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From what I've read of the novel, they should've made it more like a fake documentary about a fictional zombie war, complete with fake interviews with survivors.
@@jasonblundelldobebussing Right, and played completely straight. Imagine the documentary style of "The World at War," but with zombies. Maybe even have some fake commercials from this alternate world, like in "The Confederate States of America."
Unlike a lot of books, I think World War Z would work quite well as a streaming-era TV show. Then you can maybe start or finish the series with a bombastic Battle of Yonkers setpiece.
Said this from the moment I seen they was making the book into a film, it should if been a netflix tv series, and every episode a different survivor story
The original book is so cool! My favorite moment was about North Korea. The thing is, the whole nation went AVOL. And even after humanity took the planet back, no one ever heard from them still. It's debated that all of those 20.000.000 basically went to live in the underground bunkers. And the scariest thing is, nobody knows for sure whether or not there are 20 million zombies or 20 million survivors.
My favorite is the schizophrenic pilot, imagine a race of limping human and zombies. Also, the most bad-ass scene is the part where they're about to start reclaiming the world. Imagine how tense and action-packed is the part where they insert a small group of elite forces to create the initial safe zone, then adding more unit to enlarge the safe zone. After that, creating a camp in the middle of that safe zone until they conquer that area and become their initial base of operation. The blind japanese guy might look cool too, but feels really unrealistic.
For me what is interesting is the sad but realistic commentary on government. Dictators like china had their to do list together while democracies struggled and some folded.
@@ryu1771 they removed everyones teeth and went underground my guess is they knew it was coming like the Israelis lol they managed to get rid of everyones teeth very fucking fast
They're dead, the amount of work and resources to create a network of self-sufficient bunkers would be beyond any nation currently, let alone North Korea during an apocalyptic event.
Classic case of botching a good ip with a tone death movie and then saying that since the movie was bad no one is interested in the ip. Feels like hollywood just saying "we take full responsibility for our successes and none for the failures."
You know, a part of me wishes that JMS' original script was the one that was filmed. Not only would it have been more faithful to the book, but the themes it explored would have aged like the finest of wines.
@@ScottDimple I was mostly talking about the themes in the original script, namely the government being neglectful and trying to pass things off as fine when it's a bigger problem.
Fincher is perfect. The book is a collection of interviews the 'author' has with people who lived through the global pandemic. Fincher excels at filming conversations.
J. Michael Straczynski’s script sounds like it would’ve been a really interesting take on the zombie formula and genre and wayy more in line with the book. It’s a shame that version never got made
World War Z book was one of favourite zombie stories, and making it just another Post-apocalyptic world overrun with zombies just takes away everything that made the book great
@Bulletsandblockbusters yeh I almost lik th fim coud hsv ben so thing else but prmkut execs just wanted pg 13 walking dead minus th. Lod xbd gore of course
It is like taking a book about 5 kingdoms waring for power with complex political movies, then the movie is about a horny knight who wants to save a princess from king evil.
It should be a streaming series with each episode starting as an interview before going into the story, just like the book, fleshing out the post Z world
J. Michael Straczynski script sounded great imo, an interesting twist on a genre that by 2013 had been done to death, and that felt faithful to an exciting book that was already a unique spin on Zombies. It's really sad that Marc Foster thought that he's come back required some big action blockbuster, that was similar to the book in name only. It'll probably never happen, but I'd love for someone else to take over the IP, creating a film that's closer to the book, with a far smaller budget, creating a tense thriller, with personal accounts, a handheld camera style, etc. The one thing I think Carnahan was spot on about is that it might've been misleading to name the original draft as "World War Z," but tbf, that was an early version, and I think the finished film could've evolved into a mix between the original & finished film, with more action being integrated in the 2nd half.
I remember being so hyped for the sequel when it was announced and then feeling disappointed when it got cancelled. This movie would’ve been so great and would’ve also given us another Pitt/fincher collaboration
This easily could be a miniseries on HBO or Amazon Prime. The audience follows a UN analyst interviewing survivors each episode at random points of the war, no need to keep the timeline linear. - Battle of Yonkers - The human trafficking out of South Africa - The reality show fiasco in LA - Battle of Hope, NM - How Cuba made it out the best out of all nations - The Exodus to the North and its success in defense. Each episode an hour to an hour and a half. All of those opportunities wasted. If this movie had any other title but "World War Z", it would have been a successful franchise.
Hi there, thanks again for another video. Since it’s October and the season of horror. Here are my recommendations for future videos. - George A.Romero’s Resident Evil - Wes Craven and Kevin Willamson’s original vision for the werewolf flick Cursed - Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of At The Mountains of Madness Also, I know that these are not what you call traditional horror films, but I’d still recommend doing a video on these in the future. - Robert Rodriguez’s original draft for Predators in the 90’s - The Hunt: Alien vs Predator by Peter Briggs
Fincher has so many unrealized projects: Black Hole, Torso, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, Mission Impossible III (the Joe Carnahan version would also be interesting).
The final third of the film definitely feels like it's from a different movie. The scale narrows completely and it feels more like a TV episode than the climax of a movie that has so many huge set pieces.
