Marc Forster To Direct World War Z Based on Max Brooks' epic zombie novel Source: Variety
Marc Forster is clearly keen to capitalise on the career bump he’ll receive when his Bond flick, Quantum Of Solace, demolishes the US box office this weekend.
For the German-born, Swiss-raised director has just signed on to call the shots on World War Z, the long-gestating adaptation of Max Brooks’ epic novel about a global zombie outbreak, and the human-led fightback that follows.
J. Michael Straczynski has been at work on the screenplay for a while, piecing together a structure and pulling together the disparate stories from a book that’s told entirely in flashback, with each chapter representing an interview given by survivors to the main character, a researcher for the UN.
Straczynski remains attached to the movie, which is being produced by Brad Pitt’s company, Plan B. There’s no word yet if World War Z is being developed as a vehicle for Pitt.
Forster, though, is keen to get cracking and already has a unique take on the material. "The genre always fascinated me, and when they pitched it to me, it reminded me of the paranoid conspiracy films of the '70s like All The President's Men,” he told Daily Variety.
Last week, Forster also lined up the action movie Die Bad, so we’re not sure which movie he’ll move onto next. But after a career of low-key character-based dramas, clearly Bond has given him a taste for something bigger.
For our part, Empire would love to see World War Z come to the big screen as it's simultaneously a fresh take on the zombie genre and also a compilation of the genre's greatest hits (favourite bits: the space station, and the Japanese sections, with the old blind guy), so we wouldn’t be entirely upset if Forster sent that to the top of his to-do list.
is a brilliant film in my head as i am reading it. It has to be done documentary style with flash backs, there is no other way it can be done, otherwise it is a just and up as a end of days shit pile with zombies. ... Read More
World War Z, yet another Cash in on Romero's Dead saga.
I heard the hype about this novel, i read it, was dissapointed with it's Romero themed idea robbing. when will people learn
DAWN OF THE DEAD 1978 is the greatest zombie movie ever, the novelisation of that awesome film is the best zombie lit ever.
after reading WWZ i read Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD, far superior, can't wait for that movie. WWZ can kiss my ass. ... Read More
World War Z, yet another Cash in on Romero's Dead saga.
I heard the hype about this novel, i read it, was dissapointed with it's Romero themed idea robbing. when will people learn
DAWN OF THE DEAD 1978 is the greatest zombie movie ever, the novelisation of that awesome film is the best zombie lit ever.
after reading WWZ i read Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD, far superior, can't wait for that movie. WWZ can kiss my ass. ... Read More
That really was dull, which a Bond movie should never be, that and 'Octopussy-silly',
His other movie are ace, especially Finding Neverland, so I still hold hopes for WWZ. ... Read More
I'm excited. If done right this has the possibility of being absolutely superb!!
PS My fave bit in the book is the bit about the people who go to Northern Canada. Very creepy... ... Read More
I'm worried that they are going to drop the interview format and make it a straight forward Zombie flick. It really should be shot like a documentary. ... Read More
It would make a cracking HBO show.
The film will have to cut out 90% of the stories and focus on one with a few extra for sub plots.
Lets hope they keep the battle for Yonkers in anyway. ... Read More
