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‘World War Z 2’ Has Lost Its Director
Remember how World War Z was absolutely plagued with production issues? Well, it seems that World War Z 2 might be heading down that same route as it’s been announced that director Juan Antonio Bayona has left the film due to requirements in regards to finishing up a different film, A Monster Calls.
“Bayona is no longer 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 soon,” Paramounts explains, telling The Wrap.
World War Z 2 is on the release calendar for June 9th, 2017. Considering the amount of CGI that went into the first one, as well as the rather global tale it told, the movie really needs to get into production mode in order to make that date.
The movie has a script by Steven Knight and Dennis Kelly and original star Brad Pitt is producing. The original, which was based on the novel of the same name by Max Brooks, grossed over half a billion worldwide, which explains why Paramount is so eager for a sequel. It’s Pitt’s largest movie ever. No, seriously!
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R-Rated ‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe’ Director’s Cut Gets New Title and Streaming Premiere Date
After a slight delay, Disney has finally announced a new streaming date for the R-Rated director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe. According to Gizmodo, it’ll also come with a new title.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn begins streaming on Hulu on August 14.
The new cut was first teased in an interview with director Chris Carter on the Fail Better With David Duchovny podcast from last year, where he teased a much scarier movie he intended.
“Now I have a chance to go back and make the scary movie that I always intended to make,” Carter explained last year. “It’s not just doing a Director’s Cut to do a Director’s Cut. It’s really kind of bringing to life something that for me was on the page and never got to the screen.“
The director’s cut of the film was initially set to arrive on Disney+ in June, but quietly disappeared from the schedule without a word. Polygon reported the delay was “due to some last-minute adjustments being made to the film.”
The release’s new “Vrach Frankenshteyn” title certainly suggests those adjustments have been made, likely referring to a Frankensteining of bonus footage.
In the film, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) have been out of the FBI for several years, with Mulder living in isolation and Scully having become a doctor at a Catholic hospital, where she has formed a bond with a critically ill child patient.
When an FBI agent is mysteriously kidnapped, and a former Catholic priest who has been convicted of pedophilia claims to be experiencing psychic visions of the endangered agent, Scully is asked to bring Mulder back to the bureau to consult on the case because of his work with psychics.
The brand new R-rated cut will “faithfully restore the filmmaker’s original vision.”
Look for it on Hulu next month.