I recently read Stracyzinski's original script....great.....a China Syndrome/ All the President's Men of zombie movies which shows us lower classes to be expendable with a cameo by -------- under his African birth name, imprisoned for decades and portrayed as a villain
I would have to think the big wigs at the studio may have felt unsure of a sequel being successful due to the zombie genre having been oversaturated at this point. The Resident Evil movies had degenerated from cheesy fun to just being dumb, The Walking Dead just seemed to go on and on, and the Zombieland movies while fun quickly exhausted the gimmick. Maybe the idea of changing the ending to the first film eas a way to actually getting out of a sequel that would probably resulted in diminished returns. The good ideas were exhausted. How many times can they write that zombies are evolving and are tougher to kill? How many times can you have people that don't like each other have to hold up together in a bunker in order to survive? World War Z is better off being a stand alone film. Not every good idea needs to be a multi movie franchise. Just like super hero movie fatigue these days, zombie fatigue was a real thing ten years ago.
This is also Paramount, the same company that almost ran transformers into the ground and would have if Bumblebee wasn't a change of pace. Oversaturation is their motto.
@matthewdaley746 i never watched the bad boys movies so I'd have to take your word on that. But while true Michael Bay did have a big hand with how the franchise sank over the installments, it's not like Paramount is blame free as they could have stepped in at any point. This is the same studio that almost gave us crackhead sonic before everyone online complained.
@@afunkymonke Transformers is different than World War Z because the money isn't recouped from the box office but rather merchandising and other peripheral licensing deals. So Paramount would crank out a new Transformers movie every two or three years that would include two or three new robots and thus new toys would appear to clutter the toy shelves at Walmart and get the video game tie-in going etc. That is harder to do with a concept like World War Z, because I don't think parents want to give their kids zombie action figures with eaten brains accessories for Christmas.
I remember I was so excited after reading the book and hearing the were making a movie based on it. I saw it in theaters and it was packed. I left the theater after the movie and thought to myself, "What the hell was that?" I was sorely disappointed they didn't stick to the narrative as it was laid out in the book.
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well hell. ive always grumbled about them not carrying the story on but never really looked into it or knew who or what to believe. and then learning of all that we missed out on. now, at the end of this video, i dont know if im more or even less satisfied with their choices lol. only discovered this channel today but i already love it. thank you
I can't put to words how much I hate that every single one of these hacks (except Fincher) did everything in their power to NOT ADAPT THE FUCKING BOOK THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ADAPTING and pushing instead their bland generic shitty zombie fanfiction. To think the Quantum of Solace dude wanted to "redeem" himself by destroying another novel and throwing away a perfectly valid script that look like it had the spirit of the book is laughable. I hope one day they grow the balls to do a good anthology series with this book. Every chapter of the book can be adapted into an amazing series of non directly related episodes with a cool cast. First season: Warnings and Blame, second season: The Great Panic and Turning the Tide... and so on until finishing with Total War. One can only dream.
I heard the audiobook for the abridged version loved it. But if there was a continuation of the plot in the first one i would totally watch it I'm a zombie movie sellout and the special effects and environmental set design was amazing in the first one to me.
World war Z should have been an HBO series with each episode being a fake documentary with a journalist talking to a survivor and being about a story from the book.
great video. It would have been great to follow different people's stories during the World war z trilogy. The first movie could follow a soldier, the second would follow the people and hte third would follow Pitt as the investigative journalist
World War Z seems to be one of the rare cases where Directors told the publisher to spend more and make the movie good, only for the publisher to actually spend more and make the movie good.
Max Brooks' book is a biting and highly entertaining piece of social commentary wearing a zombie mask. They took the book's title and slapped it on a blah forgettable action movie starring Brad Pitt's hair. (granted the man does have some impressive follicles) Read the novel and/or listen to the audiobook, they're well worth your time.
Having read the original book, it was bad enough knowing how much the film butchered the source material. Finding out now that there was a completed JMS script ready to go that was discarded is even more infuriating.
Really enjoyed this one, thank you for clearing up why we never got a sequel to what I considered a great film that is fun to revisit on occasion. I think the final film ending we got was much better than what the original ending that was shot would’ve been. It was smarter and the scene in the laboratory was suspenseful and excellent. I have read the book which is also an entertaining read and think they complement each other well for what could have been a great franchise opportunity. I’m still pretty sad about it that they didn’t bring Pitt back for sequels and explore the “fast zombies” further. I think Pitt did a great job on this film and consider it one of my favorites of his.
