Overview
- Paramount confirmed the sequel on Friday, Sept. 18, with reports saying Brad Pitt will reprise Gerry Lane while Edward Berger will direct and Dennis Kelly will write.
- Pitt will produce through his Plan B banner with Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner and Berger will serve as a producer-executive.
- Actress Mireille Enos is reported to be returning as Karen Lane, though no other casting has been announced.
- The studio is keeping plot details and a release date secret as the project enters early development and preproduction.
- The sequel follows more than a decade of attempts to continue the franchise, including a shelved David Fincher version that lost steam over budget concerns and the original film’s global box office of about $540 million.