Plagues, zombies and vampires: How Hollywood handles deadly viruses
There is one part of the film industry booming after the onset of Covid-19 - movies that deal with infections, particularly on a global scale.
Contagion may have set a gold standard in terms of movie realism - nevertheless, historically a whole film subculture has historically been rooted in fear of infection and disease. Audiences watching zombie movies such as Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, or Marc Forster's 2013 epic World War Z, starring Brad Pitt, might find they resonate in a new way.
The loneliness of isolation after infection has also been covered by Hollywood - most famously by 2007's I am Legend, directed by The Hunger Games's Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith.
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