Patient Zero is a 2017 American-British fantasy-horror thriller film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky (Anatomy and sequel) and written by Mike Le (Dark Summer). It was previously known as Patient Z.
Those familiar with Le’s script have described it as containing “a rich mythology” with the potential to reinvent the zombie genre just as Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s 28 Days Later did in 2002.
Originally set for a September 2, 2016 release, Screen Gems will now release the film sometime in 2017.
Main cast:
Matt Smith (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Natalie Dormer (The Forest), Stanley Tucci (Jack the Giant Slayer; The Lovely Bones), Clive Standen (Doctor Who), Agyness Deyn and John Bradley-West.
Plot:
After a pandemic outbreak, a mutated form of rabies results in most humans being turned into a highly intelligent new species known as “The Infected”: a human survivor, Morgan (Matt Smith), with the ability to talk with the “infected,” investigates these species and pursues “Patient Zero” to find an antidote to save humanity, including his infected wife.
Aiding Morgan on the mission to find Patient Zero is CDC virologist Dr. Gina Rose (Natalie Dormer), leading the scientific research efforts, while Colonel Knox (Clive Standen) is in charge of the military front…
Filming locations:
London, England
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Shepperton Studios