Considering the aftermath video game is the closest thing to a sequel , they should’ve introduced the second and third game by adding some sort of dlc to the video game with those stories
A post zombie apocalypse movie would be very cool actually. Like the situation is (kinda) back in control, after a major outbreak (maybe even billions death). Looking for what happened and having a part in the movie play outside the zombie free (green zones). Also having big post/apocalyptic cities and communities with big walls
Everything you need to know World War Z 2 was initially planned as a sequel to the 2013 film, but it was canceled due to budget issues12. As of now, there is no release date for the sequel13. The film was originally scheduled for release on June 9, 2017 The highly anticipated sequel to the 2013 hit film, “World War Z,” has been a hot topic amongst fans for years. With Brad Pitt as the lead character, Gerry Lane, the movie captured audiences worldwide and grossed over $540 million against a budget of $190 million. However, fans have been waiting in vain for the “World War Z” sequel to hit theaters since it was officially put on pause in 2019. In this article, we explore the reasons why “World War Z 2” was canceled and what the future holds for the franchise. Is there any chance of a future release date? Key Takeaways About “World War Z 2” Even though “World War Z 2” was set to have Brad Pitt producing and starring again, it has been stuck in “development hell” from the very beginning. Despite the reshoots and budget of the first movie, it still made $540 million at the box office which makes a solid case for its sequel. There have been many directors throughout the production but right now it looks like no one is attached to direct “World War Z 2” yet. China’s ban on zombie movies could be an issue when recouping costs since they are such an important global market in modern Hollywood films. If work kicks off again on “World War Z 2” then Brad Pitt will resume his role as Gerry Lane along with Mireille Enos who played his wife Karin in the first movie. However, David Fincher is no longer involved which would have undoubtedly led to an interesting sequel had he stayed on board. The plot of “World War Z 2” could draw real-life inspiration from current events or dive deeper into Max Brooks’ bestselling novel by focusing on humanity overcoming the zombie apocalypse similar to “The Walking Dead” series. However, due to changing trends within the horror genre, this may not make much impact if released today compared to when WWZ was initially released back in 2013. Why was “World War Z 2” Canceled? In February 2019, “World War Z 2” was canceled by Paramount Studios, much to the disappointment of fans worldwide. The sequel was initially planned as a trilogy and was scheduled for a June 9, 2017 release. However, with the departure of director J.A. Bayona, and Pitt’s busy schedule, the production team was faced with multiple challenges. Another concern was China’s ban on zombie and ghost movies, which is a crucial market for Hollywood. The production team was uncertain about the commercial success of “World War Z 2” due to this ban, especially with the film demanding a bigger production than the first. With these factors, the production team found it difficult to estimate any box office collection. What is the Cast and Plot of “World War Z 2”? Although “World War Z 2” is not in production, it’s clear that Brad Pitt would have reprised his role as Gerry Lane. Mireille Enos, who played Gerry’s wife, Karin Lane, also confirmed that she would return. However, it’s been almost four years since the “World War Z” sequel was canceled, and it would require another interview with the stars to know their opinions on reprising the roles. As the pre-production of the movie commenced, it quickly encountered several roadblocks. In 2014, Steven Knight originally submitted a draft; nevertheless, Paramount Studios chose to recruit Dennis Kelly so that he could rewrite it. As for the plot, “World War Z” was loosely based on the novel of the same name by Max Brooks. With no update on the production or script, it’s difficult to predict the plot of “World War Z 2.” At the climax of the first film, Gerry claims that there is still much left to be done, and the novel expands into another era, politically overpowered and changed due to the zombie invasion. If “World War Z 2” returns to production, it will be thrilling to see how the filmmakers craft a new adventurous world for viewers. The original movie had an entirely different ending from Max Brooks’ novel so this time around they have multiple options when it comes to what kind of story they want to tell. One option would be drawing inspiration from real-life events that have happened since 2013 such as pandemics or natural disasters another option would be sticking closely to Brook’s novel for inspiration or even following modern trends within horror genres such as body horror or psychological thrillers. Whatever their choice may be, we can expect some surprises along with intense action sequences like in its predecessor. The Cost and Possible Issues of WWZ2 When “World War Z 2” was announced back in 2017, it was said that Brad Pitt would produce as well as star in the movie. As far as we know, he’s still involved but has yet to comment on the film publicly. Since he is producing and starring again, one can assume that his salary alone could cost up to tens of millions of dollars-which could have a major impact on the production budget. Another issue could be China’s ban on zombie movies which would limit its potential audience if they decide to keep with this theme for WWZ2. Who Will Direct “World War Z 2?” The original director Marc Forster dropped out due to creative differences between himself and Pitt over script changes. Since then, numerous directors have been reported to join or possibly leave the project such as David Fincher, J.A. Bayona (Jurassic World), James Gray (Ad Astra), and more recently Dennis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049). However, none of them are officially attached to the project yet. What’s clear is that David Fincher won’t be part of this team due to scheduling conflicts for his upcoming projects with Netflix. What is the Future of “World War Z 2”? At the moment, it seems like “World War Z 2” will never happen, with previous director Marc Forster stating in an interview with The Digital Fix, “I don’t think that sequel is coming anytime soon.” This is a sad update for horror movie fans, as both Paramount Pictures and Forster have stepped back from the sequel. We know very little about “World War Z 2” right now but there’s no doubt that it has the potential to be just as big-if not bigger-than its predecessor if done correctly. For now, we’ll just have to speculate about possible plot points and who will ultimately take over directing duties for this highly anticipated sequel! In conclusion, “World War Z 2” was canceled due to multiple reasons, including the departure of the director, Brad Pitt’s busy schedule, and China’s ban on zombie and ghost movies. While the future of the franchise remains uncertain, fans are still hoping for the sequel to reach its destination and bring elevated action and thrill to the big screen.
