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Tilda Swinton Is Joining David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Starring Michael Fassbender [Exclusive]

October 8, 2021 1:22 pm

David Fincher's upcoming Netflix movie, "The Killer" starring Michael Fassbender, was supposed to shoot this fall in Paris with Oscar-winning "Mank" cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt behind the camera. That's...

‘World War Z’: Mireille Enos Says Sequel Development With David Fincher Seems To Be Cursed

Charles Barfield

August 13, 2020 12:06 pm

News

Though the film might not be the greatest horror film of all time nor the best example of a legendary Brad Pitt performance (though it is a horror film better than it has any right to be and Pitt never phones ...

Filmmaker Bong Joon-ho Says He Turned Down ‘World War Z’ & Talks “Conflict” With Harvey Weinstein Over ‘Snowpiercer’

Charles Barfield

May 20, 2019 2:31 pm

News

Like many international filmmakers, South Korea’s Bong Joon-ho has flirted with the American film industry a number of times. While he has yet to sign on for some sort of big-budget tentpole superhero film, the...

Paramount Pulls The Plug On David Fincher’s ‘World War Z’ Sequel [Exclusive]

Rodrigo Perez

February 6, 2019 1:46 pm

Features, News

"Movement is life," Brad Pitt's Gerry Lane famously said, advising survivors in Paramount's 2013 zombie/outbreak movie "World War Z." Momentum is everything in Hollywood, and perhaps a lack of it hurt "World Wa...

‘World War Z’ Producers Say Sequel Shoots Next Summer; David Fincher Still Apparently Attached To Direct

Rodrigo Perez

October 9, 2018 5:28 pm

News

The ongoing game to get a "World War Z" sequel up and running continues. This week, "Beautiful Boy" producers Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner provided an update. They say the film is in the works, David Fincher...

‘World War Z 2’ Not Shooting This Fall; David Fincher’s ‘Mindhunter’ Season 2 Is Next

Rodrigo Perez

April 19, 2018 11:15 am

News, Television

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It didn't quite pass the smell test considering what was brewing in the works. Earlier this year, reports flew around that David Fincher's "World War Z" sequel might be gearing up for a fall 2018 shoot. It seem...

Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)

Redbox Still Exists & Their Top 15 Most Rented Films Aren’t Great

Charles Barfield

November 29, 2017 11:59 am

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Remember when, for like a solid minute, Redbox was the best way to rent movies? Sandwiched between the fall of Blockbuster (RIP) and the rise to digital streaming, everyone was going to their local grocery stor...

David Fincher Explains Why HBO’s ‘Utopia’ Fell Apart & Updates Status On ‘World War Z’ Sequel

Kevin Jagernauth

October 19, 2017 2:50 pm

News, Television

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It's not unusual for shows not make it through the development process and land a series order, but it's not often that they are as high profile as David Fincher's "Utopia." The proposed HBO series was a remake...

David Fincher Confirmed To Reteam With Brad Pitt For ‘World War Z’ Sequel

Oliver Lyttelton

April 27, 2017 9:00 am

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Although 2014’s “Gone Girl” turned out to be the biggest hit of David Fincher’s career to date, the acclaimed “Zodiac” and “The Social Network” director hasn’t had the best few years. He was all set to have not...

Producer Still Hoping David Fincher Will Direct ‘World War Z’ Sequel

Kevin Jagernauth

March 21, 2017 11:15 am

News

Last month, Paramount officially took the sequel to "World War Z" off their calendar for 2017, but it was merely a formality. The project seems to have been stalled for ages, unable to find a director (J.A. Bay...

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