Comments on: World War Z Script Review

By: tom holland

tom holland — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:13:30 +0000

have read 4 times – made the mistake of thinking the whole genre of zombie novels would be enjoyable – this book is so head and shoulders above the rest there is no camparison. A movie? I could envision the ancillary products – toy replicas of draggers, grabbers and soldiers outfitted with little Lobotomizers.
I could envision a Peter Jackonesque movie that cost a zillion dollars to produce. Even utilizing the Ring model and making in 3 separate flicks. The breath and scope could be captured and I think subtitles for the Foreign story lines would be cool. Probably a fantasy as I do not know how many people woulf que up to see zombie fare – but in a perfect world………..

By: Dead

Dead — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:55:07 +0000

Does anyone know where to get a hold of the script? It’s been floating around the net for a while now so it has to be some where. Can anyone lend some info?
Cheers

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:17:16 +0000

@Chark, we make a point of crediting where we tripped over the story first instead of where the story originated. That way everyone gets credit for it along the way.

Thanks for reading.

By: Chark

Chark — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:37:02 +0000

So isn’t this AICN offers, as opposed to “First Showing”….? Why not credit the original story?

Back to topic- loved this book. Love that they’re staying true to the snippets in the treatment. IE- the book was a snippet of cool scenes that played into a glimpse of the world at large. This movie would probably not work as anything else and for that reason, why it could work in redefining a genre. Here’s to hoping.

By: J

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:17:26 +0000

I thought the book was great. As I read it I could visualize scenes from the inevitable movie. As with any adaptation though, it could be great, it could be really not great. I’ll be in line on opening night to see.

By: davidb

davidb — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:01:14 +0000

I highly recommend checking out both of Max Brooks’ zombie books – World War Z and Zombie Survival Guide. They are brilliant!

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:04:00 +0000

It’s actually “Shaun of the Dead”

I wouldn’t normally care, but you guys are The Movie Blog….

By: HisDivineShadow

HisDivineShadow — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:26:18 +0000

Anything that JMS does…

I’m there.!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:54:11 +0000

I’m actually reading this right now. About 1/3 of the way through and while it’s a very interesting and neat take on zombies – I’m not particularly impressed. It’s good, and very well written, but I guess I was hoping it would be a book I had trouble putting down, which it isn’t.

By: DirkAnger23

DirkAnger23 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:29:26 +0000

WWZ is easily my favorite of the zombie novels that I’ve read, and trust me, I’ve read a few cause I’m a sucker for end-of-the-world type shit. I just hope that JMS does it some justice cause as WILL pointed out quite succinctly above that this novel really is akin to Saving Private Ryan with zombies between the battles described in amazingly gritty detail. Just the worldwide scope of the novel alone would make me plant down my $10 right now to see how they adapt this story. Can not wait for this my friends.