Also what could have been Monsters Inc 2 wold be great I heard it was scrapped because the company making it shut down so would love to see how that would of turned out
The irony in the whole situation. They reboot, rework, reshoot, and go over the same old material and franchises. This had potential and they let it go to waste.
The movie wasn't terrible for a "zombie movie" but they didn't do it justice. I personally wished they made this as a TV series. 1 episode = one story of each character from the book. There would be SO much more story building.
As many iterations of Salems Lot we got, a World War Z reboot on a streaming service, with no relation to the movie, (except the title), staying faithful to the book in say ten to twelve 75-90 minute episodes, done in a documentary style, is completely feasible.😎✌️
It could have been a better movie and I wish the phrase World War Z hadn't become a meaning for fast zombies. The book is a slow zombie and it should have been that way.
They could just remake the audio book, but use cameras this time. Read the novel, then got the "unabridged" audio for travelling... the cast is insanely great... Mark Hamill, Alan Alda, Henry Rollins, and on and on.
Why didn't we get the original script. The idea of having protected green zones and other zones to concentrate them so they're easier to handle is pulled straight from one of the books stories.
would have loved to see it, but the first one was so perfect i'm fine with it being left where it is...the book though, entirely different story with an entirely different (and substantially less captivating) type of zombie...i did like the part where it explains why the military failed in their huge counteroffensive due to the blood not actually pumping through the zombies lol...
Would’ve worked better as an anthology series as long as it remained faithful to the source material. The Walking Dead’s issue for the first several seasons (I stopped watching right before the Whisperers stuff) is that it drags too long for dramatic purposes. WWZ could have still had its human-centric moments, they’re still the core of any zombie story, albeit confined enough to not let each episode drag
Honestly the whole thing should have been a TV show. One chapter = one to two episodes. Have filler episodes of the narrator investigating government corruption on the side and being stalled between getting to interviewees if need be.
World WAr Z was badly handled from the very beginning, and it never got better. the movie was only popular because of the special effects and terrific huge action scenes. No one was worrying about the story or plot.
Should have been a TV series. In fact, a group of actors could do a better job of adapting the novel on a UA-cam channel. Crowdfunding a few flashbacks, done.
And then the zombies got together and built a zombie bridge from the coast of France to England. Once they raided England, they proceeded to build a bridge between England and Ireland on their way to America. The bridges stand as a testament to the engineering marvel of zombies.
They literally took one of the best zombie novels ever written, in a unique (to the genre) format and then said nah, let's do this instead. They basically did the movie equivalent of a clickbait title on UA-cam.
I remember reading a short article from Max Brooks about the bidding war between Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprios production companies for the movie rights to WWZ. Brooks has disavowed the movie. I’d really love to know what plans DiCaprio had for the book.
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Can you make one for the upcoming Halloween about the failed Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash or Michael vs. Pinhead?
From what I've read of the novel, they should've made it more like a fake documentary about a fictional zombie war, complete with fake interviews with survivors.
Yeah! Like a mockumentary style
@@jasonblundelldobebussing Right, and played completely straight. Imagine the documentary style of "The World at War," but with zombies. Maybe even have some fake commercials from this alternate world, like in "The Confederate States of America."
Unlike a lot of books, I think World War Z would work quite well as a streaming-era TV show. Then you can maybe start or finish the series with a bombastic Battle of Yonkers setpiece.
Said this from the moment I seen they was making the book into a film, it should if been a netflix tv series, and every episode a different survivor story
Kind of like how District 9 was done.
The original book is so cool! My favorite moment was about North Korea. The thing is, the whole nation went AVOL. And even after humanity took the planet back, no one ever heard from them still. It's debated that all of those 20.000.000 basically went to live in the underground bunkers. And the scariest thing is, nobody knows for sure whether or not there are 20 million zombies or 20 million survivors.
Underground bunker for 20 million is nut, is it even possible for north korea to build
My favorite is the schizophrenic pilot, imagine a race of limping human and zombies.
Also, the most bad-ass scene is the part where they're about to start reclaiming the world. Imagine how tense and action-packed is the part where they insert a small group of elite forces to create the initial safe zone, then adding more unit to enlarge the safe zone. After that, creating a camp in the middle of that safe zone until they conquer that area and become their initial base of operation.
The blind japanese guy might look cool too, but feels really unrealistic.
For me what is interesting is the sad but realistic commentary on government. Dictators like china had their to do list together while democracies struggled and some folded.
@@ryu1771 they removed everyones teeth and went underground my guess is they knew it was coming like the Israelis lol they managed to get rid of everyones teeth very fucking fast
They're dead, the amount of work and resources to create a network of self-sufficient bunkers would be beyond any nation currently, let alone North Korea during an apocalyptic event.
World War Z had the potential to become a franchise. It can also be a great TV series. It's a shame they did nothing with it after the movie.
More like it's a shame they did the movie.
I’m sure we will see a TV series if we live long enough
They got Saber interactive to make a game for it. It's pretty good.
@marinated-pollo the game based on the movie is fun to play. But the novel is a lot better in terms of story compared to the movie.
Classic case of botching a good ip with a tone death movie and then saying that since the movie was bad no one is interested in the ip. Feels like hollywood just saying "we take full responsibility for our successes and none for the failures."
