Sequel Bits: ‘Star Trek 2’, ‘The Smurfs 2’, ‘Expendables 2’, ‘Chronicle 2’, ‘Men In Black 3’, ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 2’, ‘Dragon Tattoo 2 & 3’, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’
CinemaCon has come to a close, and I’ve returned from Las Vegas to find a ton of film sequel news bits. After the jump you’ll see a round up of all the latest, including:
USA Todayhas premiered new photos fromG.I. Joe: RetaliationandExpendables 2Benedict Cumberbatchexplainshow he auditioned forStar Trek 2on his iPhone:
HeatVisionhas learned thatBrendan GleesonandJ.B. Smoovehave signed on to join Christina Ricci inThe Smurfs 2. Gleeson will play Patrick Winslow’s stepfather Victor Doyle, while Smoove will voice a “naughty” new character, Hackus.ChroniclescreenwriterMax Landistalked toMeMoviesabout what we can expect fromChronicle 2. Max says that the footage we saw in the first film did get out to the public.
He also revealed that Matt will return for the sequel:
I loved Matt, and I felt really bad for him because I understood just how emotionally lazy he is and how he doesn’t really do what he’s doing. And that’s why I’m putting him through hell in (Chronicle) 2
Landis also says that while Chronicle directorJosh Trankis unlikely to return (he is too busy), he will probably be involved “in some respect”.
Tom RothmantoldColliderat CinemaCon that “[Chronicle 2] is in very active development. I think you’ll see that sooner rather than later.“Tom Rothmanmentionedthat aRise of the Planet of the Apessequel would begin production by Summer’s end during the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon. And in Rothman’s chat withCollider, he said that a summer 2014 release is being targeted.
MGM CEORoger Birnbaumsays that the underperformance ofThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoohas “severely altered their plans” for the sequelsThe Girl Who Played With FireandThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.Movies.comreports that both screenplays are already finished, but Birnbaum is trying to figure out how to do it, “and right now they’re kicking around the idea of filming them back-to-back to cut down on production and marketing costs.”
The running time forMen in Black 3will be 105 minutes and 41 seconds,accordingto British Board of Film Classification. Also: The soundtrack listing for the film has beenreleased(warning: possible story spoilers):
- Men in Black 3 – Main Title
2. Spiky Bulba
3. The Set-Up
4. Headquarters
7. Not Funny
8. Big Trouble
- Out on a Limb
10. Time Jump
11. Bad Fortune
12. Forget Me Not
- Goin' Back or Into the Past
14. Griffin Steps Up
15. True Story
16. The Prize-Monocycles
17. Boris Meets Boris
- Under the Bridge
19. The Mission Begins
20. Mission Accomplished
21. A Close One
22. Men in Black 3 – Main Title Revisited
