The story chronicles a worldwide zombie outbreak through a series of first person accounts and so it remains to be seen whether that structure will be retained in any way or eschewed in favour of a more conventional narrative. Brooks believes that a summer 2012 release is planned, under the direction of Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace, Monster’s Ball, The Kite Runner). J Michael Straczynski, who created Babylon 5 for television and then went on to script Changeling for Client Eastwood, drafted the screenplay, which has since been re-written by Matthew Michael Carnahan (Lions for Lambs, State of Play).
With the Dawn of the Dead remake, 28 Days/Weeks Later, Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland, recent years have seen a relative glut of quality zombie films. Hopefully World War Z will continue this trend.