March 29, 2024

“The Raid” Sequel Begins Production

Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans surprised everyone back in late 2011 when the Indonesian martial arts movie "The Raid" premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews. Now, production has begun on the nearly fourth month shoot on the upcoming follow-up entry with Iko Uwais reprising his role as Rama. The first stills have arrived, along with … [Read more...]

Daniel Craig Cut From “Girl” Sequel?

If there was one big difference between the two film adaptations of Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," it was profitability. The 2009 Swedish-language film was shot on a budget of just $ 13 million, and the final result was good enough to look about double that. More importantly it made $ 104 million in box-office worldwide, … [Read more...]

“Crouching Tiger” Gets A Sequel

The Weinstein Company have announced a May start-of-production date for a sequel to 2000's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," the Oscar-winning international hit from director Ang Lee. John Fusco ("Hidalgo," "The Forbidden Kingdom") penned the script while veteran Chinese director Ronny Yu is in talks to direct. Harvey Weinstein is producing the $ … [Read more...]

Rodriguez Updates “Sin City” Sequel Shoot

"Sin City" sequel director Robert Rodriguez has confirmed that Bruce Willis is set to reprise his role from the first film. Appearing at the Sundance Film Festival, Rodriguez says at present one of the introduction stories is the only one that's complete. The main three segments are being shot piecemeal as the actors become available and all … [Read more...]

MGM Plans “Hot Tub Time Machine” Sequel

MGM is in early talks to develop a sequel to the 2010 comedy "Hot Tub Time Machine," the last movie MGM produced before it went into bankruptcy before reforming into its current incarnation. There is said to be "exploratory talks" with Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke to reprise their roles for the follow-up, however lead star John … [Read more...]

No “Jack Reacher” Sequel Coming?

Short of doing "exceptional" business in key Asian territories, it sadly looks as if Paramount will not be pushing forward with a sequel to the Tom Cruise-led "Jack Reacher." The $ 60 million film, based on Lee Child's "One Shot," has earned $ 152 million worldwide so far ($ 72M domestic, $ 80M foreign). Sources at the studio say the film has … [Read more...]

No “Zombieland” Sequel On The Way

Out doing press for "Gangster Squad" this week, director Ruben Fleischer says that plans for a sequel to his hit comedy "Zombieland" look to have essentially collapsed. Fleischer tells Collider: "I hate to do it, but I can say that there’s no immediate plans to make the movie. There’s no script, really, so the likelihood of it happening is slim. … [Read more...]

Dying Fan Sees “Trek” Sequel Before Passing

New York Asian Film Festival director Dan Craft left this world with his last wish granted. The terminally ill "Star Trek" fan was recently granted a personal DVD screening of an early cut of the forthcoming "Star Trek Into Darkness" by director JJ Abrams - five months before the film's release date. Craft attended an IMAX screening of "The … [Read more...]

“Chainsaw 3D” Tops Box-Office, Gets Sequel?

Despite bad reviews, "Texas Chainsaw 3D" over performed in the first U.S. weekend box-office results of 2013. The only new wide release this past Friday, the film took the top spot with $ 23 million in three days. Considering the film was made on a budget of under $ 20 million, it comes as no shock that there's already sequel talk. In fact, … [Read more...]

New “Star Trek” Sequel Stills, Details

The upcoming issue of Empire magazine boasts a major feature on J.J. Abrams' much anticipated "Star Trek Into Darkness". As a result, they've released a bunch of new images along with a couple of select key quotes from cast and crew about the project. Meanwhile Abrams has given a few quotes to TrekMovie and says that the sequel doesn't require … [Read more...]