Paramount Pictures is pressing ahead with its plans for a sequel to World War Z, after almost losing director J.A. Bayona (The Impossible) to Universal for the upcoming Jurassic World 2. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal wanted Bayona to succeed Colin Trevorrow on the blockbuster dinosaur franchise, although the filmmaker is tied to a […]
David Fincher wanted for World War Z sequel
With J.A. Bayona departing the planned sequel to World War Z in order to helm the follow-up to Jurassic World, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Brad Pitt has turned to his Se7en and Fight Club director David Fincher in an effort to rescue the project. According to the site, Fincher has had talks with […]
Paramount shuts down Friday the 13th, pushes back World War Z sequel
Any Jason Voorhees fans excited about the prospect of a return to Camp Crystal Lake will be disappointed to hear that Paramount Pictures has pulled the plug on the long-gestating next instalment of the Friday the 13th series, which the studio has been trying in vain to get off the ground for several years. According […]
Director Juan Antonio Bayona exits World War Z 2
2013’s Brad Pitt-led zombie movie, World War Z, is well-known for suffering numerous production setbacks, including multiple script rewrites, reshoots and scheduling conflicts, so when the film was successful and Paramount announced a sequel, the studio was probably hoping for smoother sailing the second time around. While everything seems to have been going well, Deadline reports […]
World War Z 2 will be a “clean slate”
It’s fair to say that everyone feared the worst for the adaptation of Max Brooks’ novel World War Z. From the dodgy trailers to the last-minute re-writes and ending changes, it looked like we were heading for a complete disaster. But, remarkably, World War Z turned out alright (if you ignore that it’s based on […]
World War Z sequel delayed due to Tarantino’s new movie
Earlier in the week it was announced that Brad Pitt has joined Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s new movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and it seems his casting has had a knock on effect on another of Pitt’s projects. Paramount Pictures has announced that it has once again delayed production on the World […]
