‘Attack the Block 2’: Sci-Fi Fans Get Major News From Unexpected Source Fans of Attack the Block finally have some news about the long-awaited sequel. During a recent Reddit Ama promoting his new film, The Running Man , director Edgar Wright was asked about the status of Attack the Block 2 . Wright made it clear that he is not working on the movie, but confirmed that Joe Cornish , who wrote and directed the original, is actively working on it.“Not my movie, but Joe has written a sequel and hopes to make it next year,” Wright said.The original Attack the Block came out in 2011 and quickly became a cult favorite, even though it didn’t do very well at the box office. Source: https://www.imdb.com/news/ni65575924/?ref_=ttnw_art_perm