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Brad beats Leo in bidding war
15-Jun-2006
Written by: Kevin Manahan
After a battle of the numbers, the Aviator found defeat at the hands of the “Fight Club“ star.
Hollywood's latest high-profile bidding war saw two A-list actors fighting over film rights - through their production companies.
In the end, Brad Pitt's Plan B company acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of the upcoming Max Brooks novel "World War Z." Plan B won over Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way with a reported six-figure bid.
Paramount, representing Plan B, and Warner Bros., the parent studio of Appian Way, engaged in the bidding process Tuesday. Plan B was announced Wednesday as the owner of the film rights.
"World War Z" is Max Brooks' follow-up to the 2003 cult hit "The Zombie Survival Guide." The story takes place 10 years after most of the planet has been transformed into carnivorous zombies by an epidemic. Brooks' novel will be released in the fall.
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