Comments on: World War Z Movie Still Lumbering Along, Says Writer

By: LIDIA834

LIDIA834 — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:13:14 +0000

I haven't heard of that series.The Walking Dead that is.
Looks like that might be another one we won't get here in the UK.
Another great Zombie series would have been Babylon Fields but it never made it passed the pilot episode.

By: LIDIA834

LIDIA834 — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:08:38 +0000

I am waiting with baited breath for this and I have been since I brought the book several years ago. Please please don't ruin it.
I still think it deserves a TV series other wise to much will be left out.

By: LIDIA834

LIDIA834 — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:10:00 +0000

I read it first and then heard about WWZ.
I flipped when I knew Mr Brooks had written a second book as a follow up to his brilliant, tongue in cheeky survival guide.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:12:50 +0000

Wow, his idea sounds like it would work for a first-person perspective for a zombie film. When I read the book, I imagined being the doctor who saw his co-worker being eaten alive by the patient with the “new” heart. Can't wait!

By: JN

JN — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:26:49 +0000

Like others, I am also unsure about how well this would translate into a film. What works in a book doesn't always sell with a moviegoing audience; this is especially relevant given that Brooks' zombies are the slow, shuffling type, not the fast, more lethal kind that have more or less taken their place in the last few years of zombie movies.

By: chiwoo

chiwoo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:53:12 +0000

I agree about a 12 part mini series as well, be it HBO or Showtime. However, if or when it is released as a feature film I will no doubt wander aimlessly toward the nearest theater to gorge on its zombie goodness. I recommend no matter the reviews get everyone you know to go see the movie. That might increase the odds of a mini series being made like Saving Private Ryan -> Band of Brothers.

By: whocares

whocares — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:32:36 +0000

i agree,it would be nice to see hbo pick it up for a 12 part series,with a writer and director that are not gonna fuck it up with all the typical hollywood bullshit.

By: A Girl

A Girl — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:59:41 +0000

A mini-series was what I first thought of, but a very, very long movie, or several movie installments could also do this book justice. However it is done, whomever handles it, they must understand that this adaptation must be done right, otherwise this movie will become nothing more than another glazed over chapter in the history of zombie movies that no one cares about. There is so much more to World War Z than just the zombies, or the war, or the end of the world. Since I first picked up that book, I wasn't able to put it down, and have read it probably 10 times since, and always notice something new. All I can say, when it comes down to it, is that I am awaiting the arrival of this movie on pins and needles.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:45:36 +0000

Mini-series noooo… Big screen in three movies… Big yes.. the Allure of the book was the vast set piece instances of flashbacks that the witnesses stories told.. I can only see that done on the big screen. Plus they will have to fight with The Walking Dead which is an upcoming A&E series…

By: 16gb compact flash

16gb compact flash — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:13:10 +0000

wow, that was an awesome piece of writing, not just because i love kickin zombie arse in games with any weapon available and not just because the writer is also my best friend..(ahem) but that was some nice writing there Baguley, somebody promote this guy!

By: Scorpio

Scorpio — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:53:17 +0000

Please note unlike the novel in the concept art there are snipers on the roofs. Hopefully in the film they will rectify this as in the book he said there was no snipers. I also imagined it clear until the end of the battle

By: Scorpio

Scorpio — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:53:17 +0000

By: Darth Terramrot

Darth Terramrot — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:12:34 +0000

I agree with the statement about it being a better mini-series then a feature film. The only possible way that this movie could live up to the book, if it was as long as the Transformers II movie. I would personally like to see a three part movie series, like Lord of the Rings.

By: UncleShaggy

UncleShaggy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:43:59 +0000

I would like to recommend to anyone who loved “Z” to pick up Max Brooks ” The Zombie Survival Guide” if you haven't allready.
@Rob- I had the same feeling when heard that both books were going to adapted. Then I went to see Zombieland. Rhette Reese and Paul Wernick must have read the “The Guide”.
@Wes- I 100% agree with you.

By: Wes

Wes — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:15:42 +0000

A truly incredible book that deserves a proper screen treatment. Glad that there is no big hurry to slap this one together. Thanks for keeping this on the radar!

By: playwert

playwert — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:59:11 +0000

I wouldn't completely write off J. Michael Straczynski , afterall, he did write the create, and write the majority of Babylon 5.
But yeah his feature scripts have been terrible thus far.

By: RobHunter

RobHunter — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:16:35 +0000

I'd actualy much rather see David Wellington's “Monster” trilogy get made into films. World War Z's format doesn't lend itself very well to a film, but Wellington's books tell more straight forward tales with better characters, scenes, and story arcs.