Doomsday


1h 49m 2008

Brief Synopsis

The year is 2008, and a pandemic threatens to wipe out the whole of the human race. For many in the United Kingdom--the epicenter of the outbreak--the end is nigh, so why bother to keep count? Within days of detection of the Reaper virus millions are infected in Scotland, the killer disease's home t

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Kevin O'Shea
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
United Kingdom; South Africa

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Synopsis

The year is 2008, and a pandemic threatens to wipe out the whole of the human race. For many in the United Kingdom--the epicenter of the outbreak--the end is nigh, so why bother to keep count? Within days of detection of the Reaper virus millions are infected in Scotland, the killer disease's home turf. Government has no choice but to declare the country a "hot zone" and quarantine the populace in hopes of containing the Reaper's spread. What was once Scotland is now a forgotten No Man's Land, with the Reaper given free reign to annihilate the population sealed inside. A quarter of a century later, with a new outbreak of the Reaper resurfacing in London, it becomes apparent that the government's best laid plans have gone completely, bloody awry. Department of Domestic Security (DDS) Chief Bill Nelson is summoned to meet with the prime minister and the true power behind his office, Michael Canaris, who reveal satellite photos of Reaper survivors in the hot zone. And survivors must mean there's a cure. Nelson quickly assembles a crack team of specialists to venture into the forsaken land and retrieve the counteragent to the virus. For the tough and efficient commanding officer, Major Eden Sinclair, the assignment represents a disquieting homecoming. Twenty-five years earlier, she had been shoved into one of the last evacuating military choppers and flown to safety--forced to leave her mother behind. Once on the other side of the immediately re-secured border, the squadron is on its own, venturing into a ghoulish terrain of corpse-strewn, forlorn cities. All too soon, however, the crew meets up with a pack of feral survivors, and finds itself unwittingly standing in for the callous government that turned its back years before.

Crew

Ayanda 'mccoy'

