''Zombie Massacre'' (UK DVD title: ''Apocalypse Z'') is a 2013 horror film written and directed by Luca Boni and Marco Ristori.

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served as producer and acted within the film in the role of President of the United States. The film stars ex-bodybuilder

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, Mike Mitchell, and Tara Cardinal, and is an adaptation of the Wii video game of the same name, developed by 1988 Games. The film had its UK DVD release on July 1, 2013. The sequel, ''Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead'', was released in 2015.

Plot

As the U.S. government begins experimenting with a

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in a small town in

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, a disaster occurs in which the weapon spreads its effects on the citizens of the area, turning them into mutated zombies. To

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the exposure and make it look like a

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of an area power station, the U.S. President orders a team of contracted mercenaries to be sent in to wipe out the zombie plague and secure the "accident" while facing off with the zombie horde.

Cast

as Jack Stone * Mike Mitchell as John 'Mad Dog' McKellen * Tara Cardinal as Eden Shizuka * Jon Campling as Doug Mulligan * Carl Wharton as General Carter * Daniel Vivian as Dragan Ilic * Nathalia Henao as Claire Howard * Gerry Shanahan as Doctor Neumann * Ivy Corbin as Sam Neumann * Michael Segal as First Victim / Ultimate creature *

as President of the US

Production

In 2007, plans for the film and Wii video game were first announced. In 2011, it was announced that Boni and Ristori were attached to direct, with filming expected to take place the following year. In October 2012, a trailer for ''Apocalypse Z'' was released.

Release

''Zombie Massacre'' was released on

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on August 29, 2013, but according to '' The Numbers'' both DVD and Blu-ray haven't been released until November 2013.

Reception

HorrorNews.net gave the film a rating of C−, stating that while the film was "overall wful, the directing and makeup effects were a highlight.

Sequel

A sequel, ''Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead'', also directed by Luca Boni and Marco Ristori was released in 2015.

References

External links

* * {{cite web , url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/apocalypse_z , title=Apocalypse Z , website=

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