Everyone loves zombies, right?
Well, that wasn’t always true. If anything, I’d say that zombies had a huge resurgence around the beginning of the 2000s or so. And the tipping point of this new love affair of the undead was probably the two books from Max Brooks (son of Mel!), the humorous Zombie Survival Guide, and it’s counterpart, the more realistic fictional memoir of a zombie apocalypse, World War Z.
The latter has been in various forms of theatrical development since being optioned by Plan-B Entertainment and Paramount Pictures back in 2007, but it looks like it’s finally moving forward.
Max Brooks was telling folks at San Diego Comic Con this weekend that the script has been greenlit, with Marc Forster (Stranger Than Fiction, Quantum of Solace) set to direct, but with a huge star leading the film – Brad Pitt!
Aiming for a Summer 2012 release, putting Pitt out front makes World War Z a huge film for what could be an already packed summer (Batman 3, The Spider-Man Reboot, and The Avengers have already scoped out 2012), and puts a great spotlight on what should be a solid adaptation of an amazing book.
Furthermore, Brooks told reporters that Paramount also optioned The Zombie Survival Guide and his The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks graphic novel. Can you say trilogy?
Source: MTV Movies Blog.
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