Paramount simply dragged their heels, at one point eyeing a 2018 or 2019 summer release, but never feeling bold enough to put it back on the schedule. Sources close to the project for years tell us that Paramount Pictures pulled the plug on director David Fincher‘s film last night. Momentum is everything in Hollywood, and perhaps a lack of it hurt “World War Z”‘s chances for a sequel, because it’s now curtains for the followup film. The news comes from The Playlist, who writes: None of that matters, now, though, as the sequel has been cancelled by Paramount according to a new report. Buzz on the movie was actually pretty good, despite many people thinking that the first one was underwhelming (it still got decent reviews). World War Z 2 was a very interesting project, especially with a filmmaker like David Fincher attached to direct.
