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Holy Cow! They Signed A Director For WORLD WAR Z!!

Hey, everyone. ”Moriarty” here.

And I’m actually really pleased by the choice.

Marc Forster’s going to direct the film, according to VARIETY, and considering what Forster’s strengths are as a filmmaker, I think he might be the perfect fit for the script that I think does a tremendous job of adapting the book by Max Brooks. This just became one of the most interesting films in development, especially with Plan B involved. I think they’ve demonstrated some consistently interesting taste so far, and this has a chance of being something that exists above and beyond anyone’s preconception of the genre. Verrrrrrrrrrrrry interesting.



Drew McWeeny, Los Angeles

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Sounds perfect!
by Carl XVI Gustaf
Nov 14th, 2008
03:58:12 AM
Wasnt Brad Pitt a fan of this book?
by blindambition238
Nov 14th, 2008
03:58:24 AM
BlindAmbition...
by TheRealMoriarty
Nov 14th, 2008
04:01:35 AM
Jesus christ
by Weresmurf77
Nov 14th, 2008
04:02:40 AM
Does this mean Marc Forster is the Swiss Ang Lee?
by blindambition238
Nov 14th, 2008
04:06:45 AM
I want a zombie movie set in a world where zombie movies exist.
by Galactic
Nov 14th, 2008
04:07:33 AM
Does this mean the sequal will be based off the Survival Guide?
by DOGSOUP
Nov 14th, 2008
04:08:30 AM
More like the Swiss Louis Leterrier.
by Zeotron
Nov 14th, 2008
04:16:56 AM
I really have to pick up this book
by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl
Nov 14th, 2008
04:19:12 AM
I wish Plan B would get something moving with The Sparrow
by cyrent
Nov 14th, 2008
04:19:34 AM
Spifftacular Squirrel... it's totally serious.
by cyrent
Nov 14th, 2008
04:20:39 AM
"Black Hole" by Fincher should be fantastic
by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl
Nov 14th, 2008
04:26:53 AM
Excellent news much?
by JTWoods
Nov 14th, 2008
04:36:41 AM

by Mavra Chang
Nov 14th, 2008
04:45:05 AM
This is the best news I've heard in ages!
by Mavra Chang
Nov 14th, 2008
04:47:18 AM

by TodBrowning
Nov 14th, 2008
05:04:44 AM
Didn't realize there was so much Forster love
by YND
Nov 14th, 2008
05:29:26 AM
Very Nice Indeed
by Evil Chicken
Nov 14th, 2008
06:05:55 AM
This is shit news
by deanamatronix
Nov 14th, 2008
06:09:53 AM
Marc Forster is badass in a Minghella way.
by beastie
Nov 14th, 2008
06:15:07 AM
TOO SOON!!!
by Pageiv
Nov 14th, 2008
06:34:38 AM
Needs to be dead serious
by spud mcspud
Nov 14th, 2008
06:40:59 AM
The bond director is directing a zomb flick!!!???
by bongo123
Nov 14th, 2008
07:10:19 AM
Marc, please make this movie epic and serious
by Ray Gamma
Nov 14th, 2008
07:18:17 AM
They should've gotten Max's dad to do it.
by rev_skarekroe
Nov 14th, 2008
07:27:21 AM
First zombie movie to ever win the Oscar for best picture.
by V'Shael
Nov 14th, 2008
07:28:00 AM
Day By Day Armageddon - great Zombie book
by sott68
Nov 14th, 2008
07:29:03 AM
Should Have been an HBO series
by zedsdead1
Nov 14th, 2008
07:29:29 AM
The best stories are:
by unionJACKass.webs.com
Nov 14th, 2008
07:29:39 AM
Really like Forster... apart from that turd...
by unionJACKass.webs.com
Nov 14th, 2008
07:33:11 AM
Glad this is moving
by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLo rd
Nov 14th, 2008
07:41:58 AM
Zedshead,
by The real Jack Bauer
Nov 14th, 2008
07:45:37 AM
Overrated Book
by Ckuouka
Nov 14th, 2008
07:52:22 AM
Dammit, bought this book 6 months ago...
by Heckles
Nov 14th, 2008
08:12:44 AM
Oh yeah...
by unionJACKass.webs.com
Nov 14th, 2008
08:24:12 AM
Audiobook
by Mifune73
Nov 14th, 2008
08:46:13 AM
Colour me impressed :)
by Turtle_Z
Nov 14th, 2008
09:01:48 AM
Favourite character...
by Turtle_Z
Nov 14th, 2008
09:05:55 AM
Finally! Lets hope its great
by Knobules
Nov 14th, 2008
09:15:20 AM
Bunch of sycophants
by yomomma
Nov 14th, 2008
09:18:02 AM
I'm excited about this...
by thesinofthesky
Nov 14th, 2008
09:35:46 AM
Hopefully we get to see Hale Barry's titties again.
by Stuntcock Mike
Nov 14th, 2008
09:38:18 AM
Just reread this about a week back...
by Kid Z
Nov 14th, 2008
09:38:56 AM
The Chinese sub part is great.
by Stuntcock Mike
Nov 14th, 2008
09:40:05 AM
This is really cool news!
by kafka07
Nov 14th, 2008
09:41:51 AM
YND
by shodan6672
Nov 14th, 2008
09:44:18 AM
What makes forster qualified to direct this movie?
by yomomma
Nov 14th, 2008
09:51:16 AM
And, I guess
by yomomma
Nov 14th, 2008
09:54:09 AM
Favorite Accounts From the Book
by Brians Life
Nov 14th, 2008
10:10:07 AM
DONT make the zombies fast!
by Brians Life
Nov 14th, 2008
10:11:47 AM
Marc Forster killed campy Bond, gave us
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Nov 14th, 2008
10:15:47 AM
I just wanna see...
by Half-Baked-Goggle-Box-Do-Goode r
Nov 14th, 2008
10:15:54 AM
Inarritu would have been a better choice
by PotSmokinAlien
Nov 14th, 2008
10:17:10 AM
World War Z is not about zombies
by tempurasan
Nov 14th, 2008
10:21:44 AM
How the hell will this book be adapted?
by Atticus Finch
Nov 14th, 2008
10:50:03 AM
Battle of Yonkers
by Atticus Finch
Nov 14th, 2008
10:56:36 AM
Thankfuck Romero is getting nowhere near this
by bongo123
Nov 14th, 2008
10:59:02 AM
WOW!
by Bruce Leroy
Nov 14th, 2008
11:00:19 AM
Is Will Smith in it?
by Knobules
Nov 14th, 2008
11:14:16 AM
The Church
by SpikeTBB
Nov 14th, 2008
11:36:56 AM
Forster sucks
by Jack D. Ripper
Nov 14th, 2008
11:51:45 AM
Grammaton Cleric Binks
by yomomma
Nov 14th, 2008
12:16:35 PM
Maybe Ratner oughta do this one too.
by tempurasan
Nov 14th, 2008
12:17:01 PM

