{"id":60866,"date":"2014-05-29T08:08:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T07:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=60866"},"modified":"2014-05-29T08:08:45","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T07:08:45","slug":"world-war-z-2-confirms-brad-pitt-and-peaky-blinders-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/world-war-z-2-confirms-brad-pitt-and-peaky-blinders-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"World War Z 2 confirms Brad Pitt and Peaky Blinders writer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brad Pitt in World War Z<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Brad Pitt’s World War Z<\/em><\/strong> sequel has brought on Steven Knight as screenwriter.<\/p>\n

Variety <\/a>reports that the writer of Locke<\/em><\/strong>, Dirty Pretty Things<\/em><\/strong> and Peaky Blinders<\/em><\/strong> will script the zombie apocalypse sequel for JA Bayona (The Orphanage<\/em><\/strong>, Penny Dreadful<\/em><\/strong>) to direct.<\/p>\n

They also confirm that Pitt will return as the film’s star Gerry Lane, as well as producing through his Plan B Productions.<\/p>\n

World War Z<\/em><\/strong> was plagued by reports of reshoots and going grotesquely over budget, but it made more than $540 million worldwide to become Pitt’s biggest earner ever.<\/p>\n

You can buy World War Z<\/em> on Blu-ray for £10 at Amazon.co.uk.<\/a><\/strong>
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