But it is happening folks and I’m of course talking about Marc Forster’s upcoming adaptation of Max Brooks’ WORLD WAR Z. So why am I bringing up WWZ today? Well according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog a brand new name has gone and signed up for the zombie war. Actually it’s someone who should be pretty accustomed to violence by now – “Game of Thrones” star Elyes Gabel! According to Heat Vision he’ll be playing a character named ‘Fassbach’.
Gabel (above) joins the previously cast Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos (below) and James Badge Dale in the post-apozalyptic thriller.
The end was near. Zombies were taking over. They were infiltrating ever corner the world. No neutral ground existed, no nation was secure, and we were in serious danger of becoming extinct – overrun by hordes of the living dead.
WORLD WAR Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a recounting of these apocalyptic and horrifying years that will make sure we never forget how close we came to total annihilation. Told from the perspective of numerous survivors from all over the world, from Denver to South Africa, Sydney to Yonkers, Malibu to India, WORLD WAR Z captures the sacrifices and, toward the end, the ingenuity of our race to defend and save our cities, towns, and villages from a plague that seemed virtually impossible to stop.
WORLD WAR Z is currently kicking ass in production over in Scotland with a 2012 release being eyed. We’ll undoubtedly be bringing you every piece of WORLD WAR Z news that comes our way so be sure to keep your eyes open for more updates.