You know, a part of me wishes that JMS' original script was the one that was filmed. Not only would it have been more faithful to the book, but the themes it explored would have aged like the finest of wines.
Could you elaborate on the themes? I never read the book
@@ScottDimple I was mostly talking about the themes in the original script, namely the government being neglectful and trying to pass things off as fine when it's a bigger problem.
@@ScottDimple do me a favor and go out of ur way and find the audio book of the book and listen to the book it's a great book
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@@DinoDave150I'd buy that for a dollar!
It's super funny how the ending went from a huge battle in Moscow to a small chase scene in Wales.
Imagine having David Fincher ready to direct his first blockbuster as a Brad Pitt zombie film but chickening out
Fincher is way too good of a director to direct some slapped together run off the mill zombie flick.
Fincher is perfect. The book is a collection of interviews the 'author' has with people who lived through the global pandemic. Fincher excels at filming conversations.
@DiamondDead it was one of the best zombie movies ever.
J. Michael Straczynski’s script sounds like it would’ve been a really interesting take on the zombie formula and genre and wayy more in line with the book. It’s a shame that version never got made
World War Z book was one of favourite zombie stories, and making it just another Post-apocalyptic world overrun with zombies just takes away everything that made the book great
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@Bulletsandblockbusters yeh I almost lik th fim coud hsv ben so thing else but prmkut execs just wanted pg 13 walking dead minus th. Lod xbd gore of course
It is like taking a book about 5 kingdoms waring for power with complex political movies, then the movie is about a horny knight who wants to save a princess from king evil.
the original version sounded like a 90s movie in the best way possible.
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There’s a world out there where WWZ is a miniseries like Chernobyl or band of brothers, sadly that’s not ours
The first version of the film sounded incredible. Somebody go make that movie!
Whatever it is.. The hospital scene was so freaking cool. Brad Pitt casually walking against the zombies was just pure goosebumps.
It should be a streaming series with each episode starting as an interview before going into the story, just like the book, fleshing out the post Z world
Btw. Fun Fact: Max Brooks had also written a few MINECRAFT novels. Which is hilarious to me, literally shows the man's range: from zombies to blocks.
He also wrote a few G.I. Joe graphic novels.
WWZ always should have been an 8 episode mini series on HBO
Yes!
You should do What Could've Been Mathew Vaughn's X-Men: Days of Future Past.
J. Michael Straczynski script sounded great imo, an interesting twist on a genre that by 2013 had been done to death, and that felt faithful to an exciting book that was already a unique spin on Zombies. It's really sad that Marc Foster thought that he's come back required some big action blockbuster, that was similar to the book in name only. It'll probably never happen, but I'd love for someone else to take over the IP, creating a film that's closer to the book, with a far smaller budget, creating a tense thriller, with personal accounts, a handheld camera style, etc.
The one thing I think Carnahan was spot on about is that it might've been misleading to name the original draft as "World War Z," but tbf, that was an early version, and I think the finished film could've evolved into a mix between the original & finished film, with more action being integrated in the 2nd half.
I remember being so hyped for the sequel when it was announced and then feeling disappointed when it got cancelled. This movie would’ve been so great and would’ve also given us another Pitt/fincher collaboration
4:28 JMS hit the zombie head right between the eyes there.
This easily could be a miniseries on HBO or Amazon Prime.
The audience follows a UN analyst interviewing survivors each episode at random points of the war, no need to keep the timeline linear.
- Battle of Yonkers
- The human trafficking out of South Africa
- The reality show fiasco in LA
- Battle of Hope, NM
- How Cuba made it out the best out of all nations
- The Exodus to the North and its success in defense.
Each episode an hour to an hour and a half. All of those opportunities wasted.
If this movie had any other title but "World War Z", it would have been a successful franchise.
Man I wish we got the original script filmed. It sounded more faithful to the book and honestly a lot better than what we got
Same here
Hi there, thanks again for another video.
Since it’s October and the season of horror. Here are my recommendations for future videos.
- George A.Romero’s Resident Evil
- Wes Craven and Kevin Willamson’s original vision for the werewolf flick Cursed
- Guillermo Del Toro’s adaptation of At The Mountains of Madness
Also, I know that these are not what you call traditional horror films, but I’d still recommend doing a video on these in the future.
- Robert Rodriguez’s original draft for Predators in the 90’s
- The Hunt: Alien vs Predator by Peter Briggs
I actually read George Romero’s Resident Evil script
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5:15 *Caesar's voice* "Zombies strong, together." 😄
Fincher has so many unrealized projects: Black Hole, Torso, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, Mission Impossible III (the Joe Carnahan version would also be interesting).
The final third of the film definitely feels like it's from a different movie. The scale narrows completely and it feels more like a TV episode than the climax of a movie that has so many huge set pieces.
It's funny that China doesn't like Zombie movies but they can pioneer Paranormal movies.
I recently read Stracyzinski's original script....great.....a China Syndrome/ All the President's Men of zombie movies which shows us lower classes to be expendable with a cameo by -------- under his African birth name, imprisoned for decades and portrayed as a villain
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In August Of 2012, Bryan Cranston Entered Negotiations To Join The Film As Gerald Lane, But He Ultimately Had To Drop Out Due To Scheduling Conflicts
Him and Jesse had to cook.
