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‘World War Z 2’ Set To Begin Production Ahead Of Schedule

After five years fans are finally getting a sequel to Marc Forster’s World War Z, based on Max Brooks’ novel of the same name. Fight Club director David Fincher’s World War Z 2 is now going into production early. In fact, it’s set to begin in just a couple of weeks and will film in Spain and Thailand with production expected to stretch into 2020. Brad Pitt is returning to reprise his role as Gerry Lane, former United Nations employee who discovered the “zombie camouflage” in the first film after investigating the origin of the zombie outbreak.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2019
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Director David Fincher Gives An Update On ‘World War Z 2’

David Fincher, who will be directing the upcoming sequel to 2013’s zombie outbreak film World War Z, recently gave Little White Lies an update on the sequel’s progress. We’re hoping to get a piece of material that’s a reason to make a movie not an excuse to make a movie,” Fincher recently told Collider, indicating that he’s taking his time with the development process to make sure the sequel is one of worth.” He told Little White Lies that, “We’re trying. A lot of stones have been laid. We’re just deconstructing it right now against the mythology that exists to see where we can go.” It sounds like it will be a while before we see World War Z 2, but the fact that he’s taking the time to find a film worthy script is good news. The better the script, the better the movie. Brad Pitt, who starred as the main character U.N. investigator Gerry Lane in the original

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 27, 2017
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World War Z 2 Is Dead (At Least For Now)

Following the removal of ‘Friday the 13th‘ from Paramount’s schedule, another film has been put on hold indefinitely, ‘World War Z‘. But that’s not much of a surprise. There has been no news about ‘WWZ 2’ in a long time. The original release date had been announced as June 9, 2017, but with that being only a few months away and with it not in filming, there was no way the could have been finished by that time. The film does not even have a director or cast yet, save for Brad Pitt reportedly returning for the sequel. Hopefully, everything will be worked out and the film will get back on track. But we will keep you posted. The first film follows Gerry Lane (Pitt), former United Nations employee, as he traverses the world in a race against time to stop the zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments threatening to destroy humanity.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 7, 2017
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World War Z 2 May Have Found Its Director

A while back World War Z 2 lost its director, J.A. Bayona due to his commitment to another project. The film did find a new writer, Dennis Kelly. Since then there has been next to no updates on the film, until now. News comes that Brad Pitt is attempting to persuade David Fincher to have a seat in the director’s chair and join him on WWZ 2. Variety is reporting that the odds look good, as the talks are progressing. Fincher and Pitt have worked together on several great projects including Fight Club, the psychological thriller Seven, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. They seem to be a great team, making WWZ 2 a good fit to continue their actor/director relationship. The film is set to be released on June 9th, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that date is pushed back considering the huge amount of CGI and special effects that the film requires. The first film follows

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2016
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World War Z 2 Moving Forward

It has been a while since any news about the upcoming sequel to World War Z has surfaced. Today we can report the film has now entered into preproduction and is preparing to begin filming late this summer. WWZ 2 will follow United Nations Investigator Gerry Lane, played by Brad Pitt, and the continued fight to rid the world of the zombie plague. The original director, J. A. Banyon, stepped away from the project last year and the new director for WWZ 2 has yet to be announced. But it sounds like the new director, who ever he or she might be, is already in negotiations. The film also got a new writer, Dennis Kelly, who has taken over for Steve Knight. WWZ was very different from most of the zombie movies of 2013. Not only was it an outbreak film, the zombies were fast paced adding extra danger for the characters. During Gerry’s travels he learned the key to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 20, 2016
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Paramount Announces WWZ 2 Has Lost Its Director

Today Paramount Studios released a statement announcing that director Juan Antonio Bayona “…because of pre-existing film commitments,” has stepped down as director of World War Z 2. The statement continued “Banyona will not be able to make World War Z 2 this year and it is our ambition to do so, he is a wonderful director and we hope to work with him in the future.” Paramount is ow seeking a new director for the film, which they still plan to release in theaters on June 9th, 2017.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2016
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World War Z 2 Has A New Writer

As we reported back in May, J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage) has signed on to direct ‘World War Z 2′, the follow up to 2013’s zombie outbreak movie starring Brad Pitt. Bayona recently got the offer to direct ‘Jurassic World 2’, but is locked into a deal with Paramount for ‘WWZ 2’ . Dennis Kelly will now be taking over for Steve Knight as scriptwriter for ‘WWZ 2′. Kelly is behind such films as ‘Utopia’, ‘Black Sea’ and will be writing the script for the upcoming remake of ‘Matilda’. Knight’s reason for exiting the film has not revealed. The plot is being kept under wraps for now, but we do know that Brad Pitt will be returning to his role as Gerry Lane. The original writer, Steve Knight did make an interesting statement in an interview earlier this year. “…I thought, ‘why not? What fun.’ It’s not quite like the other, we’re starting with clean slate.” There is no word if

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 2, 2015
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J.A. Bayona To Direct WWZ 2

J.A. Bayona is making quite a name for himself in the world of film. After directing his 2012 disaster film ‘Impossible’, Bayona directed several episodes of Showtime’s popular series ‘Penny Dreadful’. Right now Bayona is working on the film adaption of ‘A Monster Calls’, based on the children’s novel by Patrick Ness. As we reported back in May, Bayona has already signed on to direct ‘World War Z 2’, the follow up to 2013’s zombie outbreak movie starring Brad Pitt. The script for ‘WWZ 2’ will be penned by Steve Knight. The plot is being kept under wraps for now, but it has been said that Brad Pitt will return for his role as Gerry Lane. It will be a bit before we see the movie’s premier in theaters on June 9, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 27, 2015

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‘World War Z 2’ Set To Begin Production Ahead Of Schedule