Driver

Jeff Abberley

Executive Producer

Igshaan Abdullah

Construction

Mogomat Abdullah

Production Assistant

Gizelle Abrahams

Wardrobe

Kevin Adcock

Special Effects Technician

Herbie Adler

Carpenter

Michael Adonis

Driver

Betty Ainslie

Accounting Assistant

Diccon Alexander

Matte Painter

Louie Alexander

Digital Effects Artist

Brendon Allen

Boom Operator

Simon Allmark

Visual Effects Editor

Suzie Allnutt

Photography

David Allum

Special Effects Technician

George Amos

Assistant Camera

Stuart Anderson

Loader

Adam Ant

Song Performer

Adam Ant

Song

Bongani Apleni

Construction

Oliver Armstrong

Digital Effects Artist

Alfred Ashivudhi

Painter

Janine Van Assen

Production Manager

Kenny Atherfold

Key Grip

Rory Atkinson

Stunt Performer

Mark Auret

Set Decorator

Will Ayres

Props

Ruth Bagg

Costumer

Oliver Bailey

Stunt Performer

Steven Bailey

Song

Karen Baily

Accounting Assistant

Matthew Baker

Film Lab

Susan Ballion

Song

Tom Balogh

Camera Trainee

Akhona Bambeni

Painter

Alison Banks

Assistant Director

Andrew Banwell

Camera Focus Puller

Abigail Barbier

Voice Casting

Kim Barkai

Assistant

Wesley Vonlee Barnard

Special Effects Assistant

Alan Barnes

Rigging Gaffer

Judy Barr

2-D Artist

David Basalla

3-D Artist

David Bastiaans

Carpenter

Tyler Bates

Music

Tyler Bates

Score Recording

Robin Beard

2-D Artist

Sacha Beattie

Art Director

Jarred De Beer

Stunt Performer

Stuart Bell

Grip

Barry Bellotti

Generator Operator

Anna Benbow

Camera Focus Puller

Mona Benjamin

Production Coordinator

Gladys Bentshu

Office Assistant

Artur Berezin

Stunt Performer

Brandon Berghoff

Special Effects Assistant

Christine Bergren

Music

Keah Bews

Assistant

Gaby Beyers

Props Buyer

Giulio Biccari

Director Of Photography

Giulio Biccari

Camera Operator

Julie Bills

Loader

Bridget Bird

Welder

Gary Birmingham

Transportation Manager

Martin Birmingham

Driver

Leigh Bishop

Costume Supervisor

Serge Bisingu

Driver

Julia Blackman

Executive Producer

Dan Blundy

Crane Grip

Turea Blyth

Editor

Reg Boddy

Rigging Gaffer

Charl Boettger

Wardrobe

Andrew Bonner

Office Runner

John Booth

Props

Clinton Booyse

Wardrobe

Gustavo Borner

Music Scoring Mixer

Patrick Botha

Rigging Gaffer

Vanessa Botha

Animator

Shaun Bothma

Production

Phil Bowen

Construction Manager

Thomas Bowes

Original Music

Sam Bowker

Driver

Simon Bowles

Production Designer

Helen Boyd

Office Runner

Siobhan Boyes

Post-Production Coordinator

Tiffany Boyle

Assistant

Marlon Braaf

Stunt Performer

Justin Bracher

Welder

George Brain

Carpenter

Nikki Brannan

Makeup Artist

Chris Breslin

Carpenter

Vanessa Brierley

Stunt Performer

Derryn Brigg

Other

Shirley Brodie

Location Assistant

Erika Bruning

High Definition Systems Engineer

Leon Buckley

Video Assist/Playback

Braydon Budde

Office Production Assistant

Peter Burgess

Foley Artist

Paul Burke

Film Lab

Andy Burrows

Film Lab

Dale Butler

Assistant Director

Paul Byrne

Special Effects Technician

Paul Byrne

Prosthetics

Jamal Cader

Greensman

Rebecca Cain

Prosthetics

Rebecca Cain

Prosthetic Makeup

Neil Cairns

Accountant

Tina Caldeira

Assistant Production Coordinator

David Calub

Film Lab

Greg Cameron

Key Grip

Morag Cameron

Script Supervisor

Colin Campbell

Construction

Moley Campbell

Art Department

Francesca Canducci

Film Lab

Chico Cardoso

Dresser

Edward Carey

Driver

Paul Carter

Sound Effects

Stephen Carter

Art Director

Benedict Carver

Producer

Tim Catchpole

3-D Artist

Nanette Catherine

Props

Renato Chagas

Construction

Trevor Chaisty

Electrician

Ettienne Changuoin

Stunt Performer

Terence Chicken

Greensman

Nick Chopping

Stunt Double

Lisa Chugg

Props Buyer

Mally Chung

Unit Manager

Chris Clarke

Lighting Technician

Peter Clarke

Song

Malcolm Cochrane

Stunts

Tania Coetzee

Stunt Performer

Jared Cohen

Stunt Performer

Dorothy Cole

Stunt Performer

Sue Collin

Assistant Art Director

Sue Collin

Art Director

Matthew Collinge

Sound Design

Matthew Collinge

Sound Supervisor

Ed Colyer

Foley Mixer

Reuben Connolly

Location Assistant

Stuart Conran

Prosthetic Makeup

Stuart Conran

Prosthetics

Richard Copeman

Loader

James Corless

Sound Mixer

Tony Corrie

Driver

Nick Cosens

Props

Luke Coulter

Loader

Ruth Coulter

Office Runner

Antony Cousens

Construction

Hal Couzens

Visual Effects Supervisor

Guy Cowan

Caterer

Vinca Cox

Script Supervisor

Hazel Crampton

Storyboard Artist

Zoe Cranley

3-D Artist

Sarah Critchley

Rights & Clearances

David Cross

Grip

Ciaran Crowley

2-D Artist

Kirsti Cumming

Editorial Assistant

Melloney Cunnell

Assistant Art Director

Sam Curren

Painter

Catharina Curtis

Office Runner

Matt Curtis

Titles

Jacques Daniel

Construction

Taure Daouda

Driver

Kirsten Dauth

Costumes

John Davids

Apprentice

Jon 'max' Davidson

Construction

Lara Davis

Office Runner

Mark Davitt

Driver

Rick De Souza

Wardrobe

Bernie De Wet

Best Boy

Carolyn Dean

Stunt Performer

Dimitri Delacovias

Matte Painter

John Demetriou

Stunt Performer

Karina Demetriou

Stunt Performer

Kelly Dent

Stunt Double

Steve Dent

Animal Supplier

Ross Deroche

Music

Andie Derrick

Foley Artist

Shaun Devine

Driver

Quevin Diakazebi

Driver

Brendan Diver

Caterer

Alex Divine

Driver

Remy Djieutcheu

Driver

Walter Dlaba

Lighting Technician

Kirk Doman

Assistant Property Master

Rae Donnelly

Costume Supervisor

David Doran

Art Director

Mike Dowson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Miles Drake

Visual Effects

Tim Driscoll

Electrician

Graeme Du Plessis

Stand-In

Mkhululi Dukuza

Costumer

Laurie Dunn

Transportation Manager

Lloret Dunn

Location Manager

Paul Dunphy

Driver

Mario Duthie

Special Effects Technician

Nicky Earnshaw

Production Coordinator

Dina Eaton

Music Editor

Giles Edleston

Location Manager

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2008
Production Company
Kevin O'Shea
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
United Kingdom; South Africa

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video July 29, 2008

Released in United States Spring March 14, 2008

Released in United States Spring March 14, 2008

Released in United States on Video July 29, 2008