I would have to think the big wigs at the studio may have felt unsure of a sequel being successful due to the zombie genre having been oversaturated at this point. The Resident Evil movies had degenerated from cheesy fun to just being dumb, The Walking Dead just seemed to go on and on, and the Zombieland movies while fun quickly exhausted the gimmick. Maybe the idea of changing the ending to the first film eas a way to actually getting out of a sequel that would probably resulted in diminished returns. The good ideas were exhausted. How many times can they write that zombies are evolving and are tougher to kill? How many times can you have people that don't like each other have to hold up together in a bunker in order to survive? World War Z is better off being a stand alone film. Not every good idea needs to be a multi movie franchise. Just like super hero movie fatigue these days, zombie fatigue was a real thing ten years ago.
This is also Paramount, the same company that almost ran transformers into the ground and would have if Bumblebee wasn't a change of pace. Oversaturation is their motto.
@matthewdaley746 i never watched the bad boys movies so I'd have to take your word on that. But while true Michael Bay did have a big hand with how the franchise sank over the installments, it's not like Paramount is blame free as they could have stepped in at any point. This is the same studio that almost gave us crackhead sonic before everyone online complained.
@@afunkymonke Transformers is different than World War Z because the money isn't recouped from the box office but rather merchandising and other peripheral licensing deals. So Paramount would crank out a new Transformers movie every two or three years that would include two or three new robots and thus new toys would appear to clutter the toy shelves at Walmart and get the video game tie-in going etc. That is harder to do with a concept like World War Z, because I don't think parents want to give their kids zombie action figures with eaten brains accessories for Christmas.
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5:06 I prefer the tense, more personal ending we got. I think this movie is an underrated gem in general.
I remember I was so excited after reading the book and hearing the were making a movie based on it. I saw it in theaters and it was packed. I left the theater after the movie and thought to myself, "What the hell was that?" I was sorely disappointed they didn't stick to the narrative as it was laid out in the book.
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well hell. ive always grumbled about them not carrying the story on but never really looked into it or knew who or what to believe. and then learning of all that we missed out on. now, at the end of this video, i dont know if im more or even less satisfied with their choices lol. only discovered this channel today but i already love it. thank you
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I can't put to words how much I hate that every single one of these hacks (except Fincher) did everything in their power to NOT ADAPT THE FUCKING BOOK THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ADAPTING and pushing instead their bland generic shitty zombie fanfiction.
To think the Quantum of Solace dude wanted to "redeem" himself by destroying another novel and throwing away a perfectly valid script that look like it had the spirit of the book is laughable.
I hope one day they grow the balls to do a good anthology series with this book. Every chapter of the book can be adapted into an amazing series of non directly related episodes with a cool cast. First season: Warnings and Blame, second season: The Great Panic and Turning the Tide... and so on until finishing with Total War. One can only dream.
I've been waiting for this video a long time. Thank you.
WWZ 2 could literally just be him going around interviewing the survivors like the book.
The audiobook version of WWZ gives a good glimpse of what could have been. Strong voice cast, including Mark Hamill and Alan Alda.
I heard the audiobook for the abridged version loved it. But if there was a continuation of the plot in the first one i would totally watch it I'm a zombie movie sellout and the special effects and environmental set design was amazing in the first one to me.
World war Z should have been an HBO series with each episode being a fake documentary with a journalist talking to a survivor and being about a story from the book.
i recently listened to the audiobook of max brooks' bigfoot novel and its honestly really good
great video. It would have been great to follow different people's stories during the World war z trilogy. The first movie could follow a soldier, the second would follow the people and hte third would follow Pitt as the investigative journalist
Can you please do Ryan Gosling’s WolfMan
Zombies on the red square? We call 'em Churkas around here 😂🇷🇺🐻
The more you know...
I really liked the film and I’m glad they changed the third act. I still want a sequel😔
World War Z 100% should've been a HBO miniseries that was just Band Of Brothers but with zombies
World War Z seems to be one of the rare cases where Directors told the publisher to spend more and make the movie good, only for the publisher to actually spend more and make the movie good.
Max Brooks' book is a biting and highly entertaining piece of social commentary wearing a zombie mask. They took the book's title and slapped it on a blah forgettable action movie starring Brad Pitt's hair. (granted the man does have some impressive follicles) Read the novel and/or listen to the audiobook, they're well worth your time.
That first script sounds like it would have been great. I would have loved that take on the book.
Having read the original book, it was bad enough knowing how much the film butchered the source material. Finding out now that there was a completed JMS script ready to go that was discarded is even more infuriating.
They really did option the book just to be able to use the title and play on its recognition. The original script sounded perfect!
2:40 It’s actually called “All the President’s Men”, not “All OF the President’s Men”.
Really enjoyed this one, thank you for clearing up why we never got a sequel to what I considered a great film that is fun to revisit on occasion. I think the final film ending we got was much better than what the original ending that was shot would’ve been. It was smarter and the scene in the laboratory was suspenseful and excellent. I have read the book which is also an entertaining read and think they complement each other well for what could have been a great franchise opportunity. I’m still pretty sad about it that they didn’t bring Pitt back for sequels and explore the “fast zombies” further. I think Pitt did a great job on this film and consider it one of my favorites of his.
