World War Z screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski spoke with MTV about the plans for his adaptation of Max Brooks' best-selling novel now that he's finishing another draft for recently attached Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster.
It's clear Forster and company are not making the typical zombie movie. "Most zombie movies to this point have been small, focusing on a few people in a house. And this has got real scare. You're in India with hundreds of boats trying to get out of there with a tidal wave of zombies. The scale of what we're doing here is phenomenal," said Straczynski. "We talk about it as a thriller, the closest comparison being 'The Bourne Identity.'
Does this mean a shotgun blast to head will be replaced by a rolled-up magazine to the head? We'll have to wait and see, World War Z starts production in early 2009.