‘World War Z 2’ Bringing Back Brad Pitt With Director Edward Berger
Brad Pitt is set to return as Paramount and Skydance push the sequel after the 2013 film grossed more than $540 million worldwide.
- Paramount Pictures is moving forward with a sequel to 'World War Z,' with Brad Pitt set to star and filmmaker Edward Berger signed to direct the feature.
- After more than a decade of development delays, the project follows previous iterations intended for directors David Fincher and J.A. Bayona before stalling on budget concerns.
- Pitt and Berger recently wrapped production on the A24 pic 'The Riders,' and British playwright Dennis Kelly, who won a Tony for 'Matilda the Musical,' is penning the script.
- Co-Chairs Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg designated the sequel a high-priority project after Skydance took over Paramount in 2025, confirming their commitment at the recent Cinemacon event.
- The original 2013 film earned more than $540 million at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing zombie film of all time and setting a significant commercial benchmark.
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‘World War Z 2’ Bringing Back Brad Pitt With Director Edward Berger
The original World War Z movie, adapted from the Max Brooks novel of the same name, was one of the most successful and also one of the most challenging zombie movies of the 21st century. It seemed like a no-brainer (pun intended) that adapting the popular book into a movie would be a straightforward endeavor, especially when you add to that the fact that mega-star Brad Pitt was on board to star. However, after a number of script rewrites, creati…
Brad Pitt Returning for ‘World War Z’ Sequel at Paramount With Edward Berger to Direct
Brad Pitt will return to star in Paramount’s forthcoming sequel to “World War Z.” Edward Berger, who recently directed Pitt in “The Riders” for A24, has signed on to direct from a script by Dennis Kelly. Plot details for the long-awaited sequel are being kept under wraps. The original “World War Z,” based on Max […]
'World War Z 2' A Go With Brad Pitt Returning And Ed Berger Directing
EXCLUSIVE: The long-awaited and highly-anticipated sequel to the hit zombie epic World War Z is gaining some serious momentum as Paramount has not only closed a deal with Brad Pitt to return but has also tapped Edward Berger to direct the pic. World War Z is based on Max Brooks bestselling 2006 novel, World War […]
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