That was a good investment. The actual waste of time was setting up 2-3 shows at HBO that were all killed before they could even go to air.
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David Fincher nears deal to direct 'World War Z 2'
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That was a good investment. The actual waste of time was setting up 2-3 shows at HBO that were all killed before they could even go to air.
juliushandle
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Rooney Mara was fantastic. She should stay on in Girl Tattoo and it's Brad Pitt who should be recasted in the Z sequel.
Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
Feels like this movie is a few years too late, though. That zombie fatigue is real.
Inferno313
Banned
Yup. House of Cards didn't really take up that much of Fincher's time. He helped get the show setup, directed the first two episodes, and then bounced more or less.
It's Beau Willimon's show, in actuality.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
I really liked the first movie, liked the book as well. They definitely different projects, but I enjoyed them both. Looking forward to a new film in the same universe.
Kadayi
Banned
Indeed, the shitshow with that was, having secured the rights to make a US version of the UK C4 show Utopia, that production was killed off as part of the deal.
Eh. The swedish version was much better then the Fincher version, especially the casting.
Robot Pants
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Come on Fincher. You're better than this
Fincher is doing more TV than ever, though. He's got Mindhunter this fall and at least one other high profile project he's circling.
Bruce Springsteen
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Is this a joke post? why is there anger for this film? I thought it was really well executed
SketchTheArtist
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Fincher's my favorite director and I really don't get the people saying ''He's too good for that'' or ''He could be doing something better''.
And as a Fincher fan all I can think of is how amazing a zombie movie by David Fincher would be like.
And as a Fincher fan all I can think of is how amazing a zombie movie by David Fincher would be like.
ZackieChan
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Have you read the thread? Or any GAF thread about WWZ? People be pissed
Demoncarnotaur
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Since this news hit yesterday, I've been giving it some thought.
He could make a fucking fantastic movie with the material, so I'm cautiously optimistic. He's so damn talented that this kinda leaves me flabbergasted, but I imagine he wouldn't sign on unless it's moving in a direction where he has creative control.
I wonder if they'll frame this like a sequel entirely, or market it as a fresh start. I know Pitts character will return, and it will be a sequel of sorts, but that doesn't stop them from tonally rebooting the picture.
He could make a fucking fantastic movie with the material, so I'm cautiously optimistic. He's so damn talented that this kinda leaves me flabbergasted, but I imagine he wouldn't sign on unless it's moving in a direction where he has creative control.
I wonder if they'll frame this like a sequel entirely, or market it as a fresh start. I know Pitts character will return, and it will be a sequel of sorts, but that doesn't stop them from tonally rebooting the picture.
I wanna ask why the fuck Fincher is wasting his time with this, but then I wonder what the fuck could be so appealing about the project to Fincher for him to consider it.
Im wagering there wont be a "2" in the movie's title
World War Zoo. Billion dollars movie right here.
andythinkpad
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David Fincher is letting himself go.
It'll be six years since the first came out by the time this releases, so a soft reboot approach is probably likely. I hope they keep the Israeli soldier from the first movie around though. She and Pitt had nice chemistry that also seemed like it happened by accident, ha.
Sexually Aggressive Uncle
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Make it about North Korea. It was the best part of the book plus, you know, the inevitable upcoming nuclear war.
Timely.
Timely.
More_Badass
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Seems like it was confirmed
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fe...fox-exit-reviving-a-struggling-studio-1015023
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/fe...fox-exit-reviving-a-struggling-studio-1015023
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Yeaaaaaaaa Boooooy
smokeandmirrors
Banned
Well now I'm on board. Will see this.
Schattenjäger
Gabriel Knight
It's HBOs fault for not picking up Utopia
WeirdoStalkerJr
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It would be Alien 3 on steroids. Which is great, because Alien 3 was a good movie.
Skinny Pete
Banned
The original was a decent flick. With Fincher aboard count me in!
Yea it got confirmed awhile ago. Pitt talked him into the role apparently.
Maybe Fincher will manage to extract a good performance out of Pitt. It's been a while.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Shit, Brad Pitt is directing, too!?
He is lost when he isn't eating
Pitt is pretty decent when he tries but he hasn't done too many films recently. What really bugs me is his closed mouth chin smile, is he hiding wrinkles or something. He does it a lot now.
Thewonandonly
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Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!!!!!
Why they taking great talent like Alvarez and giving him reigns to a franchise that already flopped two seperate times. Hollywood we don't want to see a bunch of people raping each other...
I think that's what the film is about but I have never seen it or read the books
neoism
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Lol that's been his smile his whole career....He is lost when he isn't eating
Pitt is pretty decent when he tries but he hasn't done too many films recently. What really bugs me is his closed mouth chin smile, is he hiding wrinkles or something. He does it a lot now.
I liked the first and with Pitt and David on board it'll be awesome fight club and TCCOBB is two of my fav movies ever made...
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