Several weeks back I reported that next summer's potential box office hit World War Z, was on shaky ground. Studio execs were extremely disappointed with the script and 5-7 weeks of re-shoots will begin within the next month. Thankfully, screenwriter Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) has been brought in to revamp the third act of World War Z which was the main source of contention at the studio.
However, numerous rumors have flown about indicating that Goddard was going to re-write the ENTIRE script, so he spoke to "Collider" in order to clear the air. Goddard states:
“I think a lot of that got blown out of proportion. It really was like, they asked me to come look at the movie and give ideas on how to help, and that’s what happened. That happens all the time, I don’t know why this got blown up with World War Z and it suddenly became a big thing. It’s the sort of thing that happens with screenwriters all the time where you give your ideas on what could help, you write some scenes for people… I feel bad for the sort of magnifying glass that that movie’s under because this is just a normal part of the process, this is just what happens… My involvement was just watch the movie, give some ideas, write some scenes that might help, ADR, just sort of fill in stuff, which is what I did.”
Having just read the book, "Tales from Development Hell" I can categorically say that Goddard is right on the money. This is nothing new in Hollywood. Unfortunately, I also think that when this situation happens, especially when the movie is based on excellent source material, the chances are 50/50 that things will work out alright. I have to respect the fact that studio wants to do re-shoots because they think WWZ is a disaster. That shows me that they care about putting out a good product, at least on the surface. Whether or not the adjustments pay off will have to wait until next year.
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