But it hasn’t been all bad news, as last summer, it was finally confirmed not that only David Fincher is returning to direct World War Z 2, but that Brad Pitt will reprise Gerry Lane.
After numerous setbacks in the immediate years following World War Z’s release, World War Z 2 was supposed to come out on June 9, 2017.
However, following the departure of director J.A. Bayona in early 2016 and other behind-the-scenes troubles, it was taken off the schedule mere months before that date hit.
While a script for the sequel has been written, back in November, Fincher said that they were still workshopping the story so that it fits into the zombie-filled mythology established by the first movie.