love eating brains so much? The word zombie comes from Haitian and New Orleans voodoo origins. In movies, shows, and literature, zombies are often depicted as being created by an infectious virus, which is passed on via bites and contact with bodily fluids.
The rise of zombies in pop culture has given credence to the idea that a zombie apocalypse could happen. Better Safe than Sorry Never Fear – CDC is Ready. The Walking Dead - Blogs. Christian Serratos, who plays Rosita on AMC’s The Walking Dead, talks about why she’s drawn to scary shows and a learning experience she had on set. Q: You made it through your first season alive! How were you preparing for your role as Rosita before you showed up? A: Of course I did my research on the show and the character and the history of the comic books. I got a sense of what fans liked about Rosita and what they wanted to see from her. I should have probably been preparing a little bit more physically, but I wasn’t, so I got thrown into the workouts during filming. Q: Is the physicality of the role something that you enjoy? A: That is one of my favorite parts! Q: How similar are you to your character? Continue reading “Q&A – Christian Serratos (Rosita Espinosa)” » Filed under: Interviews This week, the Season 4 finale is deemed one of the week’s top moments by TV Guide, while The Hollywood Reporter gets Andrew Lincoln’s take on what it’s like biting into someone’s neck.
The Walking Dead. World War Z (film) World War Z is a 2013 British-American apocalyptic horror film directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan is based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Max Brooks. The film stars Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a former United Nations investigator who must travel the world to find a way to stop a zombie pandemic. Pitt's Plan B Entertainment secured the film rights in 2007 and Forster was approached to direct. In 2009, Carnahan was hired to rewrite the script to the film. Filming began in July 2011 in Malta on an estimated $125 million budget, before moving to Glasgow in August 2011 and Budapest in October 2011. World War Z premiered in London on June 2, 2013, and was chosen to open the 35th Moscow International Film Festival. Gerry and Fassbach fly to Camp Humphreys, a military base in South Korea, where they are attacked by zombies.
Gerry tells the pilot to head to the nearest World Health Organization (WHO) facility, which happens to be in Wales. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (9780307346605): Max Brooks. Max Brooks Zombie World. Zombies. Zombie.