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Sony Spawns Several Superfluous Sequels
Jul 12, 2005
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) -- A quick game to see if you have what it takes to be a studio executive:
Which of the following films is most in need of a sequel?
1) Rowdy Herrington's 1989 honky-tonk landmark "Road House"
2) Danny Cannon's already textually unnecessary 1998 sequel "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer"
3) Paul Verhoven's 2000 invisible man saga "Hollow Man"
4) All of the above
5) None of the above
If you didn't answer "All of the above," there's no place for you at Sony Pictures Entertainment. The studio is moving forward with sequels to all three movies, though it remains unclear which of the follow-ups would be eligible for theatrical release and which go straight to DVD.
On an estimated production budget of just under $100 million, "Hollow Man," which starred Kevin Bacon, only made $73 million domestically, though it brought in an additional $118 million around the world. Douglas Wick's Red Wagon is producing the sequel, which reportedly focuses on a Seattle detective and a biologist who are doing battle with an invisible assassin. Joel Soisson wrote the script, which will be directed by Claudio Feah, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
August should also see the production of "Road House 2 -- Last Call," written by Miles Chapman. Scott Ziehl ("Cruel Intentions 3") is in talks to direct and an offer is out to Johnathon Schaech ("That Thing You Do!") to star.
Michael D. Weiss ("Octopus II: River of Fear") wrote the latest installment of "Last Summer," rumored to be dubbed "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer." The film will revolve around an entirely new group of young, attractive characters who become involved with a killer who claims that he has knowledge of how they spent the summer months. Slashing will ensue starting in Utah in the late summer.
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Hey, Kate - still no X-Files 2.
Can it be re-titled Everybody Loves Romano?
