World War Z (movie)

World War Z
Directed by	Marc Forster
Screenplay by	Matthew Michael Carnahan Drew Goddard Damon Lindelof
Story by	Matthew Michael Carnahan J. Michael Straczynski
Based on	World War Z by Max Brooks
Produced by	Brad Pitt Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner Ian Bryce
Starring	Brad Pitt Mireille Enos James Badge Dale Matthew Fox
Cinematography	Ben Seresin Robert Richardson[1][2] (uncredited)
Edited by	Roger Barton Matt Chesse
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production companies	Skydance Productions Hemisphere Media Capital GK Films Plan B Entertainment 2DUX²
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 2, 2013 (2013-06-02) (Empire Cinema) June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21) (U.S)
Running time	116 minutes[3]
Countries	United States United Kingdom[4][5]
Language	English
Budget	$190–269 million[6][7][8]
Box office	$540 million[9]

World War Z is a 2013 action-thriller movie. It was based on the book of the same name. It stars Brad Pitt and Matthew Fox. It was about a former United Nations investigator who must travel the world to find a way to stop a zombie-like pandemic. It was released to positive reviews on June 21, 2013.

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