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Brad Pitt zombiepocalyptic 'World War Z' reveals big book-to-screen change, release date

Holly Coletta
8/10/2011

If there are two things that have proven to do pretty well at the box office, it's zombies and Brad Pitt.

Hollywood is combining them in the film adaptation of World War Z, an upcoming post-apocalyptic flick based on Max Brooks's best-selling novel.

According to Cinema Blend, superstar Pitt plays a crusading journalist who lives through a zombie apocalypse and sets out to record the tales of other survivors.

Disney Picks Up ‘The Runner’

Kevin Lavi
3/8/2011
New Sci-Fi Adventure coming

Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace, Finding Neverland, and The Kite Runner) has been set to direct the sci-fi adventure The Runner, created by Dave Andron (Knight Rider)

Blacklight, which develops projects for several platforms ranging from movies and TV shows to comics and mobile devices, originated the project. It then partnered with Imagine, with whom it has a first-look deal, according to The Hollywood Reporter .

Brad Pitt Will be Fighting the Undead in Upcoming Zombie Flick

Michael Mooney
7/23/2010
Pitt will star in 'World War Z', the big-screen adaptation of the hit novel

Brad Pitt is set to star in the film adaptation of the best-selling 2006 novel, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.

Max Brooks, who penned of the post-apocalyptic zombie tale, recently confirmed to MTV that the A-lister is officially attached to play the lead in the project.

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