Paramount Pictures have changed a scene in World War Z for the Chinese market.

The studio asked the film's producers to remove the offending scene where main characters debate the geographic origin of the zombie outbreak which has engulfed the world.

According The Wrap, Paramount executives were keen to remove the minor plot point from the zombie film, which stars Brad Pitt, as they hope to land a distribution deal in China, the world's fastest-growing market, and were worried the negative reference to the country would prevent that from happening.

World War Z stars Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a UN employee combing the globe for information to stop a zombie epidemic which is already destroying whole nations. The film is based on the acclaimed 2006 novel of the same name by Max Brooks.

It's the latest film from director Marc Forster, whose previous credits include Quantum Of Solace, Finding Neverland and Monster's Ball. Shooting took place in 2011 in various European locations including Glasgow, Cornwall, Budapest and Malta.

Alongside Pitt, the cast also includes Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston, Mireille Enos from The Killing and 24 actor James Badge Dale. 

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据外媒透露,派拉蒙日前罕见地主动对影片动刀,值得一提的是,官方此举并非为了削减影片暴力因素或调整不忠于原著的结尾,而是寄希望通过修改片中的涉华敏感内容,最大限度消除影片在引进内地时可能遭遇的阻碍。

作为今年派拉蒙在内地全力推荐的主打影片,《末日之战》改编自美国作家马克思·布鲁克斯创作的同名小说,故事围绕一场席卷全球的丧尸风潮展开。在原著中,丧尸爆发地被设定在中国(一名男孩被咬,由此成为“第一感染源”),但为了不影响影片的引进事宜,派拉蒙高层亲自建议影片制作人,将这一敏感桥段转嫁到其他国家。“(改动)并非什么重要情节,不过如此一来成功引进会更保险。”一位内幕知情人士如是说道。无独有偶,此前皮特本人也透露,考虑到政治风险,剧组还删除了部分在布达佩斯拍摄的戏份。