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Unabridged audiobook for World War Z in production
amysrevenge:
So apparently the unabridged version of the audiobook for World War Z is in production. Nathan Fillion is doing a chapter. I don't know if it will be entirely re-recorded, or if cut parts will be added in, or what.
I loved this audiobook (it's in my shortlist of top audiobooks, along with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Neverwhere, Howl's Moving Castle, Ready Player One, and I Drink for a Reason), and I thought the original performances were really good.
AgnosticBuddha:
I've read the book and I'm looking forward to the movie. I understand they've pushed the release date from Dec 21 2012 to Jun 21 2013. The Dec 21 date would have been an awesome addition to my end of the world party. :'(
Xptical:
--- Quote from: AgnosticBuddha on Jun 06, 2012, 10:24:30 AM ---I've read the book and I'm looking forward to the movie. I understand they've pushed the release date from Dec 21 2012 to Jun 21 2013. The Dec 21 date would have been an awesome addition to my end of the world party. :'(
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The early stuff I heard about the movie was that it would be nothing like the books. It would be a pre-outbreak, hero-stops-the-bad-guy kind of movie. The latest info on Wikipedia seems to suggest they are still going for the single-hero viewpoint as opposed to an investigator gathering stories.
Anyway, I loved the audio book. I'm looking forward to another, longer, version.
Holden Attradies:
@amysrevenge: where did you hear this oh so exciting news?!
@Everyone: I've followed stuff about the movie online since it went into production and unless they pushed the release date back to make MAJOR changes to it it is going to be nothing like the book. It follows one person (Brad Pit) jetting around the world as the outbreak starts/things fall apart. Aparently in early drafts of the script he was supposed to be the Max Brooks character but once production started filming everything I read described his character as a "bourne ultimatum type character". So the narrative it will be nothing like the books.
From the videos and shots of filming that can be found on line the zombies are Runners and change almost instantly after infection, which alone totally changes the tone of the work. One of the things that set the book apart (for me at least) among the throng of zombie lit is that the zombies are slow, shambolic, and follow a very steady pace of infection (the rules he set up in Zombie Survival guide).
Anyways, I gave up long ago hoping it will be a "World War Z" movie in anything but name, but still hold out it will be a good zombie movie.
Caffiene:
--- Quote from: Holden Attradies on Aug 06, 2012, 01:10:12 AM ---I gave up long ago hoping it will be a "World War Z" movie in anything but name
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Yep. That was pretty much my conclusion last year. "Good" to know not much has changed.
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