MASSIVE SEQUEL UPDATE !!!!!
(Thanks to MoFo Member Tolstoy)
Benji Returns: Rags to Riches (Release Date - August 27, 2004)
Plot: In what may be the first true “mutt buddy” picture in feature film history, the storyline finds Benji in an unwanted partnership with a hapless but loveable shaggy dog. The unlikely duo struggle to save Benji’s mother from the dangers of a greedy and irresponsible backyard breeder
Rush Hour 3 ( In Production - August 2005)
Plot: This time around, our two intrepid heroes will find themselves in New York City, to try to take down the scoundrels and criminals who cross their paths. New Line cochairman Bob Shaye wants to do a Rush Hour 3 and 4 together with RH3 as a cliffhanger.
Note* There is an (unconfirmed) rumor at the moment that Chan might be disenchanted with playing the charming Inspector Lee and might consider leaving the film. If that is the case, it is possible that he may be replaced with Chow Yun-Fat. While Fat is no doubt one of the handsomest and most talented performers in Hong Kong at the moment, this series belongs to Chan. Here's hoping he stays for one more go-round.
The Fast and the Furious 3 (Release Date: Summer, 2005)
Cast: Vin Diesel (Dominic Torretto)
Director: Not announced yet.
Screenwriter: Chris Morgan (cowriter of Cellular)
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Plot[/u]: After being allowed to get away by his new undercover cop friend in the first movie, fast-driving criminal Dominic Torretto (Diesel) heads down to Mexico where he lives a life as a fugitive, always just 10 seconds ahead of the law. Eventually, however, Torretto makes his way to Tokyo, Japan, which is the world's current capitol of street racing, where he is recruited to help bail out a friend who is in trouble with a powerful group of Japanese gangsters.
Clerks: Sell Out (Release Date: TBA 2005/2006/2007 - possibly direct-to-video?)
"Clerks: Sell Out Test Footage" -
http://viewaskew.com/clerkstest/clerks.html Notes:* Kevin Smith mentioned recently at his official site that he is now considering doing a series of 'Clerks' animated movies, but that they would be direct-to-video, not theatrical releases
MPAA Rating Notes: Nothing's official until the MPAA sees the final cut, but View Askew will be aiming for a "hard R."
Cast: (voices) Brian O'Halloran (Dante Hicks), Jeff Anderson (Randal Graves), Jason Mewes (Jay), Kevin Smith (Silent Bob); other cast not announced yet (obviously, Smith's "voice work" may be minimal)
Possible Cast (Voice): Alec Baldwin (Leonardo Leonardo; a character on the TV show); also, any of dozens of characters from the View Askewniverse could potentially appear in this film.
Director: Unknown; Steve Lotter directed the TV series, and would probably be involved with this film as well. Series creator Kevin Smith could conceivably take a directorial credit as well.
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back), David Mandel (debut; one of the writers of the TV show)
Based Upon: The extremely short-lived animated 2000 TV show on ABC, which was based on the popular 1994 film, Clerks. TWO.
Sequel Note* The Dogma credits included a note telling fans to watch out for Clerks 2: Hardly Clerkin'. At the time that was written, this Clerks animated film was not planned, as its planning is a direct result of the cancellation of the series. One could argue that Clerks has had many sort-of-sequels, in as far as it was the first of Smith's View Askewniverse series. Officially, this film is not referred to as Clerks 2, but as a feature version of Clerks: The Animated Series.
Plot: Dante and Randal decide to make an ultra-cheap black-and-white movie about their wacky experiences at the Quick-Stop. Yes, this animated movie is what you think it is. (Except this time, "Silent Bob" won't be directing... and yet, in another way, he will. Whoa...)
Official Film Site Easy Rider 2 (Release Date - TBA 2005)
Cast: None announced yet.
Director: Currently seeking one.
Screenwriter: Not announced yet.
Plot: (6/27/00) Producer Richard Abramson told The London Sunday Times that the plot will be about the son of someone imprisoned for the murder of Jack Nicholson's character in the first film. Seeking clues about what truly happened, the young man gets on his motorcycle, retracing the path his father took in 1969...Then, Martin Landau recently told columnist Marilyn Beck that it's Fonda's character who's in jail, and it's his son who gets together with Nicholson's son for another motorcycle trip, this time to find the real murderer...The latest info was on 9/27/02 in a "Variety" story about this mentioning that the new character was Captain America's son.
