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Paramount Dates ‘World War Z’ Sequel!
Even through all of the production issues, I really liked 2/3 of Brad Pitt’s World War Z. And had Damon Lidelof not fucked with the ending, we may have seen Pitt decapitating zombies with some new kid of military weapon instead of Pitt waltzing around hospital.
Whatever the case, World War Z was a huge, huge success – in fact, it’s Pitt’s biggest money making feature ever ($540M worldwide). And being a producer on it, shit, he’s a rich mofo.
They’ve been hard at work on a sequel ever since the first hit theaters in 2013. Now, Paramount is readying it with an eye to release on June 9, 2017 where it will go head-to-head with Fox’s Fantastic Four sequel. But Paramount shouldn’t worry – there’s no way that FF sequel gets off the ground that quickly. Mark my words.
Back in January Steven Knight, the sequel’s screenwriter, told Indiewire: “It’s not quite like the other; we’re starting with clean slate.”
As of that writing, shooting was said to start on World War Z 2 as early as this coming October with J.A. Bayona set to direct.
The marketing campaign for Robert Eggers’ (The Witch, Nosferatu) new nightmare Werwulf has begun, and a brand new first look image was revealed over on Esquire today.
Check out your first look at Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Werwulf below.
Robert Eggers tells Esquire of Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s leading character, “He’s a farmer. He’s a man who is cursed. It’s a story about a man who is cursed and is trying to find salvation through love. He’s a character who is haunted and in great pain.
“It’s a really brutal, unforgiving, merciless, grotesque world. More than ever, it’s mud and blood and dung and rain and pain and suffering. Aaron’s performance is incredibly harrowing.”
Set in 13th century England, Werwulf sees a mysterious creature stalk the land as local folklore becomes a terrifying reality. The film hits theaters on December 25 via Focus Features.
Robert Eggers recently teased, “It’s the darkest thing I’ve ever written. By far.”
“I promise you, Werwulf is on a whole other level,” Focus Features’ Peter Kujawski told Letterboxd. “No one has seen a movie that looks or feels like this movie does.”
Eggers directs from a script he penned with his The Northman co-writer Sjón.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nosferatu), Lily-Rose Depp (Nosferatu), Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse), Ralph Ineson (The Witch), and Bodhi Rae Breathnach (Hamnet) star.
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