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Marc Forster set to direct 'World War Z'!

Variety broke the news today that Paramount has set "Quantum of Solace" director Marc Forster to helm "World War Z," based on the Max Brooks bestselling novel about a worldwide infestation of flesh-eating zombies.

"Changeling" scribe and comic book writer J. Michael Straczynski is taking care of the screenplay, and Brad Pitt's Plan B is producing.

As for "WWZ," "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,' " Forster told Daily Variety.

Wow, and just when I thought this project might have been "dead"- pun intended, I get this good news. Well here's to hoping they don't screw it up.

Oh and by the way, when the Zombie War does break out, watch out for sock puppet zombies! They're the worst!

Source: Variety

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Comment by Anthony Williams on October 5, 2009 at 9:48pm: this movie better be good i recently read the book and was quite impressed, the directors got one big job in my opinion

Comment by Braeden Finucan on July 7, 2009 at 2:26pm: :D I am so happy now right, I love zombies.I too thought this project was dead, so it's nice to hear something about it.

Comment by Jassiel on March 26, 2009 at 1:33am: Wasn't the book kinda just different stories put together? I mean, I'm not complaining. But I don't even remember if I finished reading it to the end. I think it'd be an awesome movie, coming from different people than the ones we're used to. Romero, Savini and other people. Come on! Don't let Max Brooks down.

Comment by saint_of_assface89 on January 8, 2009 at 5:45pm: badass... im currently reading it and it sounds like it could me done into a movie pretty well

Comment by Castinglove on December 22, 2008 at 1:24pm: Cool. I'll be interested to see if the guy who gave us Finding Neverland and Stranger than Fiction will be able to pull of somehting a little different.

Comment by Cerberoth on December 19, 2008 at 1:36am: That's freaking amazing. Haven't got around to reading it yet, but I do own The Zombie Survival Guide and I find Brook's take on zombies extremely compelling from the sheer detail and care he puts into writing about them.

Comment by DRchika on December 9, 2008 at 6:24pm: Ok i've read this book, and its seriously some good shiiiit

They better not mess it up though >.<</body>

Comment by Handy Andy on November 26, 2008 at 10:25pm: FINALLY MY QUESTION ANSWERED!

Comment by GrandPopPoplock on November 19, 2008 at 11:36pm: Can't fucking wait . Sadly I haven't read the book yet ( It's been on my list of ''Books to get'' for YEARS ) I will get it before the movie comes out

This film is going to be expensive as shit though .

Comment by Freehaven on November 17, 2008 at 12:31pm: A zombie movie with hyper editing and spliced scenes of horse racing during interesting parts....meh