Now, we’ve been down this road before on a couple of occasions, so you may not want to get too excited just yet, but it seems the oft-delayed World War Z sequel may finally be about to escape Development Hell. Speaking to Variety, producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner have revealed that a June 2019 […]
Hollywood’s Unhealthy Obsession With Movie Ratings Needs to End
Harrison Abbott on Hollywood’s unhealthy obsession with movie ratings and why it has to end… From a sanitised Die Hard sequel to an R-rated Star Trek, when it comes to ratings Hollywood is incapable of leaving well enough alone. The Dark Age of PG-13-ification Alien Vs Predator, The Expendables 3, World War Z, Max Payne, […]
J.A. Bayona explains why he dropped out of directing World War Z 2
J.A. Bayona, director of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, has explained why he is no longer working on World War Z 2. World War Z, the adaptation of the hugely popular novel of the same name, is finally receiving a sequel. Paramount had hired J.A. Bayona to direct the film but, unfortunately, it didn’t last. Bayona […]
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 […]
World War Z video game announced, watch the trailer here
Yesterday at The Video Game Awards it was announced that Saber Interactive, the studio behind the likes of Timeshift and Quake Champions, is in development on World War Z, a video game adaptation of Max Brooks’ 2006 novel and the subsequent 2013 movie. According to the official press release, World War Z will be a […]
David Fincher close to directing World War Z sequel
Ever since last summer, there have been rumours that Brad Pitt has been courting his frequent collaborator David Fincher to come on board to direct a sequel to his 2013 film World War Z and it looks like that is now a step closer to becoming a reality. Variety has reported Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions are very close to […]
Could David Fincher save the World War Z sequel?
Following the news that Paramount has pulled World War Z 2 from its 2017 schedule, fans of the Brad Pitt led zombie romp were left at a loss. However news has surfaced that director David Fincher could perhaps save the film. Fincher had been previously rumoured to helm the project and according to The Hollywood […]
George A. Romero says Brad Pitt and The Walking Dead have killed the zombie genre
George A. Romero ushered in the modern zombie movie with his 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead, following it up with five sequels of varying quality, the last of which – Survival of the Dead – was released back in 2009. Given the enormous popularity of The Walking Dead, zombies are big business […]
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 […]
World War Z sequel receiving a rewrite, director was courted for Jurassic World 2
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 […]