Sequel Bits: ‘Mission: Impossible 6’, ‘Transformers,’ ‘Bad Boys 3,’ ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ And More
In this edition of Sequel Bits:
It’s always fun to see howTom Cruisetries to top his insane stunts in a newMission: Impossiblefilm, but Cruise isn’t the only draw when it comes toM:I 6. Chris McQuarrie recently shared this photo of the female stars of the new film, includingVanessa Kirby,Angela Bassett,Rebecca Ferguson, andMichelle Monaghan. Two of those women are returning from previous movies, so it seems like the ladies are going to be more of a factor here and this film will actually take the time to address Ethan Hunt’s history with women (including his wife, Julia).
Speaking ofTransformers, director Michael Bay spoke withFandangoand promised, yet again, that this entry will be his last stand when it comes to the giant robot film franchise. “This is my last of the franchise, so I guess it’s a final chapter in that regard,” he said. Sure, Michael.We’ve heard that one before.
One more piece of Bay-centric news before we move on.CinemaBlendspoke with the director aboutBad Boys 3, which once hadThe GreyandThe A-TeamfilmmakerJoe Carnahansigned on to write and direct, but now has a vacant director’s chair just waiting to be filled. But it doesn’t sound like Bay is interested in revisiting the franchise he ushered in:
“Pretty soon they’re going to be old boys, okay. Pretty soon they’re going to be retired cops instead of active-duty cops. It’s taken a long time to get that thing going, and I’m not involved in getting it going. They should get it going soon, though. You could definitely get Martin [Lawrence] and Will [Smith] to be funny again – those were fun movies to do.”
Bad Boys for Lifeis supposed to hit theaters onNovember 8, 2018.
Happy Father’s Day from#DespicableMe3pic.twitter.com/eounzi5JHK
— Despicable Me (@DespicableMe)July 29, 2025
Illumination Entertainment released a new bit of footage fromDespicable Me 3for Father’s Day this past weekend, and it’s full of exactly the level of humor you expect from these movies.
i’m having a meltdown over harry hart in a fucking cowboy hat . what is kingsman gonna bE LIKE I’M CRYINGpic.twitter.com/ML7CI1UQMB
— nadine 🌻 (@thetarazis)August 14, 2025
ThisKingsman: The Golden Circlestand is from the Barcelona Convention Center during CineEurope 2017, and features an eye-patch-wearing Colin Firth wearing a cowboy hat and coat that makes him look more in line with his younger American Statesmen counterpart,Channing Tatum. Is the character wethinkis a resurrected Harry Hart actually a twin brother? How about a clone?ScreenRantseems to think either is possible, though they admit there’s no real basis for either guess.
The Hollywood Reportersays the producers of the original 1994 comedyDumb and Dumberhave sued New Line Cinema for breach of contract, claiming that the company didn’t offer them the chance to make the sequel even though their contracts guaranteed them that right.Dumb and Dumber Tocame out back in 2014 and was promptly forgotten, but not by these dudes. I guess these things can take a while to get through the justice system.The Book of Lifedirector Jorge R. Gutierrez made a fake poster forThe Book of Life 2(above) for an art project about hypothetical film sequels, but now the sequel will become a reality.Varietysays Gutierrez will direct the new movie in stereoscopic 3D, and the filmmaker offered a brief tidbit about what it’ll be about:
I didn’t see the first movie when it came out in 2014, but I’ve heard great things about it and the film clearly has a passionate fan base, so I’m sure this announcement will thrill people who have been waiting to hear about a potential sequel for years.
Acting takes a lot of Heart and a lot of Brain… thanks so much for this photo@BryceDHowardwith your@JurassicWorld2 script!pic.twitter.com/5nYfCvOQl3
— the Awkward Yeti (Nick Seluk) (@theawkwardyeti)July 18, 2025
LRMOnlinetook one look at the picture ofJurassic World: Fallen KingdomstarBryce Dallas Howardwith her script and began speculating that the movie’s ending has been rewritten based on the color of its pages:
That’s admittedly interesting info about the color schemes, but the site has no clue when those rewrites happened, so there’s absolutely zero cause for alarm at this point.
And speaking ofJurassic World: FallenKingdom, alocal Hawaiian newspaperreports some road closures near the Heeia Kea Small Boat Harbor for filming, which will take place at that location this week and continue into next week.
