The zombie franchise is the first Pitt has been a part of in his career, and the actor was the one who specifically went after Fincher, having previously worked with him on Se7en and Fight Club.
It seems that together they were able to concoct a vision for the blockbuster, and in a year we may start to see that vision come to life.
We first learned about David Fincher’s potential involvement in World War Z 2 in August of last year, and it was certainly strange – but there is one name that helped it all make a bit of sense: Brad Pitt.