‘World War Z’ Finds a DP in Robert Richardson, Could Begin Shooting as Early as This Month

‘World War Z’ Finds a DP in Robert Richardson, Could Begin Shooting as Early as This Month

Once feared to be dead, the silver screen adaptation of Max Brooks‘ zombie bestseller World War Z has recently sprung back to life stronger than ever.

By Alastair - Apr 13, 2011 08:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Horror

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World War Z has been in development for over two years now, and at one point last month it looked as though money troubles might shut it down altogether. Since finding additional financing, however, the project’s been fast-tracked. Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, Quantum of Solace) is still attached to direct, from a script by J. Michael Straczynski (Thor). Brad Pitt, who is also producing through his company Plan B, is set to star. Richardson has reportedly already begun scouting locations in London, and shooting could begin as early as this month. After years of delays and false starts, we may be getting World War Z even sooner than we thought.

Which is great, because World War Z is just one of many, many, many zombie movies currently in production. World War Z looks like a project actually worth getting excited about, and I’m hoping we’ll get a chance to see it before zombie fatigue reaches peak levels. Brooks’ original novel (subtitled An Oral History of the Zombie War) was well-received critically and commercially, and the guy definitely knows his subject — he’s also the writer of The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From The Living Dead. While I’ve never read World War Z myself, it does sound like an unusually rich, ambitious take on the zombie subgenre.
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AlexdoxA
AlexdoxA - 4/13/2011, 9:26 AM
AWESOME!! I'm a Zombie enthusiast, and I really like what M Brooks has done with the genre
DeathSeal
DeathSeal - 4/13/2011, 9:29 AM
Been waiting a long long time for this.
marvel72
marvel72 - 4/13/2011, 9:42 AM
i love zombie films,but is this movie gonna be r-rated because i heard it was going to be pg-13.
Alastair
Alastair - 4/13/2011, 9:44 AM
VideoColor thanks forgot to put Slasfilm in.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 4/13/2011, 10:02 AM
This book didn't really make it easy to be turned into an adaptation. Its just a bunch of people's accounts of their survival during the zombie apocalypse. There is no central story or plot. Just over a hundred people's accounts.

However...if its done right it could be the best zombie movie yet!
Deadshot
Deadshot - 4/13/2011, 12:44 PM
If I recall they said it would be PG 13, so no worries World War Z book fans! We don't have to spend 10 bucks on a ticket now.
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