Jimmy Neutron 2 (Release Date - TBA 2005)
Cast: Debi Derryberry (James Isaac "Jimmy" Neutron), Rob Paulsen (Carl Wheezer), Frank Welker (Goddard), Megan Cavanagh (Judy Neutron), Mark DeCarlo (Hugh Beaumont Neutron), Jeffrey Garcia (Sheen), Carolyn Lawrence (Cindy Vortex), Andrea Martin (Ms. Fowl), Candi Milo (Nick Dean), Crystal Scales (Libby) (voices)
Director: John A. Davis (Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
Plot: These are the continuing adventures of Jimmy Neutron, a boy genius inventor who lives a relatively unassuming and normal boy's life in the town of Retroville... if normal boys had robot dogs and regularly were responsible for massive explosions and rocket rides. The exact details of this movie's plot aren't yet known, except that whereas the first movie took Jimmy into outer space, Jimmy's expected to journey into other strange areas in this sequel (possibly getting shrunk down, going underwater, or digging into the depths of the earth?). No one knows yet.
Gladiator 2 (Release Date - TBA 2006)
MPAA Rating Note* Nothing's official until the MPAA sees the final cut, but it's likely that the producers will be aiming for an R rating like the first film received.
Cast: None announced yet.
Director: Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: John Logan
Plot: Ridley Scott has confirmed that this movie's premise is a sequel that takes place 10-15 years after the end of the first movie. As young Lucius has grown to be an adult, we follow the political career of Lucius (Lucilla's son) and his potential emperor of Rome, as the last heir to Marcus Aurelius.
There is also a strong chance that Maximus (Russell Crowe) may return in some capacity, whether it be something that took place before the first movie, or as a memory/dream/ghost in the time after it.
Filming: Production is scheduled to start in early 2005. Likely contenders for the filming locations are Malta and Morocco, where much of the first movie was filmed.
Scooby-Doo 3 (Release Date - Spring, 2006)
Cast: Matthew Lillard (in talks) (Norville "Shaggy" Rogers), Neil Fanning (in talks) (voice of Scooby-Doo), Linda Cardellini (in talks) (Velma Dinkley), Sarah Michelle Gellar (in talks) (Daphne Blake), Freddie Prinze Jr. (in talks) (Fred); other cast not announced yet.
Director: Not announced yet.
Screenwriter: Paul Foley and Dan Forman
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Plot[/U: At this point, there's nothing to really confirm.
Filming: There is currently no production start date for this movie, but if Warner Bros. is indeed aiming for early 2006, they will probably need to start filming by the spring of 2005 or so.
3001: The Final Odyssey (Release Date: Unknown - In Development)
Cast: None announced yet.
Director: Unknown.
Screenwriter: Unknown. It's possible Arthur C. Clarke would be involved on some level.
Based Upon: This movie will be based upon the fourth (and final) novel in Arthur C. Clarke's series that began with 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Plot: A thousand years later, astronaut Frank Poole is found floating in space, frozen at the point before death. Revived in 3001, he is informed of the events that had happened in the previous millennium, including the conversion of Jupiter into a second sun, and the evolution of life on Europa, a planet that was formerly one of Jupiter's moons. There's also many technological advances, but while that's all fascinating, what really interests Poole is what became of his old buddy, Dave Bowman...
Alien 5 (Release Date - TBA)
Director Ridley Scott told paper tz that he and Sigourney Weaver might have worked out a deal to do it. "About six months ago Sigourney Weaver said to me: "I'd like there to be a fifth film because I'd like to make a clean exit. You virtually created me back then, don't you want to kill me?" The 65-year-old director added: "Since then I've been thinking about it. But first of all you need a good story. I can't work without a good script." According to the report , via Ananova, Scott's now in talks with 20th Century Fox about
Alien 5. It was previously rumoured that James Cameron might also get involved, but at this stage a Cameron-Weaver reunion is better than most couldv'e hoped for.
