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2009 | 2008
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World War Z Gets A New Writer
17 July 2009 5:20 AM, PDT | From FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news
World War Z, the post apocalyptic horror film based on the book of the same name, has found a writer - and his name is Matthew Michael Carnahan.
You may have heard of Carnahan you may not, he contributed to Smokin’ Aces, produced Lions for Lambs and wrote The Kingdom so he’s been around a while and he’s a very talented guy. Carnahan takes over from J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Changeling) to pen a new draft of the script for Plan B Entertainment and Paramount Pictures.
World War Z is the follow on novel from The Zombie Survival Guide, and follows several story threads to tell how humanity copes in a global fight against this grey menace. The film will be directed by Quantum of Solace helmer Marc Forster. Max Brookes, author of the series said of Carnahan signing:
“He’s one of Hollywood’s hot A-list writers,
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Craig Sharp
Zombified 'World War Z' Gets Another Writer
17 July 2009 3:33 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
Paramount and Brad Pitt's Plan B have been developing the rather terrific zombie novel by Max Books called World War Z into a film, and they've changed horses mid-stream. Brooks recently talked to Fangoria and announced that J. Michael Straczynski, the Changeling and Babylon 5 writer who had thrown together one adaptation, had been usurped.
According to Brooks, Matthew Carnahan, brother of Joe and co-writer of State of Play and writer of The Kingdom, has been hired to give World War Z a fresh set of eyes. He's not exactly known for this kind of thing, so it would be interesting to compare the two scrips at some point.
The author seems pleased with the change, in large part because the costs keep mounting for the studio, so surely they've got to do something with the movie, right?
Colin Boyd
World War Z Gets A Screenwriter
17 July 2009 12:27 AM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news
Oh boy oh boy. Ace zombie novel World War Z has been in development for a while now, with a previous version of its script written by Babylon 5 and Changeling's J. Michael Straczynski. But now Matthew Michael Carnahan has signed on to do a new draft of the script for the zombie apocalypse novel, signalling that someone, somewhere is very serious about making this film happen.Carnahan, brother of director Joe, is so-hot-right-now, after writing Lions for Lambs (not a big hit, but not the script's fault), The Kingdom and State of Play. He's also got an adaptation of James Ellroy's White Jazz in development, giving him further adapting practice.World War Z's an episodic tale about a zombie plague that spreads across the world, how people from various countries survive and how the fight back against the grey menace begins. Reportedly the first draft of
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Matthew Carnahan Rewriting World War Z
16 July 2009 11:06 PM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news
What's going on with the big screen adaptation of Max Brooks' book World War Z? J. Michael Straczynski wrote a screenplay, which seems like over a year ago, and Quantum of Solace helmer Marc Forster has been attached to direct. But aside from comments from Stazzynski or Foster here or there, we really haven't gotten an update on the project in a long while. Brooks, son of comedy legend Mel Brooks, revealed that Paramount Pictures has hired a new writer for the project, while making an appearance on Fangoria Radio. Who is the new writer? Matthew Michael Carnahan, brother of director Joe Carnahan, and writer of The Kingdom, Lions For Lambs, and State of Play. Brooks said that Carnahan is "one of Hollywood’s hot A-list writers, so if they went after him and paid him a mountain of gold, it definitely shows their confidence in this project." Still
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Peter Sciretta
Wes Anderson And The Arquettes Return To 'Scream' In Today's Dailies -- 7/16/09
16 July 2009 6:04 PM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news
Apologies for today's late-breaking Dailies; a battery of meetings threw off my publishing schedule. Then there was yesterday's absence, when The Dailies fell victim of a top secret screening. But I'm back now, baby. And there's lots of news in the movies world, so let's get right down to it.
-- This is rumor territory, so take it for what it's worth. Robert Rodriguez's "Grindhouse" spin-off, "Machete," got a pretty exciting casting update. Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Jonah Hill and Robert freaking De Niro may or may not be joining the cast. The shoot is supposed to get underway in a couple weeks, so we'll all know soon enough. (Bloody Disgusting)
-- Max Brooks' excellent book "World War Z," an fictional oral history of a modern-day zombie uprising, has been an on-again/off-again project for quite some time now. The word is that J. Michael Straczynski, who wrote the original script,
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Adam Rosenberg
New World War Z writer
16 July 2009 5:50 PM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news
The shambling undead will eventually consume the raw flesh of audiences in World War Z, Paramount's adaptation of the superb novel (and even better audiobook) from Max Brooks (yes, son of Mel). But like those dessicated reanimated cadavers, it's moving a little slowly. According to Fangoria, Brooks himself has revealed that the draft by J. Michael Straczynski (writer of Changeling and creator of "Babylon 5") is now being rewritten by A-list scribe Matthew Michael Carnahan (bro of...
