When Brad Pitt Was Forced To Reshoot 40 Minutes Of World War Z To Fix The Disastrous Ending

Lindelof revealed in an interview that World War Z had to re-write and reshoot 40 minutes of the movie to find a good ending

Brad Pitt starred in 2013 World War Z, a horror movie with zombies. It was also criticized for being a disaster. Damon Lindelof was the screenwriter for the film. He is best known for his work on Star Trek Into Darkness and Prometheus. Pitt approached Lindelof for help with his film. Keep reading for Hollywood News.

In an interview, Lindelof said that World War Z required them to rewrite and reshoot 40 minute of the film to reach a satisfactory ending. This was both understandable and interesting. The budget soared to $200 million.

Lindelof explained that Brad Pitt had to let a lot of the stuff go when he started writing the script. This allowed the story to unfold. It didn't work out the way we expected it to. We began shooting before we had a clear idea of how it would end.

Ocean's Eleven actor Lindelof had requested Lindelof to review an early edit. He said, "What we really need now is someone who doesn't have all the history this thing inherits, who can see what's there and show us how we can get there."

Brad Pitt wasn’t the only one to know that the ending was a disaster. Marc Evans, Paramount executive, watched the director's cut, and told Vanity Fair that it was "like, Wow." Our movie's ending didn't work. In that moment, I knew we had to reshoot our movie.

Pitt's passion for this project was what won the day. Brad Pitt's passion for the project was what won the screenwriter over. He told him that he had taken him through his excitement when he first read the book.

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