Sequel Bits: ‘Men In Black 3’, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, ‘Star Trek 2’, ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2’, ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea Of Monsters’, ‘Friday 4’
We’ve got a lot of odds and ends to cover in today’s Sequel Bits, so let’s get right to it. After the jump:
We knew starting the movie that we didn’t have a finished second or third act. Was it responsible? The answer is, if this movie does as well as I think it will, it was genius. If it’s a total failure, then it was a really stupid idea.
Rick Baker, who also worked on the film, chimed in as well.
It was a crazy production. We had a writer actually on the soundstage writing the words moments before the guys had to say them. I don’t think that’s any way to make a movie. But I’ve seen a rough cut and I was actually shocked at how good it was.
Frankly, neither of those comments are very encouraging. Even if Sonnenfeld lucks out andMIB3turns out well, pressing on without a script seems more foolhardy than “genius.”
Sonnenfeld also hinted that (potential spoiler alert)MIB3might not be the last we see ofJosh Brolinas young Agent K, saying “now we’ve got Josh Brolin to carry on with Tommy’s part.” Feel free to speculate on what that might suggest about the plot ofMIBs3and4.MIB3hitsMay 25. [Collider]
George Miller’sMad Max: Fury Roadhasn’t started shooting just yet, but we’ve got an early glimpse at some of the vehicles that’ll be featured right now. Take a look:AICNreader David, who sent in the images, says the photos “were taken at a railroad crossing on the road to Cape Cross, Namibia, presumably where filming will take place.” Check out two previously revealed vehicleshere.Star Trek 2starBenedict Cumberbatchhas been careful to keep details on his character and the plotline under wraps, but he’s a lot more forthcoming about how much he’s enjoyed being on set:
My part of the film is really sorta kicking in now. It’s great fun, great, great fun. But what I’m trying to say is it’s a great thing to come into something that everybody’s familiar with and knows each other very well. So it’s [in] a weird way a very easy thing to get up to speed with, because everybody is so welcoming and gets along with one another.
Head toMTVto watch the video.
Some time ago, we heard that the sequel toPhil LordandChris Miller’sCloudy With a Chance of Meatballscould be based onPickles to Pittsburgh, the literary follow-up to the children’s book from which the first book was adapted. I don’t know whether that’s changed, but it appears the title, at least, has.Colliderhas posted a picture of a promo poster for the upcoming sequel, which now appears to be going by the titleCloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers.
Cody CameronandKris Pearn, animators who worked on the last film, will direct. No release date has been announced at this time.
I don’t thinkPercy Jacksonis intended as a comedy franchise, but starLogan Lerman’s about to get some very funny company inPercy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters.Yvette Nicole Brown(Community),Missi Pyle(The Artist,Dodgeball) andMary Birdsong(Reno 911!,The Descendants) have boarded the cast of the upcoming adventure, a sequel to 2010’sPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. The actresses will be playing the three Fates.
Thor Freudenthalis directingThe Sea of Monsters, which will also feature returning starsAlexandra DaddarioandBrandon T. Jackson. Fox has set a release date ofMarch 27, 2013for the film. [THR]
Last year, Ice Cubemade it knownthat he was working on a fourthFridaymovie for New Line, but it seems one of his original co-stars is somewhat less eager to return to the franchise.Chris Tucker, who starred in the firstFridaybut did not appear in the subsequent films, toldMTVthat it’s unlikely he’ll appear in the new film.
“I’ll never say ‘never,’ but I doubt it because it’s something that I did so long ago, and I moved on,” Tucker said. “But I appreciate everyone loving it that much that they want to see another one. We’ll see.”
The originalFridaywas the project that gave Tucker his first big break, but Tucker opted to sit out the rest of the series after becoming a born-again Christian in the late ’90s. While it would’ve been fun to see him and Ice Cube team up again, I can’t blame the guy for sticking to his religious convictions. Or maybe he just wants to move on to different types of projects — his next big screen appearance will be in David O. Russell’sSilver Linings Playbook, due out in November.
