Sequel Bits: ‘Independence Day 2’, ‘Bond 24’, ‘Bored To Death’, ‘Vacation’, ‘Star Trek 3’
Today’s Sequel Bits involves a bit of casting, a bit of un-casting, lots of movie star quotes and, best of all,Jeff Goldblum. After the jump:
HBO’sBored to Deathmovie is “sort of on hold right now,” accordingJason Schwartzman. He explained: “Jonathan Amesis writing the script, but he’s also doing another show right now withSeth McFarlane.” Meanwhile, Schwartzman is just eager to return. “[M]y dream is that I get a call tomorrow from HBO that is like, ‘You’re back! Rent a place in New York,'” he confessed. [CinemaBlend]
A lot aboutSuper Troopers 2remains up in the air, including whether or not it’ll turn to Kickstarter for additional funding. But one thing you can count on is more sweet ‘staches. “Everybody who had a mustache in the first one will grow it back,” saidSteve Lemme. “Now the guys who didn’t grow mustaches for the first one want to have a mustache. We’re making them earn it, not sure how we’ll haze them, but they better be prepared.” [Us Weekly]
Jeremy Rennercontinues to very patiently answer questions about the newBourne. Here’s his latest response: “We have our director [Justin Lin] who’s actually run off to do theTrue Detectiveseries right now, and then while that’s happening they’re finishing writing the script. I know [Paul]Greengrassand [Matt]Damon… well, I’ve heard have maybe cracked an idea, a reason to continue the Bourne series, which is fantastic.” [MovieWeb]Karl Urbanis here to reassure you skeptics thatStar Trek 3will be awesome. “I’m am going to meet withJ.J.[Abrams] in a couple of days and I’m looking forward to that. And the important thing is that it is going to be phenomenal,” he told the Destination Star Trek crowd. “Based on what I hear of the concept, it’s going to rock and you guys are going to love it.” [Trek Movie]
Yes,Independence Day 2is still brewing, and yes,Jeff Goldblumwants to be back. “I had a meeting and have been talking over the last several months or year with Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, the producer, and they’ve been cooking up and say they have a part for me in what they hope will be a plan to make another one pretty soon,” revealed the actor. [Time]
Ethan Hunt is getting some more female company forMission: Impossible 5. Chinese actressZhang Jingchu(Rush Hour 3) has just been cast in a secretive but significant role that’s reportedly “integral to a major plot twist.” She joinsTom Cruise,Jeremy Renner,Simon Pegg,Alec Baldwin,Rebecca Ferguson, andSimon McBurney.Chris McQuarrieis directing the sequel now in the U.K. [Variety]
Here’s a bit of unhappy news.Stephen Collins, best known as the pastor dad from7th Heaven, has been fired fromSeth MacFarlane’sTed 2after allegedly admitting in a therapy session to molesting young girls. He is currently under investigation by the NYPD. Collins had only a small role in the comedy sequel, so his departure likely won’t necessitate major rewrites. [EW]
Ed Helmswill go onVacationnext fall. New Line has set the comedy rebootquel for anOctober 9, 2015opening, pitting it against Disney’sThe Jungle Book. Helms plays Rusty Griswold, now all grown up and taking his own kids on their own trip from hell. Shooting began last month under first-time directorsJohn Francis DaleyandJonathan Goldstein.Leslie Mann,Christina Applegate, andChris Hemsworthalso star. [THR]
Add Rome to the list of glamorous locales forBond 24. An indie film calledVoice From the Stonehas been shooting in the Italian city, and whoever runs its Twitter account has revealed that their new neighbors at Cinecittà studios are none other than Bond 24. For an intelligence agency, I guess Bond’s MI6 isn’t so great at covering its tracks.Sam Mendesreturns forDaniel Craig’s fourth outing as the iconic spy.
