Sequel Bits: ‘Mission: Impossible’, ‘The Purge’, ‘The Matrix’, ‘Thirtysomething’, ‘Bad Boys’
In this edition of Sequel Bit:
One of the reasonsMission: Impossible – Falloutis so damn exciting: the editing. EditorEddie Hamiltondoes a bang-up job cutting together all that action and Tom Cruise running to create something thrilling. And it looks like he’s coming back for more. According to director Christopher McQuarrie (viaTwitter), Hamilton will return to edit bothMission: Impossible 7andMission: Impossible 8,which are shooting back-to-back.
The Purge 5has itself a new cast member.Deadlinereports thatHunger GamesandTrue DetectiveactressLeven Rambinhas come aboard the latest installment of the franchise, although they don’t provide character details.The Purgefranchise is set in the not-too-distant-future, where one night of the year all crime is legal. It’s been a big hit, so much so that there’s even a spin-off TV series.The Purge 5is set for releaseJuly 10.
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Senses8actorMax Riemeltis reuniting with Lana Wachowski forThe Matrix 4. We still know next to nothing about the upcoming film, save for the cast: returning cast members Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Jada Pinkett-Smith, and newcomers Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, and now Riemelt.The Matrix 4is scheduled to hit theatersMay 21, 2021.Thirtysomething, a 1980s show I’ve never seen, is getting a sequel series – because sure, why not? According toDeadline, “ABC has closed a deal for a new installment of the iconic series from Herskovitz and Zwick with four members of the original cast set to return. The list includes Ken Olin (Michael Steadman), Mel Harris (Hope Murdoch), Timothy Busfield (Elliot Weston) and Patty Wettig (Nancy Weston), reprising their roles. They will be joined by an ensemble of new faces playing the grown-up, 30-something children of the original main characters.” The original show ran from June 20, 2025 –August 02, 2025 on ABC, and focused on “a group of Baby Boomers in their thirties who live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and how they handle the lifestyle that dominated American culture during the 1980s given their involvement in the early 1970s counterculture as young adults.”
Need a refresher on theBad Boysseries before you seeBad Boys For Life? You’re in luck! There’s one for you above! The featurette has Will Smith and Martin Lawrence talking about the first two movies before going behind-the-scenes of the third, in which “The Bad Boys Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are back together for one last ride.“Bad Boys For LifeopensJanuary 17.
