World War Z - Blu-ray Forum

GreenScar · 07-22-2010, 05:19 AM

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The film adaptation of World War Z has had a drawn out development history, but even still, it always looked like it would eventually happen.

Now, breaking news from San Diego Comic-Con further supports the idea that we’ll soon see this movie in theaters. MTV has just reported from the show floor of Comic-Con that World War Z is officially moving forward with Brad Pitt attached to star. The news comes from World War Z author Max Brooks, who says that the film is currently slated for a summer 2012 release. Marc Forster is still supposed to direct.

“I can’t believe how cool Paramount has been to me and these projects, and how cool Plan B has been,” Brooks said, referring to Brad Pitt’s production company. You can read up on some of the project’s history by clicking here.

The plot synopsis of the book:

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The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years.

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Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of China, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the unnamed northern forests where untold numbers sought a terrible and temporary refuge in the cold, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the west-of-the-Rockies redoubt where the North American tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War.

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Most of all, the book captures with haunting immediacy the human dimension of this epochal event. Facing the often raw and vivid nature of these personal accounts requires a degree of courage on the part of the reader, but the effort is invaluable because, as Mr. Brooks says in his introduction, “By excluding the human factor, aren’t we risking the kind of personal detachment from history that may, heaven forbid, lead us one day to repeat it? And in the end, isn’t the human factor the only true difference between us and the enemy we now refer to as ‘the living dead’?

WyldeMan45 · 07-22-2010, 05:24 AM

Sounds pretty damn good. Isn't Max, Mel Brook's son?

Blu-ray Fanatic · 07-22-2010, 05:26 AM

Sounds cool. I love zombie movies. So when does it come out in theaters?

GreenScar · 07-22-2010, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Sounds cool. I love zombie movies. So when does it come out in theaters?

From 1st post:

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The news comes from World War Z author Max Brooks, who says that the film is currently slated for a summer 2012 release.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 07-22-2010, 05:34 AM

Thanks for the info.

vegeta88 · 07-22-2010, 05:44 AM

I am not really a fan of zombie movies, but this one sounds interesting. I think that too many zombie movies fall into the trap of becoming stereotypes of themselves. WWZ sounds like it has uniqueness to it.

LordCrumb · 07-22-2010, 05:55 AM

Zombies + War = SOLD

I'm in and looking forward to it.

tbizzle · 07-22-2010, 06:00 AM

Wow, this could be badass!

X400 · 07-22-2010, 07:10 AM

been following the development of this for a loooong time

WWZ the book is one of the biggest sellers out there and to make it into a film sounds like a really impossible task

but since Brad is attached to it i imagine he feels they're able to pull it off so it gives me some confidence in the film (however having a star like that attached to a zombie film is kind of a downer; i like my zombie films with no names even a film such as this)

I'd like Danny Boyle to do a 28 months later finally.... :/

Foggy · 07-22-2010, 08:03 AM

Another great film to add to the 2012 list

Blu-Generation · 07-22-2010, 08:08 AM

Sounds very interesting. I look forward to more info on this. And eventually the movie itself.

Need more good zombie movie to see on the big screen.

Hendricks4333 · 07-22-2010, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

Another great film to add to the 2012 list

2011 and 2012 look to be amazing summers for Movies.

Col. Zombie · 07-22-2010, 12:58 PM

The book was amazing. Very engaging and hard edged. This is some great news and it will be interesting to see how they ultimately shoot this movie. I wonder if this will be shot documentary/interview style, like the book, with flashbacks showing some of the horrors witnessed by the survivors.

Even if they botch it, I can't wait!!

mikejet · 07-22-2010, 02:37 PM

Took long enough, been waiting on news since they announced Plan B bought the rights a few years back.

Hopefully they show the entire battle of Yonkers and the Sub.

mintchris · 07-22-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Col.Zombie

The book was amazing. Very engaging and hard edged. This is some great news and it will be interesting to see how they ultimately shoot this movie. I wonder if this will be shot documentary/interview style, like the book, with flashbacks showing some of the horrors witnessed by the survivors.

Even if they botch it, I can't wait!!

Agreed! The book was so great! I will see this one for sure!

Deadset · 07-22-2010, 02:48 PM

I should probably read the book so I can be disappointed when the movie comes out.

Brad Pitt in a zombie movie. Humm.... sounds interesting.

1blufan · 07-22-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

Sounds pretty damn good. Isn't Max, Mel Brook's son?

Yes he is.

Max will be down at Comic Con this week if anyone is going.

Captain K · 07-22-2010, 02:58 PM

I kinda wish they had turned this into a miniseries instead of a film. I wanted them to keep it like the book with Max going around and interviewing different people, then showing the events. A mix of mockumentery and a normal film. Fitting all of this into 2-ish hours and keeping the same feeling as the book seems like a difficult task.

DetroitSportsFan · 07-22-2010, 04:22 PM

Looking forward to this.

WyldeMan45 · 07-22-2010, 04:25 PM

Little more info than in the original article.

Brad Pitt to Star in WORLD WAR Z? Adaptations of ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDES in the Works?

