World War Z sequel finds a new director who won't get in Brad Pitt's way
Paramount has found a new director to take over its World War Z franchise and hopefully not anger Brad Pitt, hiring Juan Antonio Bayona to helm its follow-up to the zombie film that surprised everyone by doing well enough to demand a follow-up. As you might recall, the movie based on the title of Max Brooks’ popular novel was besieged by production problems, last-minute rewrites, and a communication breakdown between director Marc Forster and Pitt that reportedly saw them reduced to passing notes rather than speak to each other—hence Forster not returning.