World War Z Gets Solace Director

Max Brooks World War Z zombie novel which is being adapted into a feature film finally has its director. Marc Foster director of Quantum of Solace has been tapped to direct the paramount project. The really interesting part here is that the production company doing the movie is Plan B and is owned by Brad Pitt. The rumor is that Brad will star in the feature film.  

Brooks tells the story of the world's desperate battle against the zombie threat with a series of first-person accounts "as told to the author" by various characters around the world. A Chinese doctor encounters one of the earliest zombie cases at a time when the Chinese government is ruthlessly suppressing any information about the outbreak that will soon spread across the globe. The tale then follows the outbreak via testimony of smugglers, intelligence officials, military personnel and many others who struggle to defeat the zombie menace. Despite its implausible premise and choppy delivery, the novel is surprisingly hard to put down. The subtle, and not so subtle, jabs at various contemporary politicians and policies are an added bonus.