Thursday, June 30, 2011

Matthew Fox, Ed Harris pull out of 'World War Z'

And that's how the zombies win.

According to Digital Spy, "World War Z" has lost two of its actors: Matthew Fox and Ed Harris.

Brad Pitt will star in the film adaptation.
"Lost" alum Fox has pulled out due to a scheduling conflict with "I, Alex Cross." He had signed on earlier this month to play the role of a parajumper.

Meanwhile, Digital Spy said negotiations with Harris have broken down for undisclosed reasons.

The novel "World War Z," written by Max Brooks, is described as a recounting of the "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."

The movie adaptation stars Brad Pitt ("Ocean's 11," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") as the U.N. worker who collects the accounts. Mireille Enos (AMC's "The Killing") will play Pitt's wife, while James Badge Dale (HBO's "Pacific") will play a soldier who tries to warn everyone of the impending threat. French actress Julia Levy-Boeken ("Entourage," "Road Trip: Beer Pong") is also attached.

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