Proposed Alien 5 Poster Art Batman: Year One = (See Batman Begins)
Battlefield Earth 2 (Release Date - Unknown/never; it's quite likely this film will never be made.
Supposed Returning Cast: John Travolta (Terl), Barry Pepper (Jonnie)
Returning Cast in Talks: Forest Whitaker (Ker), Kim Coates (Carlo); there may be other supporting cast from the first film who would return as well.
Plot: Continuing the story of humanity's war against the alien Psychlos, this film tells what happens after the success of the human rebellion led by Jonny (Pepper) over Terl's (Travolta) forces in Denver. Human civilization tries to rebuild itself, even as even more forces from outside come to Earth...
Filming: but no production date has been announced yet. There hasn't been any movement on this project for several months now, which suggests it's possibly shelved.
Beverly Hills Cop IV (Release Date - Unknown In Development)
Note* If a recent rumor submitted to MovieHole.net is to be believed, filming might start on this project in the fall of 2004.
Cast: Eddie Murphy (Axel Foley); other cast not announced yet. It's unknown if series regulars like Judge Reinhold and Bronson Pinchot would return for more.
Director: Not announced yet.
Plot: Not much is confirmed.
Caddyshack III (Release Date: Unknown)
Cast: None announced as confirmed yet.
Note * For historical interest that back in the 1990s when there was a 'Caddyshack' sequel in development at Warner Bros. called 'Back to the Shack,' Adam Sandler expressed interest in starring, but he soon signed on to star in Happy Gilmore in 1996 instead, so it's possible that satiated his interest in golf comedies.
Director: Not announced yet.
Plot:Nothing is currently known about this movie's premise, except that it will be a direct sequel to Caddyshack,
Filming: There is no production start date for this movie.
The Commitments 2 (Release Date: Unknown , In Development)
Cast: Many of the original cast (band) members will return, joined by new cast (including the pop group, the Corrs, two of whom were in the first). What hasn't been confirmed, is which actors will return. The majority of the cast are interested in coming back, including Andrew Strong, the fiery-haired singer who had been considered the biggest question mark. Andrew Strong's commitment will be pending on what he thinks of the script. So... with the script in the works, we should hear more soon.
Director: It's unknown if Alan Parker will return. Warren Leight is also a director (The Night We Never Met), so it's very possible he could be the new helmer.
Based Upon: This project is a sequel to the 1991 surprise hit, The Commitments, about an Irish band that plays R&B that (nearly) finds success, which was itself based on the novel by Roddy Doyle, who also wrote the books that inspired the movies The Snapper and The Van (which, with this story, formed The Barrytown Trilogy).
Plot: Not many details are known about this project yet, except that it will most likely feature some of the old band members getting the group back together with some new faces joining as well, all leading to a tour of America...
Official Band Members Site (Find out what they're up to now, plus news about this new movie)
Official Band Tour Site Daredevil 2 (Release Date - TBA 2007 ?)
Cast: Joe Pantoliano (Ben Urich); other cast not announced yet.
Cast Notes* It's very likely that several of the original movie's cast might return for this sequel. Joe Pantoliano (reporter Ben Urich), Jon Favreau (law partner Foggy Nelson) and Ellen Pompeo (legal assistant Karen Page) are near certainties. Ellen Pompeo, in particular, who had just the tiniest of appearances in the first film, could see her role increase substantially if rumors are accurate that this sequel might include elements of the "Born Again" storyline (in which she was the central character).
Talking to SciFi.com recently, Ben Affleck revealed that he is unsure he wants to star in another 'Daredevil' movie.
Director: Mark Steven Johnson (Daredevil, Simon Birch
Screenwriter: Not announced yet.
Godzilla 2 (Shelved)
Cast: None officially announced.
Director: Unknown.( Roland Emmerich, who directed the first film, will not be returning.)
Screenwriter: Unknown.
Plot: There is no confirmed premise for this sequel.
Filming: There is currently no production date for this project, therefore looks to be shelved.
