Zombies ... on D-Day? Major production company's WWII movie reportedly lands director

Have the popcorn ready but can't decide between that period piece depicting World War II heroics or a sci-fi thriller featuring zombie-induced mayhem? 

Problem solved. Eventually.

Entertainment industry magazine Variety reports that the upcoming Paramount/Bad Robot-produced film "Overlord" will blend the genres, featuring paratroopers who expected to fight Nazis as they descended into occupied France during the D-Day invasion, only to find a new adversary that likely wasn't covered during any training exercises. 

The report doesn't mention zombies specifically, labeling the foes as "supernatural forces." A 2014 report on the project by The Tracking Board, another industry news site, ties the undead to the project.

Also tied to the project, per Variety: Julius Avery, who directed Ewan McGregor in 2014's "Son of a Gun," and Billy Ray, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter whose credits include adapting "Captain Phillips" and "The Hunger Games" for the big screen.

Paramount acquired the project in 2007, Variety reports, with Bad Robot's JJ Abrams, a force behind both the rebooted Star Wars and Star Trek franchises, part of the development process.

It may be the first big-ticket studio production featuring Nazi zombies, but it's not a new concept: The Norwegian-produced "Dead Snow" debuted in 2009 and has since spawned a sequel. And fans of the Wolfenstein video-game series have experience slaying undead Third Reich members.

No casting announcements for "Overlord" have been made, and no release date has been set. Fans of more period-accurate cinema may find something more to their taste in "Atlantic Wall," another film reportedly featuring a World War II paratrooper behind enemy lines -- one played by Bradley Cooper ("American Sniper," "The Hangover").