A report says Brad Pitt has been cast to play the lead role in Marc Forster’s film adaptation of Max Brooks’ book World War Z.
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Brooks told MTV News that Pitt is now “officially” going to star in the film about a zombie apocalypse, to be directed by Switzerland’s Forster.
Brad Pitt’s company Plan B Entertainment secured the rights to the film back in 2007 and is aiming at a summer 2012 release.
The novel recounts the stories of survivors of a worldwide apocalyptic war with zombies.
Forster’s previous films include Finding Neverland (2004) and Quantum of Solace (2008) – the latter making him the youngest director in the James Bond series’ history.
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