'World War Z' Sequel Finds Its Writer — hollywoodreporter.com

Steven Knight, the screenwriter whose credits range from Eastern Promises to the current Tom Hardy drama Locke, has closed a deal to pen the sequel to World War Z for Paramount and Skydance. The project already has a director in Juan Antonio Bayona (The Impossible), who came on board in December and will work closely with Knight on the script. Z, based on the novel by Max Brooks, was one of the summer's surprise hits, grossing $202 million domestically and $540 million worldwide.

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