By Georgina Littlejohn
Last updated at 4:56 PM on 17th August 2011


He's managed to transform Valletta and Falmouth into a world dealing with the aftermath of a global zombie war.

And this week the post-apocalyptic scenes witnessed in by locals in Malta and Cornwall have now come to Glasgow, as Brad Pitt and his crew bring the living dead to the Scottish city.

The city centre has been transformed into Philadelphia for scenes for the actor's upcoming movie World War Z.
It's looking good, everyone! Brad Pitt talks to crew members as he arrives on set in Glasgow to start filming scenes for World War Z
It's looking good, everyone! Brad Pitt talks to crew members as he arrives on set in Glasgow to start filming scenes for World War Z

And Brad, 47, was right in the thick of it all as he chatted to his crew and watched as the streets were turned into the US city.

Cochrane Street has been renamed John F Kennedy Boulevard and American road signs and street names were put up while yellow taxi cabs and white police cars lined the streets as Philadelphia came to life.
Keep up the good work: Brad looked happy with the set as he chatted to crew members
Keep up the good work: Brad looked happy with the set as he chatted to crew members

Working hard: Crew members line the street and get the lighting and the cameras ready
Working hard: Crew members line the street and get the lighting and the cameras ready

Glasgow was chosen to double as the Pennsylvanian city because of the huge similarities between them including the architecture, wide roads and grid layout of the cities.

Local people have been recruited as zombie extras and Glasgow City Council said the production will involve almost 1,200 people and the impact on local economy is expected to be more than £2 million.
Ready for your close-up, Mr Pitt? Brad is directed as he prepares for what could be a car chase scene
Ready for your close-up, Mr Pitt? Brad is directed as he prepares for what could be a car chase scene

Buckle up: Brad gives one last look out of the car door before shooting the scene
Buckle up: Brad gives one last look out of the car door before shooting the scene

The film Brad's latest film is a post-apocalyptic horror film based on the novel of the same name by Max Brooks.

Brad plays Brooks who scours the world collecting the stories and experiences of those who have survived ten years after the human victory over the world wide zombie epidemic.
Read all about it: Crew members carry American newspaper boxes on to the set
Read all about it: Crew members carry American newspaper boxes on to the set

The means streets of Philadelphia: Glasgow is unrecognisable as yellow taxis and American cars line the city's roads
The means streets of Philadelphia: Glasgow is unrecognisable as yellow taxis and American cars line the city's roads

Reclaiming the streets: Crew members climb aboard a cherry picker to put up American road signs
Reclaiming the streets: Crew members climb aboard a cherry picker to put up American road signs

Marc Forster, who directed Bond classic Quantum Of Solace, is the man behind the lens, while Mireille Enos, who plays leading lady Sarah Linden in The Killing, will play Brad's wife.
Brad arrived in the city yesterday with partner Angelina Jolie and their six children - Maddox, 10, Pax, seven, Zahara, six, Siloh, five and three-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox - having chartered a Virgin train from London.
Forces united: A Glaswegian police officer looks inside a white Philadelphia police car
Forces united: A Glaswegian police officer looks inside a white Philadelphia police car

Coming through: An actor playing an American traffic cop weaves his way through the taxis
Coming through: An actor playing an American traffic cop weaves his way through the taxis

The A-list couple and their six children were snapped arriving at Euston station this morning in a large black people carrier and surrounded by bodyguards and members of their entourage.
When they arrived in Glasgow at 2.30pm, silver vehicles with tinted glass were allowed onto platform 11 to whisk them away from a waiting crowd.
And action! Actors and extras take their positions
And action! Actors and extras take their positions

In character: Actors dressed as a policeman and a homeless man get ready for their scenes
In character: Actors dressed as a policeman and a homeless man get ready for their scenes
In character: Actors dressed as a policeman and a homeless man get ready for their scenes

Who ordered the meat? Locals stand around and watch the action as a delivery truck arrives on set
Who ordered the meat? Locals stand around and watch the action as a delivery truck arrives on set

Speaking to the Scottish Sun, a fan who had been waiting for them to arrive said: 'There were dozens of screaming fans waiting patiently for a glimpse. After all, it's not every day you can say you've seen a Hollywood movie star in Glasgow Central Station.

'But a glimpse was about all people were going to get because no sooner were they off the train than they were straight into some fancy people carriers and off.
You'll need another coat: Rain washes away newly painted crossing lines
You'll need another coat: Rain washes away newly painted crossing lines

Landmark: Workers put up signs for Philadelphia's famous suspension bridge
Landmark: Workers put up signs for Philadelphia's famous suspension bridge
'Cops and security were trying their best to keep the crowds at bay and it would have been nice if the couple had just waved or something. But even the kids had their heads down.'
The couple are believed to be staying the Carnell Estate Mansion near Kilmarnock and will make the 16th century home theirs for their next few weeks.
Famous commuters: Angelina Jolie walks down the platform with daughter Shiloh while Brad carries his youngest daughter Vivienne
Famous commuters: Angelina Jolie walks down the platform with daughter Shiloh while Brad carries his youngest daughter Vivienne
Famous commuters: Angelina Jolie walks down the platform with daughter Shiloh while Brad carries his youngest daughter Vivienne