by tempurasan
Nov 14th, 2008
12:18:48 PM
bongo123
by yomomma
Nov 14th, 2008
12:19:53 PM
If Haggis does the adaptation
by skimn
Nov 14th, 2008
12:20:05 PM
Perhaps he can get Jackie Chan involved too
by tempurasan
Nov 14th, 2008
12:22:25 PM
Skimn
by tempurasan
Nov 14th, 2008
12:25:46 PM
Tempura
by skimn
Nov 14th, 2008
12:33:45 PM
yes..
by surprider
Nov 14th, 2008
01:01:53 PM
Awesome novel, but...
by Rich G
Nov 14th, 2008
01:09:29 PM
Oops. I missed the first link.
by Rich G
Nov 14th, 2008
01:13:34 PM
I love this book.
by AdrianVeidt
Nov 14th, 2008
01:35:55 PM
SO EXCITED
by SpawnofAchilles
Nov 14th, 2008
01:48:18 PM
Does anybody remember the sections of the zombies underwater
by Lovecraftfan
Nov 14th, 2008
01:58:18 PM
zombies underwater?
by classyfredblassy
Nov 14th, 2008
02:01:36 PM
Great read!!
by Vic Twenty
Nov 14th, 2008
02:20:59 PM
Sorry never seen "Zombie"
by Lovecraftfan
Nov 14th, 2008
02:41:10 PM
:)
by sharpie
Nov 14th, 2008
02:52:21 PM
fast and slow zombies together!
by GavinVanDraven
Nov 14th, 2008
03:09:14 PM
Fast and slow...
by Vic Twenty
Nov 14th, 2008
03:19:48 PM
And all props to George Romero, but...
by Vic Twenty
Nov 14th, 2008
03:23:10 PM
i still want to see
by GavinVanDraven
Nov 14th, 2008
03:32:56 PM
Galactic
by Mosquito March
Nov 14th, 2008
03:40:58 PM
thats easy
by GavinVanDraven
Nov 14th, 2008
03:50:26 PM
Lovecraftfan, never seen "Zombie"
by yomomma
Nov 14th, 2008
03:53:30 PM
the audio book
by MoseSchrute
Nov 14th, 2008
04:45:10 PM
It is an awesome book.
by yomomma
Nov 14th, 2008
06:03:26 PM
Yomomma, while i respect romera for giving
by bongo123
Nov 14th, 2008
06:47:12 PM
Great another
by Series7
Nov 14th, 2008
06:53:44 PM
Seriously
by Series7
Nov 14th, 2008
06:56:23 PM
From the Mouths of Babes
by Evil Chicken
Nov 14th, 2008
07:45:47 PM
I love the book.
by WickedChicken37
Nov 14th, 2008
08:30:44 PM
Well, my hope for "Z" just plummeted.
by SmarkJobber
Nov 14th, 2008
10:19:00 PM
NEW TREK TRAILER http://tinyurl.com/5zqpbu
by DRACULA_WANTS_THE_AMULET
Nov 14th, 2008
11:17:00 PM
As long as they keep Forster away from the next Bond...
by Wes_Reviews_
Nov 14th, 2008
11:29:25 PM
Lovecraftfan, behold "zombie vs shark!"
by classyfredblassy
Nov 15th, 2008
07:17:56 AM
RE: the script - more of a dramatization?
by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLo rd
Nov 15th, 2008
09:12:11 AM
This reminds me of a Marvel What If issue
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
Nov 15th, 2008
09:55:19 AM
Yawn
by Cobbio
Nov 15th, 2008
03:33:39 PM
This should really be an HBO miniseries
by SWEEP
Nov 15th, 2008
07:12:05 PM
Watch "Stay"...
by SmarkJobber
Nov 15th, 2008
07:18:12 PM
Saw QoS this weekend
by yomomma
Nov 16th, 2008
06:48:56 PM

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