Zombies Part Deux

As many of you know I am huge fan of both the Walking Dead and Max Brooks series of zombie books. I was poking around on the net the other day and found out that Max Brooks had been on NPR last month talking about World War Z. What I found really interesting was that he was not there as the author of a serious satire, but as if the book were a true story. They even had people calling in asking serious questions about how to handle zombies, and what to do in case of another outbreak. Very good stuff.

But the thing that I really wanted you guys to know about is that WWZ got optioned for a movie. Apparently Brad Pitt's production company won a bidding war with Leo Dicaprio's production company. Pitt's company, Plan B, has already been involved with several films, including The Departed, Troy, and the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Angelina Jolie is also scheduled to appear in a forthcoming Plan B production of Atlas Shrugged. That may not mean a lot to all of you, but I know that there are a few you going nuts right now. And if you are wondering, yes, she will be playing Dagny. Both movies are scheduled for a 2008 release at current.

Lastly, if you haven't already picked it up, I just want to remind you that we are running a special on WWZ. If you buy either Walking Dead Vol 5 or the Zombie Survival Guide, you can get 20% off on World War Z through the end of October, and we're having a Zombie costume contest on Halloween from 4-8!

Dan