Scots Cannibal Zombies Are Box Office Hit In US
Source: http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/
A GORY movie starring Scots cannibal zombies is a massive hit in the States.
The bloody film Doomsday - shot partly in Glasgow on a £15million budget - is number seven at the US box office after just one week.
Its massive early success could see it overtake Scots hits like Trainspotting in takings - despite a critical mauling.
The post-apocalype drama, starring sexy heroine Rhona Mitra, has one of the most far-fetched plots of all time.
It begins in April 2008, when the Reaper virus wipes out most of Scotland’s population, forcing the UK government to rebuild Hadrian’s Wall.
The virus is contained until, in 2035, it breaks out in London and it emerges there are survivors in Scotland.
That sparks a 48-hour hunt for the cure among the weird survivors, led by Mitra’s character, Eden Sinclaia.
Most critics in the US and Canada have panned Doomsday - nicknamed the tartan Mad Max - but the lukewarm reception hasn’t deterred fans.
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