Considering the aftermath video game is the closest thing to a sequel , they should’ve introduced the second and third game by adding some sort of dlc to the video game with those stories
A post zombie apocalypse movie would be very cool actually. Like the situation is (kinda) back in control, after a major outbreak (maybe even billions death). Looking for what happened and having a part in the movie play outside the zombie free (green zones). Also having big post/apocalyptic cities and communities with big walls
Everything you need to know
World War Z 2 was initially planned as a sequel to the 2013 film, but it was canceled due to budget issues12. As of now, there is no release date for the sequel13. The film was originally scheduled for release on June 9, 2017 The highly anticipated sequel to the 2013 hit film, “World War Z,” has been a hot topic amongst fans for years. With Brad Pitt as the lead character, Gerry Lane, the movie captured audiences worldwide and grossed over $540 million against a budget of $190 million.
However, fans have been waiting in vain for the “World War Z” sequel to hit theaters since it was officially put on pause in 2019. In this article, we explore the reasons why “World War Z 2” was canceled and what the future holds for the franchise. Is there any chance of a future release date?
Key Takeaways About “World War Z 2”
Even though “World War Z 2” was set to have Brad Pitt producing and starring again, it has been stuck in “development hell” from the very beginning.
Despite the reshoots and budget of the first movie, it still made $540 million at the box office which makes a solid case for its sequel.
There have been many directors throughout the production but right now it looks like no one is attached to direct “World War Z 2” yet.
China’s ban on zombie movies could be an issue when recouping costs since they are such an important global market in modern Hollywood films.
If work kicks off again on “World War Z 2” then Brad Pitt will resume his role as Gerry Lane along with Mireille Enos who played his wife Karin in the first movie. However, David Fincher is no longer involved which would have undoubtedly led to an interesting sequel had he stayed on board.
The plot of “World War Z 2” could draw real-life inspiration from current events or dive deeper into Max Brooks’ bestselling novel by focusing on humanity overcoming the zombie apocalypse similar to “The Walking Dead” series. However, due to changing trends within the horror genre, this may not make much impact if released today compared to when WWZ was initially released back in 2013.
Why was “World War Z 2” Canceled?
In February 2019, “World War Z 2” was canceled by Paramount Studios, much to the disappointment of fans worldwide. The sequel was initially planned as a trilogy and was scheduled for a June 9, 2017 release. However, with the departure of director J.A. Bayona, and Pitt’s busy schedule, the production team was faced with multiple challenges.
Another concern was China’s ban on zombie and ghost movies, which is a crucial market for Hollywood. The production team was uncertain about the commercial success of “World War Z 2” due to this ban, especially with the film demanding a bigger production than the first. With these factors, the production team found it difficult to estimate any box office collection.
What is the Cast and Plot of “World War Z 2”?
Although “World War Z 2” is not in production, it’s clear that Brad Pitt would have reprised his role as Gerry Lane. Mireille Enos, who played Gerry’s wife, Karin Lane, also confirmed that she would return. However, it’s been almost four years since the “World War Z” sequel was canceled, and it would require another interview with the stars to know their opinions on reprising the roles.
As the pre-production of the movie commenced, it quickly encountered several roadblocks. In 2014, Steven Knight originally submitted a draft; nevertheless, Paramount Studios chose to recruit Dennis Kelly so that he could rewrite it.
As for the plot, “World War Z” was loosely based on the novel of the same name by Max Brooks. With no update on the production or script, it’s difficult to predict the plot of “World War Z 2.” At the climax of the first film, Gerry claims that there is still much left to be done, and the novel expands into another era, politically overpowered and changed due to the zombie invasion. If “World War Z 2” returns to production, it will be thrilling to see how the filmmakers craft a new adventurous world for viewers.
The original movie had an entirely different ending from Max Brooks’ novel so this time around they have multiple options when it comes to what kind of story they want to tell. One option would be drawing inspiration from real-life events that have happened since 2013 such as pandemics or natural disasters another option would be sticking closely to Brook’s novel for inspiration or even following modern trends within horror genres such as body horror or psychological thrillers. Whatever their choice may be, we can expect some surprises along with intense action sequences like in its predecessor.
The Cost and Possible Issues of WWZ2
When “World War Z 2” was announced back in 2017, it was said that Brad Pitt would produce as well as star in the movie. As far as we know, he’s still involved but has yet to comment on the film publicly. Since he is producing and starring again, one can assume that his salary alone could cost up to tens of millions of dollars-which could have a major impact on the production budget. Another issue could be China’s ban on zombie movies which would limit its potential audience if they decide to keep with this theme for WWZ2.
Who Will Direct “World War Z 2?”
The original director Marc Forster dropped out due to creative differences between himself and Pitt over script changes. Since then, numerous directors have been reported to join or possibly leave the project such as David Fincher, J.A. Bayona (Jurassic World), James Gray (Ad Astra), and more recently Dennis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049).
However, none of them are officially attached to the project yet. What’s clear is that David Fincher won’t be part of this team due to scheduling conflicts for his upcoming projects with Netflix.
