Where to watch World War Z (2013)

Trivia & production notes

• Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment won a bidding war against Appian Way Productions to acquire the film rights to Max Brooks' novel in 2007.
• J. Michael Straczynski's first draft screenplay was placed on the 2007 Black List of most liked unproduced screenplays, with an online review calling it a potential Best Picture contender.
• Max Brooks stated he had no creative control over the film but approved of both Brad Pitt's involvement and J. Michael Straczynski's work as screenwriter.
• An early script leaked online in March 2008, generating significant industry praise before the studio had officially greenlit the project.
• Matthew Michael Carnahan was brought in to rewrite the screenplay in July 2009, signaling the producers' confidence through the substantial investment they were committing to the project.
• In March 2011, Paramount Pictures actively searched for a co-financier to keep the adaptation moving forward, with serious negotiations happening with David Ellison's Skydance Productions and at least two other financiers.
• Glasgow, Scotland was selected as the filming location for Philadelphia scenes after the production spent months searching for the ideal city center and Philadelphia was rejected due to uncertain state tax credits.
• A casting call in Glasgow on July 9, 2011 attracted at least 3,000 locals hoping to be extras, though the production company had targeted recruiting 2,000 for the Philadelphia financial district scene.
• The film's budget exceeded $125 million, making it one of the most expensive zombie films ever produced.
• The aircraft depicted as Belarus Airways Flight 160 in the plane crash sequence was an Airbus A310-304 registered as CS-TEX, operated by Hi Fly and painted in white livery.

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