Tonight on TV: With $540 million at the box office, this zombie movie is the biggest hit of its kind

When Brad Pitt tracks down a zombie virus

It is not in this type of cinema that one expects a superstar like Brad Pitt, and yet… In 2013, after years of development and laborious production, it is with the double hat of actor-producer that Brad Pitt wears the spectacular World War Zunder the direction of Marc Forster.

On a day like any other, Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) and his family find themselves stuck in a giant traffic jam during their daily commute. A former United Nations investigator, Lane immediately realizes that the situation is unusual. While police helicopters fly across the sky and motorcyclists cross the streets, the city descends into chaos… People flee. they clash violently and a deadly virus seems to be spreading.

To accompany Brad Pitt in the casting we find in particular in World War Z Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, Grégory Fitoussi and Pierfrancesco Favino. A large and international cast, also perfect for this zombie film disaster movie which takes place in the four corners of the world.

The genre of zombie films, which became popular in its modern version with George A. Romero’s “Zombie Saga” and in particular Night of the Living Dead in 1968 then its sequel Zombie in 1978, it gradually gained prominence within the broader genre of horror cinema. A growing importance also supported by the video game industry, with highly appreciated series such as resident Evil. In the early 2000s, Danny Boyle and Zack Snyder achieved critical and commercial success, respectively 28 days later AND The army of the dead. In 2010 the immediate success of the series The walking dead it then confirms the great popularity of the zombie film genre on all formats.

The greatest success for a zombie film

Brad Pitt, through his company Plan B Entertainment, was caught by surprise and acquired the rights to Max Brooks’ novel “World War Z” in 2006. Initially scheduled for 2009, filming was delayed and finally began in July 2011. production was laborious, involving rewrites, tensions, problems with special effects, so much so that major reshoots were necessary during 2012. A year later, World War Z finally arrives in cinemas in summer 2013.

Even though it was very expensive, all around $190 million – but some sources indicate rather 260 million -, World War Z is successful enough to explode at the box office and become the biggest box office hit worldwide for a zombie film. In fact, it brings more than $540 million. Much further ahead Resident Evil: Final Chapterthe second biggest commercial success of its kind with $312 million grossed.

Better yet, World War Z is a fourth place for the greatest hits of horror cinemaall the subgenres put together, behind That (2017), Sixth sense (1999) e I’m a legend (2007).

Source: Cine Serie

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