Los Angeles, Hollywood star Brad Pitt is set to return for the long-awaited sequel to his 2013 zombie thriller movie “World War Z”.
In April, Paramount announced that a new “World War Z” film was in development, without initially revealing its director or cast.
It earned more than USD 540 million at the worldwide box office and became the highest-grossing zombie film at the time. Filmmaker David Fincher was previously attached to direct, with Pitt expected to return, but that version of the project was eventually scrapped in 2019. Pitt will also produce the film alongside Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner through their production banner Plan B Entertainment. Berger will serve as executive producer. The movie will mark second collaboration between Pitt and Berger. The original film also starred Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale and Daniella Kertesz.
Edward Berger, the award-winning director of “Conclave” and “All Quiet on the Western Front”, will helm the film, which will see Pitt reprise his role of former UN investigator Gerry Lane. The duo recently collaborated on “The Riders”, an upcoming psychological thriller based on Tim Winton’s novel. Based on Max Brooks’ 2006 novel “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War”, the film followed Lane as he travelled across different parts of the world in a race against time to understand the origins of the outbreak and find a way to stop it.
