What's the Difference between World War Z the Book and World War Z the Movie?

Action

World War Z

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Released: 2006
Author: Max Brooks

World War Z

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Released: 2013
Director: Marc Forster
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In the Book In the Movie
Max Brooks
Gerry Lane
Portrayed by: Brad Pitt
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Karen Lane
Portrayed by: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0257969/?ref_=tt_cl_t2
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Karen Lane
Portrayed by: Mireille Enos
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Captain Speke, U.S. Army special forces
Portrayed by: James Badge Dale
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Gunter Haffner
Portrayed by: David Morse
Paul Redeker
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General Travis D'Ambrosia
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Todd Wainio
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Colonel Christina Eliopolis
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Breckenridge "Breck" Scott
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Roy Elliot
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Stanly MacDonald
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Rolihlahla/Nelson Mandela
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Dr. Kwang Jingshu
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Captain Chen
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Hyungchul Choi
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Tomonaga Ijiro
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Kondo Tatsumi
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General Raj-Singh
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Jurgen Warbrunn
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Father Sergei Ryzhkov
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Philip Adler
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Emile Renard
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Andre Renard
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Queen Elizabeth II
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World War Z Book vs Movie
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In the Book In the Movie
   The military uses a tool called the "Lobo" to smash the brains of the zombies to save ammunition. There is no "Lobo".
   Zombies walked the ocean floors not in the movie
   People take hours to weeks to die from an infection and reanimate as a zombie. Zombie eyes become cloudy as a result of prolonged damage and lack of tears. Persons turn into zombies in a matter of seconds after bitten; their eyes become immediately cloudy.
   Other than people being bit by zombies, none of the events of the movie happen in the book. Other than people being bit by zombies, none of the events of the book happen in the movie.
   This doesn't happen. A vaccine is developed to help hide people from the zombies.
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