Cinematical

If nothing else, at least fans of Max Brooks' book World War Z can be a little more at ease with the idea of a big screen version. AICN reports that they have gotten their hands on an early version of the script for the 'zombie drama' World War Z ... and what's the verdict? According to them, "I love this script. Love every dark, somber, upsetting page of it. This is a horror epic, a serious, sober-minded adult picture waiting to be made, and it's one of the best pieces of screenwriting craft I've encountered in a while." AICN's review also goes into detail about some of the plot for the film, so if you haven't read the book and like to be surprised you might want to avoid reading the whole review.

News of the film first emerged last February, when it was first announced that Brad Pitt's Plan B Productions would produce a feature film. The structure of the novel is a compendium of stories from survivors of a war between the living and the undead. The plot jumps time and space, so it must not have been an easy task to weave all these stories into one narrative. The task fell to J. Michael Straczynski (a comic book writer and a creator of TVs Babylon 5), and it would appear that he has done a bang up job of it.

It looks like Pitt and company might have a completed script on their hands (especially when you consider what a tough audience the AICN crowd can be). But, the big questions still remain: who will direct, and who will star in the film? According to sources, Pitt is still in the running to play the lead, but nothing has been confirmed. A tentative release date of 2010 has been mentioned, but that could always change. So now is your chance for suggestions: What directors do you think could handle what AICN called, "a genre-defining piece of work that could well see us all arguing about whether or not a zombie movie qualifies as "Best Picture" material?"