Comments on: Now That Brad Pitt Isn’t Speaking To Marc Forster, Will The Director Helm The ‘World War Z’ Reshoots?

By: Yeah

Yeah — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

Forster is one of the biggest hacks of all time.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

Ken Burns should've adapted World War Z in the style of his documentaries. Can you imagine a "Civil War"-esque take on the zombie apocalypse? The book lends itself to this style as well; it just wasn't intended to be a big action blockbuster.

By: Vince

Vince — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

Recently re-watched STRANGER THAN FICTION. Cool movie. Maybe Forster overdid some of the "visualization" stuff with numbers, but that's because it's s definitely more of a "writer's film."

My understanding about this current mess is that Michael Straczynski wrote a good script. Pitt brought on Forster who did not care for the script, which was scrapped. Forster also could not hire the crew that he typically works with and the studio teamed him big weight tech-savvy people who did not respect him.

I'd put the blame on the producers, Pitt in particular.

The Moneyball situation was a little different. I heard Soderbergh had re-written the script without telling anyone and three days before shooting Sony pulled the plug.

By: dd95

dd95 — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

well i dont care im still gonna go watch it!!

By: Zandiman

Zandiman — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

There was no way this was going to be a good movie. The book upon which it is based is the MOST un-cinematic novel I've ever attempted to read. I say "attempted" because I gave up on it a third of the way through. It has no central story line, no protagonist and no narrative drive. It's a collection of horror stories from various people around the world about how they each experienced the zombie apocalypse. Throw in a hack like Marc Forster who, with his ineptitude at shooting action, nearly fucked the whole Bond franchise and you had a recipe for disaster. Why Pitt would choose Forster after seeing Quantum of Solace is beyond me. Nobody ever said actors were smart.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

Quantum of Solace was horrifically bad, Pitt has no one to blame but himself for handpicking this loser.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

I agree with XIAN. I am a big fan of the book and so I was really excited for this project in the beginning and even had hope because Brad Pitt has been involved in some very good movies. But this has just snowballed into something I will no longer see in theaters or even consider comparable to the novel they claim to be "adapting" for the big screen. It's a shame because the book is great.

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

Hire Vic Armstrong to direct the reshoots. You might end up with action that makes sense.

By: Xian

Xian — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

Should have just filmed Max Brooks's book as a interview-based post-war analysis of how lack of cooperation among people and nations caused the zombie outbreak to be far worse than it could have been… that was the crux of the story, and the filmmaker's blew it by 1) not adapting the book, but rather appropriating the title; 2) not having Max Brooks involved; and 3) going for a PG-13 rating, meaning the book's themes would be ignored or dumbed down in favor of less-than-horrifying action set pieces designed to get ignorant fans of the book and young men in theater seats.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

It reminds me of Hirschbiegel and The Invasion. German-speaking director, Big Star, Unhappy Studio = you know how it all ends.

By: digital

digital — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

This is shaping up to be a massive disaster. Why hire a director and not let him direct? Since Pitt chose Forster, he shares a great deal of the blame.

By: jimmiescoffee

jimmiescoffee — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

Forster has semi-quietly put together a nice filmography. I like Pitt, but due to my immense respect for Steven Soderbergh I question him here.

also "Damon Lindelof was brought on to try and salvage the script." yeah fuck this.

By: rodie

rodie — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

It seems like, as a director, having a big star for your movie who's also a producer of the film is not typically the best situation to be in. The director needs to be able to direct. When the lead actor is wearing two hats, one below the director and the other on the studio side, things get muddy fast.

By: james

james — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:03:01 +0000

Last movie Forster made that WASN'T a failure?