World War Z: The Movie

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Yep, I know two movie posts in the same day let alone both being about zombies. Well after coming across some interesting news it looks like "World War Z" is destined to be the most insane zombie movie ever...don't believe me?

“Most zombie movies to this point have been small, focusing on a few people in a house. And this has got real scare. You’re in India with hundreds of boats trying to get out of there with a tidal wave of zombies. The scale of what we’re doing here is phenomenal.” - J. Michael Straczynski (Director)

Also the buzz surrounding is immense, words are being thrown around like: Genre defining, horror epic, a serious, sober-minded adult picture.

Article where i found most of the facts from:

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/04/world-war-z-will-be-a-huge-scale-zombie-movie/


*Edit* I bumped this thread, go check out page 2 for the new news.
 
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read the book? its basically a fictional compilment of short stories of peoples experience during an outbreak in otherwords ZOMBIEFEST!!! i have the book on tape on my ipod :)
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i read the book 4 times, i like the hope from new mexico part, it gave me some hope
 
Awesome! The book was pretty great, I can only hope that the movie lives up to it.
 
There is also another book out by the same author Max Brooks its called "The Zombie Survival Guide." Its great I've read it about 10 times. It a book about what it says a guide to survive a zombie attack. It covers every thing from the right clothing, weapons, transportation, and what to do in certain situations. It also has short stories about "actual" zombie attacks recorded throughout history.
 
Hitman Actual said:
It also has short stories about "actual" zombie attacks recorded throughout history.
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Could you write down one of them? Really wanna know, as this book isn`t aviable here where I live. Might order it from the internet.
 
The zombie survival guide was so good! I loved reading it, and I made my roommate read it.
 
Carne said:
Could you write down one of them? Really wanna know, as this book isn`t aviable here where I live. Might order it from the internet.
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Hey I would do this tonight but since I just finished writing a 9 page paper for my finals I don't think I'll get around to it for a little. Its a great book and you should buy it any way the author takes the subject of surviving a zombie attack very seriously and it makes for a great read.
 
I'm going resurrect this thread to help paint a picture of just how long I've been wait for news of this project. That's right, nearly TWO freaking years.

Here's the news:

It's been a long time coming, slowly shambling forth, but it looks like the film adaption of Max Brooks' seminal zombie opus World War Z will finally be calling "Action!". Coming from Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment, breaking news from San Diego Comic-Con, via MTV, reports that the megastar is now also attached to play the lead.

Assuming the script is something near what I've already read, that would mean Pitt is basically playing Max Brooks. Also, with Pitt on board in a lead role it also means, thankfully, that the potential Gone With The Wind of zombie films will indeed be made. This is great news to yours truly, who found the Brooks novel (along with Robert Kirkman's insanely good The Walking Dead comics, currently lensing for AMC) the most invigorating and, ahem, lively entry into the beyond-overplayed zombie mythos since Romero's Day Of The Dead.

Apparently Brooks' other books, The Zombie Survival Guide, and The Zombie Survival Guide:Recorded Attacks have been optioned by Paramount as well. With all this action, Brooks may soon find himself the King Of The Zombies to a new generation of horror fans, if he isn't already. When I first saw Zombieland I actually couldn't stop thinking how the intro and title sequence seemed lifted from Brooks' instruction manual on how to make it through through a zombie uprising and stay alive.
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If there is any zombie movie that needs to be made, it's this one.


Source: http://twitchfilm.net/news/2010/07/world-war-z-and-a-pitt-full-of-zombies.php
 
Man. I got all excited.

...Then I realized, I read this same article two years ago. Aww man.
 
a quote i like from the zombie survival guide

"Of all the weapons discussed in this book, nothing is more important than your primary firearm. Keep it cleaned, keep it oiled, keep it loaded, keep it close. With a cool head, steady hand, and plenty of ammunition, one human is more than a match for an army of zombies."
 
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