Mel Gibson's Planning a Passion of the Christ Sequel, May We Suggest 2 Christ 2 Furious
The Passion of the Christ made $612 million worldwide on a $30 million production budget—and there’s still more of Jesus’ story to resurrect.
Mary Poppins Sequel to Star Emily Blunt and, Hold On to Your Butts, Lin-Manuel Miranda
The last time we saw Mary Poppins, she looked a lot like Julie Andrews and was riding her demonic umbrella into the polluted London sky. The next time we see Mary Poppins, she’ll look a lot like Emily Blunt and will be descending onto the Tower Bridge to hang out with her good friend who looks a lot like Lin-Manuel…
Is This Waiting to Exhale Sequel Ever Coming Out or What?
A Waiting to Exhale sequel has been rumored for years, but with Whitney Houston’s passing it seemed like the idea was bound to go with her. Blessing: One of the original film’s leads, Loretta Devine, confirmed that this sequel is (maybe) still coming.
Jeff Goldblum Fights Aliens Once Again in Independence Day: Resurgence
Two decades after the release of Independence Day, the long-awaited sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, is here with its first trailer. “I spent 20 years trying to get us ready for this,” says Jeff Goldblum’s character, David Levinson, in the clip. “We used their technology to strengthen our planet. But it won’t be…
Trainspotting 2 Begins Filming Next Year With Return of Original Cast
If it’s not reboots, it’s long-awaited sequels. Trainspotting, the 1996 comedy based on Irvine Welsh’s novel about a group of heroin addicts living in 1980s Edinburgh, is finally getting a follow-up. It will be loosely based on Welsh’s novel, Porno, which followed the lives of the characters ten years after the first…
Sarah Jessica Parker Calls Hocus Pocus 2 Gossip 'Not-Reality-Based'
Hocus Pocus didn’t exactly break the box office when it debuted in 1993, but has since became a Halloween cult classic. Fans weren’t the only ones begging for a sequel—the film’s main stars were interested in making one, too. After head witch Bette Midler jokingly tweeted about the sequel not happening due to the…
Patrick Dempsey Is Going to Be in Bridget Jones 3
After McDreamy got the boot from Shondaland, Patrick Dempsey’s soul has been set free to gallivant around, wherever it may go. First up: the set of Bridget Jones’s Baby, the third film in the Bridget Jones franchise. Dempsey is set to join Renée Zellweger, who will reprise her role as Bridget Jones, and Colin Firth,…
Finally, We Can All Become Goonies
Long before Hollywood began to piss us off with their countless, uninspired reboots, rumors of both a remake and a sequel to The Goonies had been swirling around for years. Director Richard Donner squashed hopes of a sequel in a recent interview with Uproxx. “Maybe,” was his response. “Again, everything takes a long…
Neighbors Sequel, Sorority Rising, Will Star Chloë Grace Moretz
Neighbors, the unexpectedly great 2014 comedy about a raucous fraternity that moves in next to a boring married couple, is getting a sequel. And, based on its recently confirmed title, the bad neighbors (played by Zac Efron and Dave Franco in the first film) are going to be ladies this time. Chloë Grace Moretz will…
‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’ Sequel Begins Shooting
Welcome to the Dollhouse, the 1995 cult fave about the tormented life of an awkward middle-schooler named Dawn Weiner, is getting a sequel—sort of. Director Todd Solondz has started shooting the new film, titled Weiner-Dog, and has put together a cast that includes Greta Gerwig, Julie Delpy, Kieran Culkin, Danny…
Goldie Hawn Thinks Getting Older and Kurt Russell Are Both Great
In an interview with Porter, Goldie Hawn talked about getting older, staying happy, and her marriage-free romance with Kurt Russell. The 69-year-old actress (who has not been in a movie since 2002’s The Banger Sisters) said aging is merely a “fact of life” and that the “key to happiness is all about perspective.”
E.L. James Wants to Write Second Fifty Shades Script, Ruin Everything
Oh crap! If you enjoyed the first installment of Fifty Shades of Grey on the big screen, you're going to be a little upset at this news: The woman who wrote the terrible books now wants to write the terrible screenplays and ruin all your sexy fun by making the dialogue even more wooden and stilted than ever.
Snow White Dropped from the Snow White and the Huntsman Sequel
Well! Here's one way to re-tell a fairy-tale: Ditch the young female protagonist altogether.
Listen up, Lydias: Michael Keaton says Beetlejuice 2 is happening. Tim Burton's on board. Keaton tells MTV News: "Without giving too much away we've talked to each other, and e-mailed each other, and if he's in, it's going to be hard not to be in." Okay, but I'm not in until I know about Delia Deetz and her "art."
Corn Nuts! Bravo Decides Not to Move Forward With Heathers Show
What's your damage, Bravo?
Who Wants a Third Basic Instinct with Sharon Stone as a Porn Magnate?
In a movie-making era of pre-branded, built-in-audience features, the sequel, remake, and adaptation reign supreme. Why make a brand new movie with brand new characters when you can just recycle old characters? People are leery of strangers, and with good reason: strangers are totally unpredictable, a lesson most of…
Hands in, Aca-Bitches: Pitch Perfect Gets Sequel
The Aca-Tramps from Pitch Perfect are headed back to the theaters in 2015. Kay Cannon is returning as the screenwriter (yes!), but nothing is confirmed beyond that — though it's hard to imagine the cast would pass up the opportunity to reprise their rolls in a Cannon-penned script. Besides, what else does that cast of…
Whatever Happened to the Dragon Tattoo Sequel?
Last week there was a news item from The Hollywood Reporter regarding the possibility that David Fincher's next film might be Gone Girl. But wasn't he supposed to be working on The Girl Who Played With Fire?
Today In Movies You Don't Need Or Want: Saw 8 & Top Gun 2
Hollywood Is Out Of Ideas Part MMMCMLXXXV: Sick-shit franchise Saw may return, with its eighth film. (2010's Saw 3D was the 7th and most recent movie.) Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns recently admitted, "I'm sure, some day, you'll see Saw back in the picture." See-saw! Meanwhile: At a press junket for Mission…
Top Gun Sequel In The Works
Though Tom Cruise recently denied he's revisiting the danger zone, Paramount Pictures is negotiating with Top Gun producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott about making Top Gun 2. Cruise would reportedly have a small role as a flight instructor.