Dave Davis
New Screenwriter Hired for Max Brooks' World War Z Movie
16 July 2009 4:49 PM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news
Now this is a bit strange. Fangoria reports today that the World War Z adaptation in the works over at Paramount is being revised by a different screenwriter. Originally, it was J. Michael Straczynski who had been adapting Max Brooks' book, but now it's Matthew Michael Carnahan, a "specialist in political thrillers" whose past credits include State of Play and The Kingdom. “He’s one of Hollywood's hot A-list writers, so if they went after him and paid him a mountain of gold, it definitely shows their confidence in this project,” Brooks said. We know Marc Forster is directing, but we didn't know there were problems with the script? Brooks adds: “They say it’s a positive move because they’re very excited, but the truth is, it’s also positive because they just paid him a buttload of money, and [with] the money they paid him, the money they
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Alex Billington
New Writer Penning 'World War Z' Adaptation
16 July 2009 1:50 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news
During an interview of Fangoria Radio, author Max Brooks revealed that Paramount Pictures has hired Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom, Lions for Lambs, State of Play) to adapt Brooks' World War Z, original scripted by Michael Straczynski (Changeling). Hes one of Hollywoods hot A-list writers, so if they went after him and paid him a mountain of gold, it definitely shows their confidence in this project, Brooks said on the show. Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) is still lined up to direct. The book is a sober telling of the aftermath of a war fought against a legion of humans who were inflicted with a virus, died and were reanimated into flesh-eating zombies. "World War Z" will be published in the fall by Crown. Written by the author of the satire "The Zombie Survival Guide."
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New screenwriter takes on World War Z
16 July 2009 11:34 AM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news
On Fangoria Radio last week, guest Max Brooks dropped a scoop about a new writer taking on the film version of his best-selling undead-epic novel World War Z. The movie is being developed by Paramount and Brad Pitt’s Plan B Production, and was previously being scripted by Changeling and Babylon 5’s J. Michael Straczynski.
Now taking on the adaptation reins is Matthew Michael Carnahan, a specialist in political thrillers whose credits include State Of Play and The Kingdom. “He’s one of Hollywood’s hot A-list writers, so if they went after him and paid him a mountain of gold, it definitely shows their confidence in this project,” Brooks said on the show. “They say it’s a positive move because they’re very excited, but the truth is, it’s also positive because they just paid him a buttload of money, and [with] the money they paid him,
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no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Who is Writing World War Z Now?
16 July 2009 | From shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news
Acccording to author Max Brooks, Paramount Pictures has brought on Matthew Michael Carnahan to adapt Brooks' World War Z , thus confirming the studio still has plans for this big budget zombie epic. Originally, J. Michael Straczynski penned a draft (word of mouth tells us it was pretty good). Of Carnahan's involvement, Brooks says, "He's one of Hollywood's hot A-list writers, so if they went after him and paid him a mountain of gold, it definitely shows their confidence in this project." Carnahan - brother of Joe Carnahan ( Smokin' Aces ) - also penned The Kingdom , Lions for Lambs and State of Play . Marc Forster is supposed to direct World War Z .
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The Hole truth on Fangoria Radio tonight!
10 July 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news
Make your ears bleed this evening with Fangoria Radio! Tonight’s show (airing on Sirius Xm Stars satellite radio, Sirius channel 108/Xm channel 139, from 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Est), hosted by Debbie Rochon with special guest co-host/filmmaker Mick Garris (sitting in for Dee Snider) and Fango managing editor Michael Gingold, welcomes guests from the worlds of both film and illustrated literature:
Joe Dante (pictured), the man behind The Howling and Gremlins, has been away from the big-screen scream scene for far too long and will give us the scoop on his return with the 3-D film The Hole Max Brooks, author of the fan faves World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide and all-around horror enthusiast, will be on hand to talk scary movies and drop some info on his upcoming graphic novel Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks Actress Shawnee Smith always has something to scream about,
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no-reply@fangoria.com (Samuel Zimmerman)
Interview: Christos Gage Gives ‘Absolution’
10 July 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | From The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news
One of the most enjoyable things about writing for The Flickcast is having early access to new products like comics, movies and video games. Along with that, sometimes comes the chance for exclusive access to their creators as well. Recently, I was given the chance to interview Christos Gage.
For those not familiar with him, he has quite an extensive resume both in television and comics, from Law and Order: Special Victims Unit to Avengers: Initiative from Marvel. And of course we can’t forget the Flickcast favorite miniseries he recently was a part of through Idw, G.I.Joe: Cobra. Now, Christos is taking on a new challenge, but one he is most certainly looking forward to.
Coming out in August, Christos will debut Absolution from Avatar Press. The same people who brought us Crossed by Garth Ennis will be giving Christos free reign on his creator owned property.
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John Carle
"World War Z" Feature Hits A Delay?
20 June 2009 8:40 AM, PDT | From www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news
"Quantum Of Solace" and "Monster's Ball" director Marc Foster says that the anticipated film adaptation of "World War Z" may have to wait a little longer. Speaking with Migros Magazin, Forster says the film's script still needs a lot of development and is "still far from realization". As a result he's likely moving forward with another project entitled "Disconnect" which is 'ready to go'. "Disconnect" is said to be about how humans deal with new technologies and the changes it causes to interpersonal relationships. "World War Z", based on the novel by Max Brooks, is a series of interviews conducted with various people about the events that transpired when a zombie pandemic swept the globe....