After five years fans are finally getting a sequel to Marc Forster’s World War Z, based on Max Brooks’ novel of the same name. Fight Club director David Fincher’s World War Z 2 is now going into production early. In fact, it’s set to begin in just a couple of weeks and will film in Spain and Thailand with production expected to stretch into 2020. Brad Pitt is returning to reprise his role as Gerry Lane, former United Nations employee who discovered the “zombie camouflage” in the first film after investigating the origin of the zombie outbreak.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 13, 2019
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Director David Fincher Gives An Update On ‘World War Z 2’

David Fincher, who will be directing the upcoming sequel to 2013’s zombie outbreak film World War Z, recently gave Little White Lies an update on the sequel’s progress. We’re hoping to get a piece of material that’s a reason to make a movie not an excuse to make a movie,” Fincher recently told Collider, indicating that he’s taking his time with the development process to make sure the sequel is one of worth.” He told Little White Lies that, “We’re trying. A lot of stones have been laid. We’re just deconstructing it right now against the mythology that exists to see where we can go.” It sounds like it will be a while before we see World War Z 2, but the fact that he’s taking the time to find a film worthy script is good news. The better the script, the better the movie. Brad Pitt, who starred as the main character U.N. investigator Gerry Lane in the original

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 27, 2017
Horror Fuel

World War Z 2 Is Dead (At Least For Now)

Following the removal of ‘Friday the 13th‘ from Paramount’s schedule, another film has been put on hold indefinitely, ‘World War Z‘. But that’s not much of a surprise. There has been no news about ‘WWZ 2’ in a long time. The original release date had been announced as June 9, 2017, but with that being only a few months away and with it not in filming, there was no way the could have been finished by that time. The film does not even have a director or cast yet, save for Brad Pitt reportedly returning for the sequel. Hopefully, everything will be worked out and the film will get back on track. But we will keep you posted. The first film follows Gerry Lane (Pitt), former United Nations employee, as he traverses the world in a race against time to stop the zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments threatening to destroy humanity.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 7, 2017
Horror Fuel

World War Z 2 May Have Found Its Director

A while back World War Z 2 lost its director, J.A. Bayona due to his commitment to another project. The film did find a new writer, Dennis Kelly. Since then there has been next to no updates on the film, until now. News comes that Brad Pitt is attempting to persuade David Fincher to have a seat in the director’s chair and join him on WWZ 2. Variety is reporting that the odds look good, as the talks are progressing. Fincher and Pitt have worked together on several great projects including Fight Club, the psychological thriller Seven, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. They seem to be a great team, making WWZ 2 a good fit to continue their actor/director relationship. The film is set to be released on June 9th, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that date is pushed back considering the huge amount of CGI and special effects that the film requires. The first film follows

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Aug 11, 2016
Horror Fuel

World War Z 2 Moving Forward

It has been a while since any news about the upcoming sequel to World War Z has surfaced. Today we can report the film has now entered into preproduction and is preparing to begin filming late this summer. WWZ 2 will follow United Nations Investigator Gerry Lane, played by Brad Pitt, and the continued fight to rid the world of the zombie plague. The original director, J. A. Banyon, stepped away from the project last year and the new director for WWZ 2 has yet to be announced. But it sounds like the new director, who ever he or she might be, is already in negotiations. The film also got a new writer, Dennis Kelly, who has taken over for Steve Knight. WWZ was very different from most of the zombie movies of 2013. Not only was it an outbreak film, the zombies were fast paced adding extra danger for the characters. During Gerry’s travels he learned the key to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 20, 2016
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Paramount Announces WWZ 2 Has Lost Its Director

Today Paramount Studios released a statement announcing that director Juan Antonio Bayona “…because of pre-existing film commitments,” has stepped down as director of World War Z 2. The statement continued “Banyona will not be able to make World War Z 2 this year and it is our ambition to do so, he is a wonderful director and we hope to work with him in the future.” Paramount is ow seeking a new director for the film, which they still plan to release in theaters on June 9th, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 12, 2016
Horror Fuel

World War Z 2 Has A New Writer

As we reported back in May, J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage) has signed on to direct ‘World War Z 2′, the follow up to 2013’s zombie outbreak movie starring Brad Pitt. Bayona recently got the offer to direct ‘Jurassic World 2’, but is locked into a deal with Paramount for ‘WWZ 2’ . Dennis Kelly will now be taking over for Steve Knight as scriptwriter for ‘WWZ 2′. Kelly is behind such films as ‘Utopia’, ‘Black Sea’ and will be writing the script for the upcoming remake of ‘Matilda’. Knight’s reason for exiting the film has not revealed. The plot is being kept under wraps for now, but we do know that Brad Pitt will be returning to his role as Gerry Lane. The original writer, Steve Knight did make an interesting statement in an interview earlier this year. “…I thought, ‘why not? What fun.’ It’s not quite like the other, we’re starting with clean slate.” There is no word if

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 2, 2015
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J.A. Bayona To Direct WWZ 2

J.A. Bayona is making quite a name for himself in the world of film. After directing his 2012 disaster film ‘Impossible’, Bayona directed several episodes of Showtime’s popular series ‘Penny Dreadful’. Right now Bayona is working on the film adaption of ‘A Monster Calls’, based on the children’s novel by Patrick Ness. As we reported back in May, Bayona has already signed on to direct ‘World War Z 2’, the follow up to 2013’s zombie outbreak movie starring Brad Pitt. The script for ‘WWZ 2’ will be penned by Steve Knight. The plot is being kept under wraps for now, but it has been said that Brad Pitt will return for his role as Gerry Lane. It will be a bit before we see the movie’s premier in theaters on June 9, 2017.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 27, 2015