Tag: World War Z
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‘World War Z’s Production Was Messier Than a Zombie Apocalypse
Brad Pitt’s action-packed, effects-heavy 2013 zombie apocalypse movie is one of — if not the — biggest budget and highest-grossing films in the genre. It’s the type of movie that seems tailor-made for a franchise and even features an open-ended conclusion that screams “sequel bait.” Yet 10 years after its release, a sequel has never…
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David Goyer Shares Details About David Fincher’s Two-Hour ‘Blade’ Meeting: ‘It Was Such a Fleshed-Out Pitch’
David Fincher hasn’t worked on a blockbuster franchise since making his infamous directorial debut on “Alien 3” — a film that he has since disavowed due to what he saw as excessive studio interference — but he has flirted with taking on big properties on multiple occasions. He spent years developing an adaptation of Jules…
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Leaving Netflix in June 2023
While none of Netflix’s significant hitters are leaving the streamer this month, there are still a few gems that will be missed. Puss in Boots will be making a grand exit at the end of the month, alongside the Brad Pitt-led zombie thriller, World War Z. That’s not the only horror adjacent film leaving Netflix…
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Why David Fincher’s World War Z II Would Have Been Brilliant
As early as January 2012, the concept of “World War Z” spawning sequels was in motion. This big-budget zombie film starring Brad Pitt was, like so many blockbusters, meant to spawn a long-term saga that would please audiences and studio executives alike for years to come. However, nearly a decade after “World War Z” first hit theaters,…
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‘Thomas & Friends’ Movie in Development From Mattel With Marc Forster
Mattel and production company 2Dux are teaming on a feature film based on the “Thomas & Friends” children’s train franchise, with “World War Z” director Marc Forster on board to helm and co-produce.“’Thomas’ is a beloved global franchise that focuses on the importance of friendship, a theme that resonates deeply with children and parents around…
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‘World War Z’ Sequel Halts Pre-Production
Pre-production on the sequel to the Paramount hit “World War Z” has been shutdown, sources tell Variety, after a budget for the film could not be reached.Brad Pitt was set to return and his “Seven” and “Fight Club” director David Fincher was on board to helm. Insiders tell Variety that the goal was to start…
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‘World War Z’ Writer Makes Directing Debut on Fact-Based ‘Mosul,’ Shot in Secret in Morocco
Screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan is making his directorial debut with “Mosul,” a film about a Swat team’s desperate fight to rid the Iraq city of Isis militants that shot in secret in Morocco last spring with a local cast.“Mosul,” for which Carnahan wrote the screenplay, explores the true story of an elite police unit made…
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‘World War Z’ Producers Say Sequel Shoots Next Summer; David Fincher Still Apparently Attached To Direct
The ongoing game to get a “World War Z” sequel up and running continues. This week, “Beautiful Boy” producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner provided an update. They say the film is in the works, David Fincher is still attached to direct, Brad Pitt attached to star and Brad Kelly, who worked with Fincher previously…
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‘Cargo’ Review: Netflix Zombie Movie is ‘Train to Busan’ Meets the Australian Outback — Tribeca
Thanks to George A. Romero’s game-changing “Night of the Living Dead,” the horror genre loves to imagine a world decimated by the decay of civilization, where humanity fears the primal darkness that lurks inside, waiting to be unlocked by a mysterious outbreak or freak accident. But the zombie resurgence that overtook television, video games, and…
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Universal Dates Damon Lindelof-Jason Blum’s ‘The Hunt’ for September 2019
Universal Pictures set a Sept. 27, 2019, release date for its action-thriller “The Hunt,” produced by Jason Blum for his Blumhouse Productions alongside Damon Lindelof for his White Rabbit shingle.The studio won an auction last month for “The Hunt,” a spec script written by “Lost” and “The Leftovers” co-creator Lindelof and Nick Cuse. Craig Zobel…