World War Z premiere to coincide with end of the world - Page 2

timothy · August 10 2011, 04:27 AM

okay did some diging on my nook and found both world war z and zombie survival guide are on my nook. which do I read first?

Admiral_Young · August 10 2011, 05:35 AM

^ It doesn't matter. I read World War Z first before the Guide. The Guide is really a reference manual teaching you how to survive in the universe

Obiwanshinobi · August 10 2011, 07:44 AM

So will this be like Babel but with zombies?

label · August 10 2011, 01:04 PM

I'm definitely looking forward to this movie, though I'll be interested to see how well the movie adapts the book. I have read that they've decided to center the movie around the person doing all of the recording as a way of centering the movie on at least one character we can view the events from, which makes sense to me.

Stone_Cold_Sisko · August 10 2011, 06:13 PM

Capsule synopsis from the studio:

The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. [Mireille] Enos plays Gerry’s wife Karen Lane; [Daniella] Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen.

Um... that's nothing like the book.

Shurik · August 10 2011, 06:51 PM

Stone_Cold_Sisko wrote:

Capsule synopsis from the studio:

The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. [Mireille] Enos plays Gerry’s wife Karen Lane; [Daniella] Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen.

Um... that's nothing like the book.

At least they left the zombie pandemic ...

Goliath · August 10 2011, 07:07 PM

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Nah, the film will be perceived as anti-zombie propaganda. They'll boycott it with large picket signs.

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Temis the Vorta · August 10 2011, 07:13 PM

Stone_Cold_Sisko wrote:

Capsule synopsis from the studio:

The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. [Mireille] Enos plays Gerry’s wife Karen Lane; [Daniella] Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen.

Um... that's nothing like the book.

Ugh! Don't they have enough confidence in the material to just adapt it, as is? The book certainly didn't lack dramatic oomph, just because the narratives were being told "in the past" after the danger was over.

Shurik wrote:

Stone_Cold_Sisko wrote:

Capsule synopsis from the studio:

The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. [Mireille] Enos plays Gerry’s wife Karen Lane; [Daniella] Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen.

Um... that's nothing like the book.

At least they left the zombie pandemic ...

We're lucky they didn't change it to vampires, who are also giant transforming robots.

Shurik · August 10 2011, 08:13 PM

Ugh! Don't they have enough confidence in the material to just adapt it, as is? The book certainly didn't lack dramatic oomph, just because the narratives were being told "in the past" after the danger was over.

I guess they wanted a definite main character. I just hope it won't turn into "Brad Pitt saves the world from zombies".

Obiwanshinobi · August 10 2011, 08:18 PM

No it will be Bryan Cranston saving the world from zombies.

Sindatur · August 10 2011, 08:22 PM

Shurik wrote:

Ugh! Don't they have enough confidence in the material to just adapt it, as is? The book certainly didn't lack dramatic oomph, just because the narratives were being told "in the past" after the danger was over.

I guess they wanted a definite main character. I just hope it won't turn into "Brad Pitt saves the world from zombies".

Well, the movie is his baby. He's the one that got it rolling and he's been working on getting it going for at least 3 or 4 years. JMS actually wrote the script for it, but, it wasn't "Commercial" enough, so, they had someone else write it (or edit his script).

DarthPipes · August 14 2011, 01:04 AM

I can understand not wanting to present it as a bunch of flashbacks. That format works better in a book than in a movie. But one of the best points about the book is meeting all these characters and getting their stories. If Pitt is the guy who goes from location to location interacting with them, it could really work.

But if they're going to abandon that, then what is the point of turning World War Z into a movie? World War Z is different than the usual zmobie movies. Leave it to Hollywood to crush any originality in order to make it conform to the same old shit.

Admiral_Young · August 14 2011, 01:18 AM

I wonder how much of JMS's drafts were retained for the current production draft or were his draft disregarded and completely re-written? I've not been paying attention to the production.

Temis the Vorta · August 14 2011, 03:21 AM

I think the flashbacks could work in a movie just as well as the book - a story either has enough dramatic oomph to overcome the foregone-conclusion problem, or it doesn't, and this one does - but it would require Hollywood take a tiny leap of faith and not do the boringly expected thing for once.

DarthPipes · August 14 2011, 03:32 AM

Temis the Vorta wrote:

I think the flashbacks could work in a movie just as well as the book - a story either has enough dramatic oomph to overcome the foregone-conclusion problem, or it doesn't, and this one does - but it would require Hollywood take a tiny leap of faith and not do the boringly expected thing for once.

Sadly, I wouldn't count on that.

August 10 2011, 04:27 AM	#16
timothy Rear Admiral Location: born to be a trekie	Re: World War Z premiere to coincide with end of the world okay did some diging on my nook and found both world war z and zombie survival guide are on my nook. which do I read first? __________________ I am currently reading star trek the weight of worlds by greg cox currently watching continuum, being human, lost girl, Arrow, supernatural, grimm, Once upon a time, the walking dead, the vampire diaries, revolution, merlin

August 10 2011, 05:35 AM	#17
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: World War Z premiere to coincide with end of the world ^ It doesn't matter. I read World War Z first before the Guide. The Guide is really a reference manual teaching you how to survive in the universe __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

August 10 2011, 07:44 AM	#18
Obiwanshinobi Rear Admiral Location: ObiWanShinobi	Re: World War Z premiere to coincide with end of the world So will this be like Babel but with zombies?

August 10 2011, 01:04 PM	#19
label Vice Admiral Location: Indiana	Re: World War Z premiere to coincide with end of the world I'm definitely looking forward to this movie, though I'll be interested to see how well the movie adapts the book. I have read that they've decided to center the movie around the person doing all of the recording as a way of centering the movie on at least one character we can view the events from, which makes sense to me. __________________ Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.

August 10 2011, 08:18 PM	#25
Obiwanshinobi Rear Admiral Location: ObiWanShinobi	Re: World War Z premiere to coincide with end of the world No it will be Bryan Cranston saving the world from zombies.

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August 14 2011, 01:04 AM	#27
DarthPipes Rear Admiral	Re: World War Z premiere to coincide with end of the world I can understand not wanting to present it as a bunch of flashbacks. That format works better in a book than in a movie. But one of the best points about the book is meeting all these characters and getting their stories. If Pitt is the guy who goes from location to location interacting with them, it could really work. But if they're going to abandon that, then what is the point of turning World War Z into a movie? World War Z is different than the usual zmobie movies. Leave it to Hollywood to crush any originality in order to make it conform to the same old shit.

August 14 2011, 01:18 AM	#28
Admiral_Young Fleet Admiral Location: Metropolis	Re: World War Z premiere to coincide with end of the world I wonder how much of JMS's drafts were retained for the current production draft or were his draft disregarded and completely re-written? I've not been paying attention to the production. __________________ Admiral Young Chief of Operations Ignoring the The Last Stand since 2011.

August 14 2011, 03:21 AM	#29
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: World War Z premiere to coincide with end of the world I think the flashbacks could work in a movie just as well as the book - a story either has enough dramatic oomph to overcome the foregone-conclusion problem, or it doesn't, and this one does - but it would require Hollywood take a tiny leap of faith and not do the boringly expected thing for once.