Sequel Bits: ‘Better Call Saul’, ‘Annabelle’, ‘The Purge 3’, ‘Magic Mike XXL’
Laika isn’t making a sequel toThe Boxtrolls, because it just doesn’t want to. Which is not something we hear a lot around these parts. Also after the jump:
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TheHansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2script is finally in, according to writer-directorTommy Wirkola.
I’ve written the script for it. I’ve given it to Paramount and it’s up to them now. But I don’t know what’s going to happen. Jeremy [Renner] is so busy these days, I don’t know how they’re going to juggle all of that, but it’s up to [Paramount]. We’ll see. Hopefully, I’ll get to do another film first. They really liked the script I gave them. The first film was a learning curve for me working in the studio system and the script I wrote for the original was so different. We ended up taking a lot out and altering stuff that first time. I’m smarter now. I tried taking what I learned and still delivered a sequel script that’s an R-rated action film.
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As of right now, not only isJeremy Rennernot confirmed forHansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2, he hasn’t even been contacted yet. But for the record, he’s game to come back — provided he can make the scheduling work. “It’s always an obstacle at this point. It’s good to be busy, right?” he laughed. “It’ll come down to availability I’m sure.” [Cinema Blend]
No one knows at this point what’ll happen inThe Purge 3, butMichael K. Williams, for one, is pretty sure we have not seen the last of his character. The actor says he will “most definitely” be back as Carmelo Jones, who Williams claims was “set up” by the authorities. Though set up for what, he wouldn’t say. [Cinema Blend]
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tombis getting trippy with its latest poster, inspired by the mind-bending art ofM.C. Escher. If you think this looks confusing, just imagine how museum guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) feels. At least you don’t have to deal with exhibits that come to life.
Magic Mike XXLmay havelost aMatthew McConaughey, but it could gain a… you.Channing Tatumhas announced an opportunity for one lucky fan to “get up close and personal with the men ofMagic Mike.” The contest runs through September 29. More details can be foundhere.
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Better Call Saulwill feature the reappearance of Saul’s disappearer. “They are doing a reboot ofBreaking Bad, and though I have not been told a date I have not been told a date, I have been told that the character I played will be seen onBetter Call Saul,“Robert Forsterrevealed. However, he’s not doingHeroes Reborn: “I didn’t know they were doing a reboot of the show, so obviously, it hasn’t come to me.” [Vulture]
Warner Bros. has revealed a whole bunch of new stills fromAnnabelle, its spinoff ofThe Conjuring. Some of them are spooky, some of them are not, and none of them answer the question of why a person would want to have a doll as hideous as Annabelle in her house in the first place. See a few pics below and morehere.
Don’t hold your breath forThe Boxtrolls 2. “We’re not interested in making sequels,” said Laika CEOTravis Knight. “So while we makeCoraline,ParaNormanandBoxtrolls, the next film that we know is coming down the pike, which we haven’t announced yet but we’ve already started production on, is something that’s totally different from anything that we’ve ever done before.” [Topless Robot]
I Spit on Your Graveis finally getting a direct, official sequel. DirectorMeir Zarchiand starCamille Keatonare reportedly returning from the 1978 original forI Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu, which to be clear has nothing to do with the 2010 remake. The synopsis reads as follows:
