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Brad Pitt's production company acquired the rights to adapt Max Brooks's novel, and plans were set into motion with seasoned screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski tasked to craft a script. The original narrative structure of the World War Z novel is presented through a series of personal accounts from survivors after a catastrophic zombie outbreak, aiming to capture the global scale of the calamity.
Straczynski's script adhered more closely to this format, veering toward a conspiracy thriller, with Pitt's character, Gerry Lane, entering a world rife with political intrigue. The plot revolved around Lane's investigation into the zombie outbreak, ultimately revealing a governmental cover-up of the zombie threat, portraying a meta-commentary on political inaction during crises.