Matthew Fox Joining World War Z as "Parajumper"
Set 10 years after a global zombie epidemic, Matthew Fox would be playing "Parajumper".
Marc Forster is directing from J. Michael Straczynski and Matthew Michael Carnahan's script, which is adapted from Max Brooks' popular novel, told in oral history form from various perspectives around the world.
Brad Pitt will play a researcher for the U.N. Postwar Commission, while Mireille Enos of AMC's The Killing was previously cast as his wife, a mother of two girls.
Production is slated to begin this July in London, Malta and other locales overseas.
World War Z comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Brad Pitt, Matthew Fox, Ed Harris, Mireille Enos, Anthony Mackie. The film is directed by Marc Forster.