WORLD WAR Z Is Under Production and has some new Soldiers ready to Fight

It looks as if the movie based off of Max Brooks apocalyptic zombie novel World War Z is finally under production. The filming will start in August of this year and the location for the shoot is Glasgow, Scotland.  Besides actor Brad Pitt, there have also been a number of new cast members slated to star in the film. Read more after the break for everything surrounding World War Z including where exactly it is shooting, info regarding the plot, and the names of two big name actors recently added to this zombie epic.

Glasgow will turn into Philadelphia right before our very eyes with constructed store fronts and American vehicles lining up the streets. Most of the shots for the film will be centered on St. Vincent Street and George Square. Last week it was reported that James Dale (The Conspirator) is set to join the cast opposite Pitt as the lead zombie. Now we find out that (The Hurt Locker) star Anthony Mackie has been offered a role in the film as well as well as two big names: Ed Harris and Matthew Fox.  The movie will be directed by Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) and the film is set to be released in 2013.

The film is set to have a budget of $130 million dollars and is still being set towards a PG-13 rating. In the film Pitt plays a researcher from the U.N. Postwar Commission and Mirelle Enos (The Killing) plays his wife. James Dale plays Capt. Speke, a solider who tries to warn the military about the an impending zombie threat and is put in military detention when the outbreak occurs. No other casting news as of now has been released but we will update you with any announcements and pictures once they become viral.  You better believe DTB will have them for you.