In this edition, Patrick (H) Willems is revisiting Kevin Smith movies, Daniel Radcliffe appears on the season finale of Hot Ones, and more.
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David Fincher's World War Z 2 is no longer happening, as Paramount has finally pulled the plug on the Brad Pitt sequel.
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World War Z 2 is still on track to happen, and David Fincher is still attached to direct. But now production is slated to begin in June 2019.
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In this edition of sequel bits: Don't expect to see Super Size Me 2 anytime soon (even though one of the film's subjects would like you to). J.A. Bayona reveals why he dropped out of World War Z 2. Terry Crews says he won't be in Expendables 4 due to threats from the film's producer. Natalie Portman is…
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The list of most rented Redbox movies is released, revealing that Americans who frequent the superstore DVD kiosk have pretty similar tastes in movies.
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Paramount is close to finalizing a deal to have David Fincher directing World War Z 2 with Brad Pitt returning to star in the sequel to the 2013 thriller.
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In this edition of sequel bits: A new actor boards Escape Plan 2. Producer David Ellison hopes that David Fincher will direct World War Z 2. Director Brett Ratner comments on the status of Rush Hour 4. Jay Baruchel is more than confident How to Train Your Dragon 3 will satisfy fans. Principal photography is underway…
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Yesterday Paramount finally scrapped the 2017 summer release date for the World War Z sequel, but the good news is, David Fincher still wants to direct it.
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The World War Z sequel has been delayed, as Paramount pulls it off its 2017 calendar. Meanwhile, Jennifer Lawrence's mother! gets a fall 2017 release date.
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After making more than a few zombie movies, George Romero blames The Walking Dead for being unable to make the kind of zombie movies he wants to.
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After losing J.A. Bayona to Jurassic World 2, Brad Pitt is seeking frequent collaborator David Fincher to direct World War Z 2.
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Juan Antonio Bayona, the World War Z sequel director, has departed the project to finish A Monster Calls, leaving the 2017 release in a tough spot.
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A new World War Z 2 writer has been hired to push forward on the sequel to the sci-fi adaptation from 2013 with Brad Pitt. But it almost lost the director.
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Skydance interview with company heads David Ellison and Dana Goldberg about their future: Terminator Genisys, Star Trek 3, MI5, Jack Reacher, Top Gun 2.
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Steven Knight, the writer of World War Z 2, said the film will start with a "clean slate." Starring Brad Pitt, the film could be out in 2016. Read more.
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J.A. Bayona will direct the A Monster Calls movie before doing the World War Z sequel. Patrick Ness wrote the Black List screenplay based on his own book.
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For illegal downloaders, the biggest film of 2013 wasn't a 2013 film at all, but a big-budget fantasy epic from late 2012. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey topped the list of the most pirated movies of the past twelve months, beating out the likes of Django Unchained, Fast & Furious 6, and Iron Man 3.…
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Briefly: Brad Pitt is back to produce and star in the sequel to World War Z, but this one will have a new director as Marc Forster will not return. Juan Antonio Bayona (aka J.A. Bayona), who made The Impossible and The Orphanage, will direct the sequel. While there are arguments to be had over The Impossible,…
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Created by former WWE champ Diamond Dallas Page, DDP Yoga combines sports rehabilitation and yoga. But how did this business venture fare on "Shark Tank"?
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While many people despise the CinemaSins "Everything Wrong With" videos for being overly nit-picky and mean, it's damn near impossible to argue with the Screen Junkies "Honest Trailers." These serve a similar function, making fun of a well-known movie by pointing out its flaws. The tone is lighter and observations smarter, making the videos funnier and…
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World War Z was the surprise blockbuster of the summer. It was a surprise because Marc Forster's adaptation of the Max Brooks novel had been in development for years. Then, once it started filming, the real problems began. Producers realized the ending didn't work, so a new was written and shot, which ended up costing millions.…
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Fans waiting to see either World War Z or Star Trek Into Darkness before the summer movie season ends are about to get another chance. Hoping to fill a pretty big hole in the release schedule on the summer's final weekend, Paramount is presenting a double feature of their two summer hits for the price…
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Over the past few weeks, Brad Pitt has been cautiously optimistic about a potential sequel to his new zombie film, World War Z. He knows there's more story to tell and more parts of Max Brooks' novel to explore, but he was unsure about how the public would embrace the film. Well, after a $112…
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Feast your eyes on posters for Riddick, Planes, and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters in today's Sequel Bits. Also after the jump: Brad Pitt thinks a World War Z sequel has potential Jerry Bruckheimer talks Pirates 5 and Top Gun 2 Don't believe those Transformers 4 title rumors, says Michael Bay Jason Statham is "really…
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In 2006, author Max Brooks released a book with an amazing premise and an even better title. World War Z, the book, was billed as an "oral history of the zombie war." It told fictionalized stories of people's experiences looking back at zombie apocalypse and how humanity ultimately triumphed. Actor Brad Pitt's production company almost…
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Dave, Germain, and Laremy (author of Film Critic) discuss this weekend's box office contenders, Monsters University and World War Z. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES Featured Review (2:03) Monsters University (16:35) Monsters SPOILERS…
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Brad Pitt and Marc Forster's long-discussed global zombie adaptation, World War Z, is finally hitting theaters this weekend. After a production marred in controversy, Paramount paid for massive rewrites and reshoots to (hopefully) save the movie. The story goes that, during editing, no one was happy with how the film ended. Executives decided that, instead…
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