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Pontypool Review
18 June 2009 8:46 PM, PDT | From Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news
Is there really no escape from the living dead? Zombies have found their way to school curriculum (Max Brooks’ masterful novel World War Z can be found in the required reading section of your book store) and they have always been a part of mainstream cinema from The Night of the Living Dead right up to 28 Weeks Later. Pontypool is one of the more inspired takes on the zombie genre. The film is low budget and high concept. The zombie film, some will say, has become a tired piece of art. George Romero’s recent entries into the zombie canon (Land of the Dead and Diary of the Dead) have been a far cry from his groundbreaking original visions in the late 1960’s through late 1970’s. The first 40 minutes of Pontypool marks a return to the roots of not only the zombie picture, but to horror in general. The things not seen are truly horrifying.
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NickO
Multiple Personality Disorder Report
17 June 2009 8:41 AM, PDT | From QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news
[Editor's Note: Multiple Personality Disorder Reports are short news blasts meant to let you know about the stuff that didn't make it to the news page but still had us talking behind the scenes]
#1: Word War Z Delayed!
Director Marc Forster is not happy with the current screenplay for World War Z and is putting of the project until he is. I've read the screenplay (review here) and can attest to its greatness, so I'm not sure what Forster wants done. He probably wants to steer it away from its dramatic tone and turn it into more of an action pic or something. [via: scifiwire]
#2: "Machete" starts filming!
The webs exploded with news that Robert Rodriguez's fake-grindhouse- trailer-turned-real-movie, Machete, will begin filming imminently. I know a lot of people who are excited about this project. Me? I think it's going be a boring, post-modern bust that will confound audiences like Grindhouse did. But we'll see.
#3: "Death in Love" poster
the poster for writer/director Boaz Yakin's Death in Love, starring Josh Lucas, Jacqueline Bisset, Lukas Haas and Adam Brody dropped at comingsoon.
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Marc Forster’s World War Z “still far from realization”
16 June 2009 12:52 PM, PDT | From Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news
After Marc Forster finished work on Quantum of Solace he revealed that his next project would be World War Z, a film which takes place ten years after a human victory over a world wide Zombie epidemic (you can see some concept art above). Well Dark Horizons got some quotes from the director who said [...]
Liam
‘World War Z’ Movie Delayed
16 June 2009 12:30 PM, PDT | From The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news
If you love zombies, are a fan of Max Brooks’ excellent novel World War Z and are excited a feature film version of the novel is being made, then this news might be a bit disappointing to you. According to Fangoria News, the adaptation of Brook’s novel about a war against a virtually unstoppable zombie horde is going to take a bit longer to hit the screen than originally thought.
In an interview with the Swiss site Migros-Magazin referenced in the article, World War Z director Marc Forster, of the recent Quantum of Solace, said that the screenplay by J. Michael Straczynski is in development but “still far from realization.” And instead of waiting around for it to be ready, Forster has moved on to another project, the thriller Disconnect. As for World War Z, hopefully we’ll get to see it eventually after the script is ready. It
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Chris Ullrich
World War Z Hits Delays
16 June 2009 8:36 AM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news
Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster is looking at two projects he has the option of making next, and of course, they couldn't be more different. One of them is a lame-sounding, He's Just Not That Into You-esque movie called Disconnect, except instead of being about the general topic of relationships, it'll be about the general topic of how we deal with technology. And then there's World War Z, an adaptation of Max Brooks' novel that "documents" the global zombie war through interviews with the survivors. And which of these projects is Forster doing next? The boring one, naturally. He told Dark Horizons that the script for World War Z still requires a lot of writing and development, and is "still far from realization." So, Ok, it's not exactly like Forster is abandoning World War Z, and I'd much rather him get the script in shape than go
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Max Brooks World War Z Movie on Hold
16 June 2009 5:14 AM, PDT | From HorrorYearbook | See recent HorrorYearbook news
Normally news that a movie has been put on hold is bad news, but for Max Brooks' World War Z it may be good. The book has to be one of the hardest things to adapt into a movie, so I rather they take their time and get it right, instead of forcing out some rushed piece of crap. World War Z has the potential to be one of the best zombie movies ever, so hopefully Brad Pitt's production company doesn't drop the ball and screw it up. Director Marc Foster, told Migros Magazin (well according to DarkHorizons this is what he said because I can't read German) that the script needed a lot of work and is, "still far from realization". He is going to start working on another film called Disconnect instead.
wil
World War Z delays
16 June 2009 2:03 AM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news
Back in January we posted some concept art from World War: Z as Marc Forster was developing the film. There was a script by J. Michael Straczynski that everyone seemed to love and people were optimistic that filming would begin later this year. Nope. Live for Films translated an interview with director Forster from Swiss magazine Migros Magazin where he says Ww:z ain't going anywhere, anytime soon. Forster told the magazine the the film is "still far from realization" and that...
Mike Sampson
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