World War Z Movie

[AznAnarchy99]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md6Dvxdr0AQ

Never read the book but the trailer looks intense.

 

[destrekor]

I just bought the book today.

I've been meaning to pick it up at the library, but I've been reading a few other books that have piqued my interest. Finally decided it was time to read this book (about to wrap up Neuromancer), and went ahead and bought it instead.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Alright it has been awhile since I read the book but other than zombies and people being in the movie I don't see anything to do with the book. The book was more like a bunch of short stories about how different people handled the zombie outbreak. And most importantly I'm pretty sure they were SLOW MOVING ZOMBIES!!!


" re-written by Matthew Michael Carnahan to set the movie in the present, leaving behind much of the premise of the book to make it more of an action film."

 

[arrfep]

Alright it has been awhile since I read the book but other than zombies and people being in the movie I don't see anything to do with the book. The book was more like a bunch of short stories about how different people handled the zombie outbreak. And most importantly I'm pretty sure they were SLOW MOVING ZOMBIES!!!


" re-written by Matthew Michael Carnahan to set the movie in the present, leaving behind much of the premise of the book to make it more of an action film."

I agree. It's all well and good and I'm sure it will make an exciting movie, but then WTF is the point of keeping the title? I guess staying true to the book would make a movie too similar in tone to The Walking Dead.

Also, some of that CGI looks terrible. I HATE that unrealistic swarm rendering that movies seem to use too often...the zombies look no better than the ones in I Am Legend.

 

[andylawcc]

that rooftop scene is obviously a rip off from L4D

/crossarm

 

[BladeVenom]

I haven't read the book, but this is going to be nothing like the book, correct?

 

[Printer Bandit]

hey, it's the detective from the Killing

 

[God Mode]

Seems way different than the book. It's still a zombie movie though. Like pizza, I'd still eat it even if it was mediocre.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

haven't read the book but what's the point of getting the rights to it if you're going to change everything. banking on the name only. looks good though.

 

[sandorski]

Looks promising.

 

[Howard]

I'm hoping the trailer was cut just to generate interest from the general populace, and that the movie follows the book more closely.

 

[sigurros81]

Never read the book so I don't know anything about it. But trailer melted my face.

P.S. Please don't make it some lame shit PG-13 just for the sake of box office profits.

 

[brainhulk]

fake looking cgi people. they should have used real people like in the old days

 

[oynaz]

hey, it's the detective from the Killing

No it isn't. She looks like this:

 

[VtPC83]

Not going to be ANYTHING like the book... book was all about how the world was slowly overrun by the 'walking' dead, not the running dead. It was also mostly about how the world dealt with it politically, the plans that were drawn up. This looks like an action movie through and through.

 

[luv2liv]

we are so not ready for the impending zombie apocalypse

 

[Josh123]

I'll go watch it. It may give me some good ideas to add to my zombie plan.

 

[Exterous]

Alright it has been awhile since I read the book but other than zombies and people being in the movie I don't see anything to do with the book. The book was more like a bunch of short stories about how different people handled the zombie outbreak. And most importantly I'm pretty sure they were SLOW MOVING ZOMBIES!!!


" re-written by Matthew Michael Carnahan to set the movie in the present, leaving behind much of the premise of the book to make it more of an action film."

My first thought on seeing this thread was "How are they going to make a bunch of short stories into a movie?"

But I guess they just went with 'Let's make a zombie movie and use the title of a well known book for added attention'

that rooftop scene is obviously a rip off from L4D

/crossarm

 

[Rakewell]

Really enjoyed the book, a quick and interesting read. (Still can't believe it's Mel Brooks' kid who wrote it LOL)

Post-apocalypse survivor interview perspective would've been very appropriate, and would make this movie different and very interesting. There'd be plenty of action in flashbacks, I don't understand why we need another cookie-cutter zombie movie.

 

[blackdogdeek]

goddayum

 

[SunnyD]

So basically I can go and play Left4Dead and have watched the movie, right?

 

[Emos]

Not going to be ANYTHING like the book... book was all about how the world was slowly overrun by the 'walking' dead, not the running dead. It was also mostly about how the world dealt with it politically, the plans that were drawn up. This looks like an action movie through and through.

I know, when I saw the trailer I thought the same thing! The only thing the book and movie are going to have in common is the name It looks to be a fun action movie but I'll have to scrub all preconceived concepts from the book when I watch it.
It's sad really, I absolutely love the book (one of my guilty pleasures) and I think it would have made a decent movie, although it would have rocked if HBO would have picked it up and made it into a season long series!

 

[Sid59]

I'm hoping the trailer was cut just to generate interest from the general populace, and that the movie follows the book more closely.

Per Wikipedia's World War Z book page

In 2007, the movie rights for World War Z were secured by Brad Pitt's production company, Plan B Entertainment.[26] The screenplay was written by J. Michael Straczynski, with Marc Forster directing, and Pitt starring as the main character, United Nations employee Gerry Lane.[27][28] Despite being the draft that got the film green-lit, Straczynski's script was tossed aside, so that production, which was to begin at the start of 2009, was delayed while the script was completely re-written by Matthew Michael Carnahan to set the movie in the present, leaving behind much of the premise of the book to make it more of an action film.

 

[ViviTheMage]

just finished the book a few months ago, looking forward to the movie.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Per Wikipedia's World War Z book page

ugggggh, what a shame. It would have been better if a small shop picked the movie up.