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The long-gestured sequel to World War Z could finally come to fruition, THR<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

Paramount\u2019s new CEO David Ellison hosted a press conference with his top executives in Los Angeles yesterday, where co-film chief Josh Greenstein cited World War Z as priority franchise under the new regime alongside the likes of Star Trek and Transformers.<\/p>\n

Greenstein also indicated an interest in doing more with the horror genre. The studio has found continued success with the A Quiet Place and Smile franchises.<\/p>\n

After World War Z scared up $540 million at the worldwide box office upon its release in 2013, a sequel was seemingly guaranteed but has yet to move forward.<\/p>\n

In Marc Forster\u2018s action-horror film,\u00a0former United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatens to destroy humanity itself.<\/p>\n

J.A. Bayona and David Fincher have each been attached to helm a follow-up over the years, with Brad Pitt returning to star and produce.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s certainly plenty of material left to draw from in Max Brooks\u2018 2006 novel on which World War Z was based but barely resembled.<\/p>\n

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