Sequel Bits: ‘Creed 2’, ‘Aquaman’, ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’, ‘Rush Hour 4’, ‘Ghostbusters’
In this edition of Sequel Bits:
Ryan Coogleris on top of the world now thanks to the smashing success ofBlack Panther. Coogler’s film beforePantherwasCreed, and while it would’ve been nice to have the filmmaker back forCreed 2, Coogler says it just wasn’t in the cards. Speaking withVariety’s Playback podcast, the director said timing got in the way of helming the sequel:
Fight time …FANPOSTER!!! Not official #creed 2 #healthylifestyle #rockybalboa1976
A post shared bySly Stallone(@officialslystallone) onFeb 17, 2018 at 10:39am PST
While we’re on the subject ofCreed 2, behold this fan poster posted toSylvester Stallone’s Instagram account. Stallone first posted the image without confirming it was fan-made, leading several to assume itcouldbe official artwork for the sequel. The actor has since gone back and added “FANPOSTER!!! Not official” to clear that up.
We’re not done withCreed 2yet! As you may know by now,Dolph Lundgrenis returning for the film asRockycharacter Ivan Drago, aka the man who killed Adonis Creed’s father Apollo Creed in the ring. Speaking with theReview Journal, Lundgren discussed his decision to return to the franchise:
“That was something Stallone suggested to me about a year ago. I wasn’t sure, since it’s been about 30 years. I wanted Ivan Drago to live in the past, but it turned out that the script for Creed 2 was really good. All I can tell you is Ivan is back. The Russians come back over for a challenge.”
While we’re on the subject of Dolph Lundgren, the actor provided some info on his part in the upcomingAquamanin the sameReview Journalinterview. Lundgren is playing King Nereus, father of Amber Heard’s character Mera:
“Basically, I attempt to keep the peace down there along with Amber Heard, who plays my daughter. She’s trying to convince me to join the right side. Then you have Nicole Kidman as Aquaman’s mother. We’re trying to avoid war between the surface dwellers and the people of Atlantis.”
I, for one, can’t wait to see Dolph Lundgren andNicole Kidmanact together.
3000 setups 13 helicopters 6 pregnancies 5 hiatuses 4 weeks of aerial photography 3 continents 2 winters 1 broken ankle To the most amazing main unit on the planet, thank you for all of your hard work. That’s a wrap. Splinter unit, mount up. Time to shoot the stunt.
A post shared byChristopher McQuarrie(@christophermcquarrie) onFeb 21, 2018 at 5:18pm PST
Mission: Impossible – Falloutis coming down to the wire. TheTom Cruisefilm is due outJuly 27, 2018, and itjustwrapped shooting. DirectorChris McQuarrieconfirmed the wrap in the Instagram post above, stating: “3000 setups 13 helicopters 6 pregnancies 5 hiatuses 4 weeks of aerial photography 3 continents 2 winters 1 broken ankle To the most amazing main unit on the planet, thank you for all of your hard work. That’s a wrap.” Sounds exhausting.
Does anyone wantRush Hour 4? Well, like it or not, it’s apparently happening. Speaking withThe Plug,Rush HourstarChris Tuckerconfirmed thatRush Hour 4is happening, and that it’s going to be the “rush of all rushes”, whatever that means:
“It’s happening. This is gonna be the rush of all rushes. Jackie [Chan] is ready and we want to do this so that people don’t ever forget it.”
It’s hard to believe anyone would be interested inRush Hour 4at this point, but perhaps there are still some die hardRush Hourfans out there clamoring for more! Whatever happens, it’s probably safe to sayBrett Ratner won’t be involved.
TheGhostbustersfilm franchise may have stalled a bit since audiences didn’t take to that reboot (it’s a good movie, btw). But the series will now live on through an AR mobile game.Ghostbusters Worldwill be aPokemon GO–style game that gets players out in the real world, using their phones to hunt and catch ghosts. “The Ghostbusters universe is rich in characters and Ghostbusters World is the perfect medium to get to know these characters in a whole new dimension,” said Ivan Reitman, the original film’s director, in a statement. Look for it sometime this year.
Ghostbusters World, is an all-new state-of-the-art augmented reality game currently in development. The game features the latest in AR and other mobile technologies and differentiates itself with skill-based gameplay and numerous other exciting features yet to be announced. Gameplay will enable players to battle and capture hundreds of ghosts from all dimensions of the franchise, including the films, TV shows, comic books, theme parks, and video games. The game will also feature new and unique ghosts to the franchise. The Ghostbusters World Game is currently in development as part of a collaboration between Sony Pictures Entertainment Consumer Products, Ghost Corps and publisher FourThirtyThree Inc.
