Paramount Sets Zombie Infestation Pic 'World War Z' For December 21, 2012
Paramount Pictures has set December 21, 2012 as the release date for World War Z, the Marc Forster-directed adaptation of the Max Barry zombie infestation novel. The film is in production now, with Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos and James Badge Dale starring. Pitt is producing with his Plan B partner Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Colin Wilson. The film is co-financed by David Ellison's Skydance Productions and Jeff Sagansky's Hemisphere Media Capital. Graham King's GK Films has also come aboard as financier, with King and Tim Headington taking executive producer credit.
How does that crowd the holiday field? Warner Bros opens the Peter Jackson-directed The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey December 14, Relativity Media's Hunter Killer, Fox's Life of Pi and Disney's Lone Ranger open December 18, and The Weinstein Company open the Quentin Tarantino-directed Django Unchained for Christmas.
