Video: World War Z trailer lands Simon Fitzjohn November 9, 2012 Latest News and Videos 1829 The trailer for the much-anticipated Brad Pitt zombie flick World War Z has finally hit ahead of its June 2013 release. Based on the Max Brooks novel that charts a decade-long war against the zombie menace, Pitt plays a United Nations worker searching the globe for an answer to the catastrophe. It’s fair to say the film has had a bit of a troubled production, from director changes to budgets issues to reshoots to a delayed release date. But I think the trailer looks pretty promising, so fingers crossed new director Marc Forster has delivered the goods.