World War Z set photos show some dead bodies

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The first photos of World War Z have come out and we get to see what hairstyle and fabulous scarves Brad Pitt will be sporting in addition to some likely dead bodies. Sounds like they are on the right track. But so far it only looks like some zombie aftermath with no actual zombies. Don’t [...]

World War Z loses Matthew Fox and Ed Harris

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The Brad Pitt-anchored World War Z has had its share of problems, but now we hear that they either lost of never had Matthew Fox and Ed Harris cast in Marc Forster’s adaptation. Fox had to drop due to a conflict with I, Alex Cross, where he plays a serial killer. Nobody seems to know [...]

Casting updates: World War Z, 21 Jump Street, Dark Knight Rises, The Great Gatsby

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Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby has a lot of big names so far. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jay Gatsby alongside Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton, and Isla Fisher. The role of Myrtle’s (Fisher) husband has now been filled by Jason Clarke (The Wettest County in the World). He looks like a perfect fit: character [...]

World War Z adaptation may have found financers

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Unsurprisingly, the cash-strapped adaptation of the acclaimed zombie apocalypse faux-historical novel World War Z has found some financing to potentially make it happen. We reported last week that Paramount was looking for a partner to finance the $125 million budget to reduce some of the risk in adapting the novel byMax Brooks. Brad Pitt is set to [...]

World War Z adaptation may be in trouble

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Four weeks on the bestseller list, Brad Pitt set to produce, zombies more popular than ever…what could go wrong with the plan to bring World War Z from pages to screen? Apparently it’s funding. Paramount is looking for a partner to finance the $125 million budget to reduce some of the risk in adapting the [...]