The Goonies 2: Goonies Never Say Die Unknown - (Release Date: TBA- In Development)
Note* Something that hasn't been confirmed about this project is whether it will definitely get a theatrical release, or if it will go to video, like many sequels do.
Producer: Richard Donner,
Cast: None announced as confirmed yet.
Cast Notes* If all of the (former) kids from the original movie returns, the cast would be: Sean Astin (Michael "Mikey" Walsh), Josh Brolin (Brandon "Brand" Walsh), Jeff Cohen (Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen), Corey Feldman (Clark "Mouth" Devereaux), Kerri Green (Andrea "Andy" Carmichael), Martha Plimpton (Stefanie "Stef" Steinbrenner) and Jonathan Ke Quan (Richard "Data" Wang). It's likely Joe Pantoliano and Robert Davi would return as Francis and Jake Fratelli. The performers who played Mama Fratelli (Anne Ramsey) and "Sloth" Fratelli (John Matuszak) are both dead. Out of Corey Feldman's last 18 feature-length projects, only Bordello of Blood in 1996 made it to theaters in the USA, with the other 17 going direct to video or cable. So, if this project gets a theatrical release, it will have a distinction. According to a report over at AICN, Paul Walker has expressed interest to director Richard Donner about being involved as well. Since he's not a returning cast member, and obviously too old to be a new Goonie, might he be a Fratelli? The story also notes that the character of Sloth will be returning, though there's no mention about whom might be cast in the role.
Director: Not announced yet.
Plot: A new mystery arises, so Mikey (Astin) rounds up the old crew again, who are all now in their 20's, and they're off for another Goonies adventure.
Grosse Pointe Blank 2 (Release Date - Unknown)
Confirmed Cast: John Cusack (Martin Q. Blank)
Likely Cast: Jeremy Piven , Joan Cusack (extremely likely), Alan Arkin, Hank Azaria, and Minnie Driver (likely as well).
Director: Unknown.
Plot: Not much is known yet about this film's plot except that Cusack's character goes on a mission to find God, which takes him outside his hometown of Grosse Pointe, MI.
Lethal Weapon 5 (Release Date - Unknown)
Cast: None announced yet.
Possible Returning Cast: Mel Gibson (Det. Martin Riggs), Danny Glover (Det. Roger Murtaugh), Chris Rock (Det. Lee Butters), Rene Russo (Lorna Cole), Traci Wolfe (Rianne), Joe Pesci (Leo Getz)
Director: Richard Donner
Screenwriter: Not announced yet.
Plot: There are currently no known details
Filming: There is no production date for this movie, and no firm indication whether it will be made at all
Men in Black III (Release Date: Unknown)
Cast: Will Smith (in talks) (Jay), Tommy Lee Jones (in talks) (Kay); other cast not yet announced.
Cast Notes* Both Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones have expressed interest and enthusiasm for returning for a third movie , but neither are officially signed on yet (though it's extremely likely that if both actors don't sign on, there probably won't be a third movie).
Plot: Apparently,what exactly that idea entails hasn't been hinted at yet.
Operation Condor 3 (Release Date: Unknown Status: In Development )
Cast: Jackie Chan (Jackie Condor); other cast not announced yet.
Rumored Cast: Ekin Cheng, Akshay Kumar
Director: Jackie Chan (possibly with a codirector)
Screenwriter: Jackie Chan
Filming: Production had been scheduled to start in India sometime in early/mid 2002 (after Jackie wrapped Shanghai Knights) on a budget of at least $38.5 million, but it's been postponed for now with no known new production start date.
Plot: Currently being kept secret.
Pretty Woman 2 (Release Date: Unknown)
Cast: None announced yet.
Cast Notes* In order for this to happen at all, Julia Roberts and Richard Gere would have to agree, and sign on, but that hasn't happened yet, although neither has really said they wouldn't consider it, if an idea came up.
Plot: There are no known details about what this film might be about, if it's even made.
Rocky VI Release Date: Unknown - In Development)
Release Date Note * Stallone originally said, that he hoped to make this film next after Champs (AKA Driven), or not at all. If that happened, it would have maybe been released in 2002. Now if and when, MGM has signed Sylvester Stallone on to produce, star in and write (but not direct) this film.