What is the Future of “World War Z 2”?
At the moment, it seems like “World War Z 2” will never happen, with previous director Marc Forster stating in an interview with The Digital Fix, “I don’t think that sequel is coming anytime soon.” This is a sad update for horror movie fans, as both Paramount Pictures and Forster have stepped back from the sequel.
We know very little about “World War Z 2” right now but there’s no doubt that it has the potential to be just as big-if not bigger-than its predecessor if done correctly. For now, we’ll just have to speculate about possible plot points and who will ultimately take over directing duties for this highly anticipated sequel!
In conclusion, “World War Z 2” was canceled due to multiple reasons, including the departure of the director, Brad Pitt’s busy schedule, and China’s ban on zombie and ghost movies. While the future of the franchise remains uncertain, fans are still hoping for the sequel to reach its destination and bring elevated action and thrill to the big screen.
I would have loved to see J. Michael Straczynski's version of the film!
0:37 the only add watch through (I definitely don’t have 4238 hours)
So excited for this one! I’ve been waiting for it.
Could actually make for an insanely good tv series
where we follow different people around the world
I agree that the original script should have been used as a sequel.
Though i would have loved it, the movie woupe have bombed hard.
Also what could have been Monsters Inc 2 wold be great I heard it was scrapped because the company making it shut down so would love to see how that would of turned out
The irony in the whole situation. They reboot, rework, reshoot, and go over the same old material and franchises. This had potential and they let it go to waste.
You can still see footage of the original ending in the final film.
The movie wasn't terrible for a "zombie movie" but they didn't do it justice. I personally wished they made this as a TV series. 1 episode = one story of each character from the book. There would be SO much more story building.
Black Summer is probably the next best thing. It's the most realistic zombie movie in a similar fast-zombie setting.
As many iterations of Salems Lot we got, a World War Z reboot on a streaming service, with no relation to the movie, (except the title), staying faithful to the book in say ten to twelve 75-90 minute episodes, done in a documentary style, is completely feasible.😎✌️
It could have been a better movie and I wish the phrase World War Z hadn't become a meaning for fast zombies. The book is a slow zombie and it should have been that way.
Oh well, I'm glad the World War Z game keeps adding content, been having fun
To this day I'm stunned that Mel Brooks son created this property that's so cool!
I loved wwz it's so underrated and I want a second movie so bad especially after the games
Your voice is perfect
I love JMS, his back in black spider-man was awesome.
man im late for this 1 bossman sorry lol work sucks hahaha time to relax to my fav channel! thanks always bossman
Where you been?! Not the same without you brother
Wish we got all 3 movies
Thanks for the amazing video ❤
Keep this second, then give us a third where we see him going around interviewing and writing it down
They could just remake the audio book, but use cameras this time.
Read the novel, then got the "unabridged" audio for travelling... the cast is insanely great... Mark Hamill, Alan Alda, Henry Rollins, and on and on.
Why didn't we get the original script.
The idea of having protected green zones and other zones to concentrate them so they're easier to handle is pulled straight from one of the books stories.
I'm surprised they aren't trying to make it now as a Streaming series closer to the book.
would have loved to see it, but the first one was so perfect i'm fine with it being left where it is...the book though, entirely different story with an entirely different (and substantially less captivating) type of zombie...i did like the part where it explains why the military failed in their huge counteroffensive due to the blood not actually pumping through the zombies lol...
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I really liked the concept of this movie its a shame they couldn't make a sequel 😔
tbh it would be fantastic as a tv start with a interview like last of us then have each episode like a new story
I would love to know and what could have been Divergent Series: Ascendant
Would’ve worked better as an anthology series as long as it remained faithful to the source material. The Walking Dead’s issue for the first several seasons (I stopped watching right before the Whisperers stuff) is that it drags too long for dramatic purposes. WWZ could have still had its human-centric moments, they’re still the core of any zombie story, albeit confined enough to not let each episode drag
may I ask what the source is for the footage from 3:35?
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Max Brooks has stated several times that the only similarity between the movie and the book is the title itself.
For a moment I thought I was watching a gaming video with the 2 minute commercial
Honestly the whole thing should have been a TV show. One chapter = one to two episodes. Have filler episodes of the narrator investigating government corruption on the side and being stalled between getting to interviewees if need be.
World WAr Z was badly handled from the very beginning, and it never got better. the movie was only popular because of the special effects and terrific huge action scenes. No one was worrying about the story or plot.
Should have been a TV series. In fact, a group of actors could do a better job of adapting the novel on a UA-cam channel. Crowdfunding a few flashbacks, done.
And then the zombies got together and built a zombie bridge from the coast of France to England. Once they raided England, they proceeded to build a bridge between England and Ireland on their way to America. The bridges stand as a testament to the engineering marvel of zombies.
They literally took one of the best zombie novels ever written, in a unique (to the genre) format and then said nah, let's do this instead. They basically did the movie equivalent of a clickbait title on UA-cam.
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Should've been a mini series on HBO or Prime. A missed opportunity.
I remember reading a short article from Max Brooks about the bidding war between Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprios production companies for the movie rights to WWZ.
Brooks has disavowed the movie. I’d really love to know what plans DiCaprio had for the book.