Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2008: #94 Doomsday

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Doomsday Neil Marshall

#94.Doomsday
Director/Writer: Neil Marshall
Producers: Benedict Carver, Steven Paul
Distributor: Rogue Pictures

The Gist: In the vein of 28 Days Later, a lethal virus spreads throughout a major country and kills hundreds of thousands. To contain the newly identified Reaper, the authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The literal walling-off works for three decades – until Reaper violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists, including Eden Sinclair (Mitra), is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary.

Fact: After Dog Soldiers (2002) and The Descent (2005), Marshall is proving to be a namesake of the horror thriller genre.

See It: Marshall’s great report card is due to his narratives, monster creations, filmic style have many horror enthusiasts foaming at the mouth – true question is: will Rhona Mitra become the next Kate Beckinsale?

Release Date/Status?: Rogue have tested the film, and will be trying to offering it March 14th.

 
Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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