Cast: Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa); other cast not announced yet.
Director: None announced yet.
Screenwriter: Sylvester Stallone
Plot: The story this time around has an aging Rocky Balboa (in his 50s) (Stallone) getting in the ring one last time as a fund raiser for the youth center he now runs. Comparisons to George Foreman's comeback have been made.
Filming: There is currently no production date for this film, but when it does get a greenlight, the budget will be in the $10-15 million range.
Rocky Horror: The Second Coming (Release Date: Unknown - In Development)
Release Note* A very big "IF". You see, it's understood that O'Brien is actually writing a sequel to the play, not the movie, which could someday then be adapted into a film, if it's successful, etc.
Cast: Unknown.
Director: Unknown.
Songs: Richard O'Brien. One of the confirmed titles is "Frankie Phoenix", which would introduce Frank N. Furter back into the story, returning from the grave.
Screenwriter: Richard O'Brien (cowriter of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock Treatment)
Based Upon: This would be, of course, the sequel to the film that has defined "cult classic", 1975's The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Specifially, if this film is made, it would be based upon a new play written by Richard O'Brien that he hopes to stage in Germany, probably in 2002. If that run is successful, it could move to other venues, etc., and then if it's successful, it could become a movie someday. That's a lot of "ifs." This movie would follow another 1981 sequel, Shock Treatment, which followed the further exploits of Brad, Janet, and their friends the Hapschatts several years later.
Plot: Set nine months after the end of the first film, this tells the story of the pregnant Janet, now married to Brad, as they grapple with the reality that the baby will be either Rocky's or Dr. Frankenfurter's... (see interview about this linked below)
Filming: There will most likely be no production date for this film until some point after the play has been staged, and even then, that will depend upon whether the play is a huge hit, etc.
Romancing the Stone 3 (Release Date: Unknown)
Title Note* Back in the 1980's when the third film seemed like it could happen soon, there was a project for a third movie called The Crimson Eagle.
Cast: Michael Douglas (Jack Colton); other cast not announced yet.
Director: Unknown.
Plot: The details of this film aren't yet known. What is known is that Jack Colton (Douglas) is basically a modern-day adventurer of some low repute, and the first two films followed the course of his relationship with Joan Wilder (Turner), a romance novelist who (in the first film) was searching for her sister in South America. It's not known whether or not Joan or Ralph (DeVito) would return.
Terminator 4 (Release Date: Unknown - In Development)
Cast: Nick Stahl (John Connor), Claire Danes (Kate Brewster); other cast not announced yet.
Director: Unknown.
Plot: unknown
Filming: It's possible filming could start as early as sometime in 2004 for a summer, 2005 release.
True Lies 2 (Release Date - Unknown)
Cast: None officially announced yet.
Director: Currently seeking one.
Screenwriter: Jeff Eastin (Held Up)
Premise: Officially, no details about this film's plot have been announced yet. However...
.....ComingSoon.net asked Jim Cameron specifically about this project and he said "No, I won't be doing True Lies 2." That... pretty much answers *that* question. So, presuming that all other comments about the project still happening are true, the question now is who will Cameron find to direct it in his place (if it's not completely, completely dead).
Under Siege 3 (In Production - October 2004)
Plot: Casey Ryback is sent on a mission to take out Muslim terrorists who have taken over a flight from Israel to USA.
Cast: Ross Barbour (Casey Ryback)
Producer: Steven Seagal
The Legend of Zorro (Release Date: September 23rd, 2005)
Cast: . Catherine Zeta-Jones (Elena), Anthony Hopkins (in talks to play his first Zorro role) *
* The role of Zorro might be subject to change
Director: Martin Campbell
Plot: The details of this film aren't known, except that it will have a story that shows the continuing growth of the new Zorro (Hopkins) as a hero. One possibility (quoted from Elliott by Mania.com) is that we may also see Zorro getting a partner: Elena (CZJ) in a mask. Touche! For those unfamiliar with Zorro, he is a swashbuckling hero of California in the 19th century (wears all black, etches a big "Z" in things with his sword, etc).
Filming: Production is scheduled to start in July, 2004 in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
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