World War Z Movie Project FINALLY Moving Forward!

It seems like there's a new cast member announced for the upcoming movie version of The Hunger Games every 20 minutes or so lately, and that's cool. I like The Hunger Games as much as anyone, and excitedly click on all the stories I see that announce the newest additions to the cast. But a large number of fans of books with post-apocalyptic themes remember another dystopian novel published a few years ago that for many of us was at least as exciting as The Hunger Games; that book was Max Brooks's World War Z.

After what seems like FOREVER, news has finally begun trickling out recently regarding casting for the movie version of World War Z. As the link said, Brad Pitt's production company has owned the rights to the film version of this awesome book for several years, and Pitt himself has long been slotted to play the UN reporter who records the oral histories of survivors of a worldwide war with the walking dead. However, those of us who have been following the buzz around this book/film crossover and the countless delays and difficulties surrounding casting the film, selecting a director, and finishing the screenplay wondered if the movie was ever going to happen. This week's announcement of Mireille Enos from AMC's The Killing signing on to play Pitt's wife in the film seems to finally end any lingering fears that the project won't move forward.

This exciting news prompts me to ask the question what other books with 'end of the world' scenarios do you think would make great movies? Susan Beth Pfeffer's Life As We Knew It and Carrie Ryan's Forest of Hands and Teeth came to my mind, but I know some of you can think of a great book I'm missing.....