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After World War Z opened to become a surprise hit, word started spreading about the movie's original ending.  The film was supposed to take an incredibly dark turn in the third act where we would jump ahead in time and see Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) conscripted into the Russian army to fight against the zombies.  This would eventually lead to a huge battle in Moscow.  That battle was never filmed, but the storyboards and concept art remains.  Storyboard artist David Allcock and concept artist Seth Engstrom have posted their work on their respective websites, and they provide a look at what probably would have been a thrilling set piece.  However, based on what we know about the narrative of the third act, the excitement from the scene would have been blunted by the depressing plot. Hit the jump to take a look at a "What if?" version of World War Z.

Back in March we brought you the first stills from Thomas Jane's upcoming 3D thriller Dark Country and now we've been shown some amazing storyboard work that shows just how closely director Tom Jane worked with artist David Allcock to stylize the film.

The gallery we've got for you after the break showcases the all the stills followed by Allcock's (who incidentally is the dude who designed all the Mutant Chronicles posters for Simon Hunter) storyboard comparisons.

Synopsis:

A couple en route from Las Vegas are forced to deal with a body out in the desert making their honeymoon one hellish ride.

So anyway, without further gabbin' check out some never-before-seen concept art for Thomas Jane's Dark Country.

Head to Quiet Earth to see the stills.

Our final winner is the brainchild of Justin Dunnuck, who submitted quite a number of really cool entries, all of which I really liked. With Cannibal Call Girls he leads us out with a bang, and the art this week is by the awesome David Allcock, a recent addition to the Shock Festival wrecking crew.

Though I am the chief driving force behind the words and pictures of Sf, it has been my great pleasure to give space to incredible guest artists like David (check him out right here), who have helped to add variety and extra zing to the project. Quite simply, I could not have done it without these remarkable ladies and gentleman.

Among our crew are comic legend Tim Bradstreet, movie star Thomas Jane, and ace illustrator/Emmy-nominated animation director Dave Hartman. Bradstreet and I spent most of last week jamming on his contributions, and they are fucking Cool,...