With Avatar the hottest movie in recent memory and the biggest grossing movie of all time, talk of a sequel is already expected — and since director James Cameron’s previous movie obviously can’t get a sequel unless you turn it into a supernatural movie (you know what I mean), an Avatar sequel becomes all the more important for movie fans and the film studio.
James Cameron has weighed in on possible Avatar sequels. Cameron revealed that he was not thinking about a sequel when he first wrote the script of Avatar more than 15 years ago. He did say ideas for a sequel began to pop up during the course of making Avatar. He said that anything they thought up or designed for Avatar that they didn’t know how to include in the movie was immediately considered as something that can be put in a sequel. This means, according to the director, that they have a huge backlog of things that they can put into future movies.
Cameron further said that he already thought up of a story arc for a second or even third Avatar movie but everything’s still up in the air. He vaguely said that there may not be a third film, or they can go further than three films. The just have to figure out how things will develop in the future.
We’ll see if Cameron does follow through with a sequel, and if it will take less than fifteen years to develop it.
GI Joe sequel reportedly in the works
Let me tell you a secret.
I’m on a one-man mission to tell anyone who would listen that GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra sucked. It sucked ass so majestically that I’m using the DVD (Bluray’s too good for this movie) as a pooper scooper for my dog. Seriously. GI Joe was such a major disaster that even my five year old son, who loves his fair share of whiz-bang special effects blockbusters (he adored Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen), would rather tend to his virtual farm in Harvest Moon. It was that bad. And I whimper everytime I say this because Christopher Eccleston — my fave actor — is in this insult to good taste.
I really hoped that Stephen Sommer’s suckfest was the last we’ve seen of it. But apparently, the decent $300 million take GI Joe got was enough to actually merit a sequel (barf bag please).
According to rumors, a scriptwriter was already hired to write the script for the sequel, which signifies Paramount Studio’s serious intent for a sequel. The scriptwriter will be working on what Sommers and his team have already thought up for a sequel, which was already available even before the first movie was released.
I’m pretty sure a lot of people will be excited about news of a GI Joe sequel. Count me out though.
Transformers 3 slated for 2011
Transformers 3 fans now have a real reason to get excited. Director Michael Bay has officially announced the release date for the third installment in the hit franchise.
In his official web site he revealed that a story has now been developed for the Transformers sequel and the release date is slated for July 1, 2011, a year earlier from the speculated 2012 release date.
Bay revealed that he had a meeting with Industrial Light and Magic and that he will be going to Hasbro’s headquarters with writer Ehren Kruger to talk about new characters for the movie.
Oh, and he also left a little note for Megan Fox, who has been badmouthing the Michael Bay and the Transformers franchise.
“P.S. Megan Fox, welcome back. I promise no alien robots will harm you in any way during the production of this motion picture. Please consult your Physician when working under my direction because some side effects can occur, such as mild dizziness, intense nausea, suicidal tendencies, depression, minor chest hair growth, random internal hemorrhaging and inability to sleep. As some directors may be hazardous to your health, please consult your Doctor to determine if this is right for you.”
Hilarious, and just slightly upped Bay’s cred for me.
Emmerich talks about Independence Day sequel
Independence Day was one of the biggest grossing movies of 1996. Knowing that Hollywood has a severe case of sequel-itis especially for movies that earn big bucks, it’s quite strange that Independence Day didn’t get a sequel.
Roland Emmerich, who directed Independence Day, recently weighed in on a possible sequel. The director revealed that he and producer Dean Devlin are still intent on making a sequel especially since they’ve already thought up of a good idea. The difficulty is on how Fox is going to incorporate Devlin’s, Emmerich’s and Will Smith’s deals together. The studio is thinking up of a way to make a package that all parties will be happy with. Fox has floated the idea of doing it without Smith who is a “gross player,” but Emmerich said that the mega actor is crucial to the franchise.
Bay gives update on Transformers 3
If you’re one of those people who just absolutely go nuts over the Transformers movies then you should be happy to know that these new updates from Transformers director Michael Bay regarding the next sequel in the Transformers franchise.
According to Bay’s official website, he will be meeting with Steven Spielberg and Ehren Kruger (producers of the franchise) to discuss the sequel. The plan is to release the third installment in Summer 2011 or 2012.
Bay has also indicated that he will possibly be directing two movies before he puts Transformers 3 on his schedule. One of these movies will be another sequel, Bad Boys 3.