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After years of false starts it appears as though Marc Forster’s big screen adaptation of Max Brooks’ zombie faux-ethnography World War Z is headed to screens in 2012. The book, which details the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse from the perspective of survivors as varied as mercenaries, US government officials, and impoverished Palestinians, was the subject of a heavy bidding war before landing at Brad Pitt’s company Plan B. Now, Pitt has reportedly signed to star as well as produce, according to an MTV interview with Brooks on the floor at Comic-Con. Hit the jump for more details.

Brooks, the son of famed comedy auteur Mel, has made a career out of dissecting the real-world implications of the dead rising. His first novel, The Zombie Survival Guide, which has also been optioned by Paramount along with its’ graphic novel counterpart The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks dealt with helpful hints on what to do in case Hell runs out of room and the dead begin to walk the earth.

The Pitt film is based on a far more complex narrative than its predecessor. World War Z is not a novel in the traditional sense, rather it is an assembly of interviews detailing small moments during the zombie outbreak and how different people from different cultural backgrounds managed to survive. The scope of the work is fairly massive with no shortage of blockbuster worthy action set-pieces (my favorite being the tale of an Indian from a lower caste trying desperately to reach a freighter ship only to discover that it too has been overrun by ghouls), ut the real strength of the work is the subtle (well, subtle for a zombie story) nuance of the ways in which different cultures reacted to, or failed to react to, the outbreak.

There is significant and legitimate social commentary to be found in Brooks’ work and thanks to his gift for dialect, each of the dozens of speakers carries his or her own distinctive voice. The audiobook makes great use of this, employing an all-star cast who treat the chapters as long form monologues.

Still, I do not quite understand how this will be a movie, or how Pitt will star. There is no “story” per se and certainly no main character but Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski and Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom) have apparently solved this problem. No doubt, details will emerge in the near future.

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07-22-2010, 05:24 AM	#2
WyldeMan45 Banned Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Western Washington Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:15	Sounds pretty damn good. Isn't Max, Mel Brook's son?

07-22-2010, 05:26 AM	#3
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Sounds cool. I love zombie movies. So when does it come out in theaters?

07-22-2010, 05:34 AM	#5
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Thanks for the info.

07-22-2010, 05:44 AM	#6
vegeta88 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2007 Location:CA 4K collection:94 Blu-ray collection:666 DVD collection:116 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	I am not really a fan of zombie movies, but this one sounds interesting. I think that too many zombie movies fall into the trap of becoming stereotypes of themselves. WWZ sounds like it has uniqueness to it.

07-22-2010, 05:55 AM	#7
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	Zombies + War = SOLD I'm in and looking forward to it.

07-22-2010, 06:00 AM	#8
tbizzle Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Folsom, CA Home Theater Gallery:61 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:571 Trading Score:55	Wow, this could be badass!

07-22-2010, 07:10 AM	#9
X400 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Kent Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews:41 Trading Score:23	been following the development of this for a loooong time WWZ the book is one of the biggest sellers out there and to make it into a film sounds like a really impossible task but since Brad is attached to it i imagine he feels they're able to pull it off so it gives me some confidence in the film (however having a star like that attached to a zombie film is kind of a downer; i like my zombie films with no names even a film such as this) I'd like Danny Boyle to do a 28 months later finally.... :/

07-22-2010, 08:03 AM	#10
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3594 DVD collection:47	Another great film to add to the 2012 list

07-22-2010, 08:08 AM	#11
Blu-Generation Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:1	Sounds very interesting. I look forward to more info on this. And eventually the movie itself. Need more good zombie movie to see on the big screen.

07-22-2010, 12:58 PM	#13
Col. Zombie Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:I've gone into outer space to destroy another race. Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:435	The book was amazing. Very engaging and hard edged. This is some great news and it will be interesting to see how they ultimately shoot this movie. I wonder if this will be shot documentary/interview style, like the book, with flashbacks showing some of the horrors witnessed by the survivors. Even if they botch it, I can't wait!!

07-22-2010, 02:37 PM	#14
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Took long enough, been waiting on news since they announced Plan B bought the rights a few years back. Hopefully they show the entire battle of Yonkers and the Sub.

07-22-2010, 02:48 PM	#16
Deadset Man in the Box Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Home Theater Gallery:28 4K collection:247 Blu-ray collection:2478 DVD collection:214 iTunes collection:3 Prime collection:52 Blu-ray reviews: 14 Trading Score:34	I should probably read the book so I can be disappointed when the movie comes out. Brad Pitt in a zombie movie. Humm.... sounds interesting.

07-22-2010, 02:58 PM	#18
Captain K Active Member Member since:Jul 2010 Blu-ray collection:20	I kinda wish they had turned this into a miniseries instead of a film. I wanted them to keep it like the book with Max going around and interviewing different people, then showing the events. A mix of mockumentery and a normal film. Fitting all of this into 2-ish hours and keeping the same feeling as the book seems like a difficult task.

07-22-2010, 04:22 PM	#19
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	Looking forward to this.

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