CLASH
OF CULTURES
N
avigating the rules and social
cliques of high school can be
challenging at the best of times,
but imagine being a zombie and
experiencing your first day of ‘human’ school.
Such is the premise of Disney Channel’s fun
new original movie, ZOMBIES.
Following hot on the heels of the global
success of Descendants and its 2017 sequel,
ZOMBIES is an equally entertaining all-singing,
all-dancing extravaganza that has an important
message about acceptance and embracing
everyone regardless of their diferences.
Foxtel magazine caught up with 17-year-old
stars Meg Donnelly and Milo Manheim (both
pictured) – who play perky, preppy aspiring
cheerleader Addison and wannabe football
player and zombie Zed, respectively – to get
the inside scoop on what to expect from
Disney’s latest stellar ofering...
The zombie apocalypse
Fifty years after the zombie invasion, the
quaint, cookie-cutter town of Seabrook is
flourishing. Though zombies no longer pose
a threat, they’re still forced to live in exile
in the run-down part of the city. But when it’s
decreed that the children of Zombietown
can now enrol in Seabrook High School for
the first time, what ensues
is an epic culture clash.
“This film is very visually
captivating,” previews
Manheim. “There are
so many contrasts
between the zombies’
dark colours against the
pastels of the humans,
it’s super cool to see
the diferences of the
two cultures next to
each other.”
Donnelly adds that
the film’s themes are
universally appealing.
“The whole thing of
going to high school for the
first time and trying to fit in
- it’s very relatable in that way
and I think kids will learn a lot
about being true to yourself.”
Top of the pops
The stars each have their own
favourite song-and-dance number
that stood out during filming.
For Donnelly, it was Addison
and Zed’s duet Someday.
School’s back in session but with a delightfully
frightful twist in this Disney Channel original movie
ZOMBIES
Friday April 20 at 5.30pm on Disney Channel [707] available in the KIDS pack
SCHOOL HOLIDAY SPECIAL
40 Foxtel APRIL