That’s right, just days after the film opened in theaters to the tune of a whopping $31 million, Neame and Fellowes spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the possibility of a sequel. They echoed each other saying that its the love for the Downton brand that will push them to make a sequel happen.

“We’ve got some ideas about what we do next if it happened,” Neame told the outlet. “The fans have been used to watching all six seasons of the television show at home in the comfort of their living rooms and for this to work, the fans have to be motivated to get out and buy tickets and go to the theater. If the fans do that, then the movie will do well, and there will be an appetite amongst all of us to maybe revisit the whole thing.”

Fellowes added that he would “never say never” to the idea of another Downton film. “We just have to see if there’s an appetite for it, if there’s a taste for it, and see where we would want to go with the different stories,” he said.

Downton Abbey earned an “A” CinemaScore and 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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With the original stars set to return, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, has cast a new face for the sequel. Variety confirms that Frank Grillo has joined returning stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as leads, as well as Salma Hayek. 

According to the outlet, the Captain America star will portray an Interpol agent who recruits Bryce (Reynolds), Kincaid (Jackson) and Sonia (Salma Hayek) to help stop a cyber attack. The story is set in the Amalfi Coast, a stretch of coastline in southern Italy.

The original’s director, Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes also returns for the sequel, directing from a script written by original writer Tom O’Connor. 

The 2017 original feature grossed $75.5 million in the US and more than $176 million globally.

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard began filming on March 2. There is no official release date for the film yet.

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It is hardly surprising that the streaming service plans to make a sequel as The Kissing Booth was its most-re-watched original movie of 2018.

Based on the novel by Beth Reekles, the story follows best friends Elle and Lee, and what happens when Elle falls for Lee’s older brother Noah.

Joey King, Joel Courtney, and Jacob Elordi are all coming back for the sophomore instalment which is already in production, as well as director Vince Marcello.

The cast broke the news to fans on the most appropriate day: Valentine’s Day!

The video shows Joey and Joel building a new kissing booth with a very significant addition — the number two.

No release date has been announced as yet, but we’re already feeling the love.

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Variety confirms that a Groundhog Day sequel is in development as a “virtual reality adventure game.” The VR game is being developed by Tequila Works in partnership with Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and MWM Immersive.

“We are not developing a new ‘Groundhog Day’ movie,” Jake Zim, senior vice president of the Sony Pictures VR group, told Variety. “This is us expanding the storyline into a new format. We’ve taken Groundhog Day and put it into a musical, now we’re putting it into an immersive experience.

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son will drop players into a reoccurring day in the life of Phil Connors Jr., son of Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray in the original movie. In the film, Phil Connors is a weatherman who’s trapped in an endless loop as he relived the same day over and over again.

Groundhog Day is a real attempt to make a real game,” he added. Through hours of “hilarious puzzles and branching narrative gameplay,” the player’s goal is to break the loop.

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The 72-year-old actor will star opposite return sequel stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan. News of Glover’s casting follows the news that Danny DeVito also joined the cast and news that Awkwafina is in final negotiations to join the project. 

The studio is tight lipped about the sequel’s plot line and character details and it is still unknown what character Glover or DeVito will play. 

The Jake Kasdan will return as the sequels director. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner. 

The first sequel was a box office success, grossing $404 million domestically and $557 million internationally. Despite tough competition from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the film made it to the no. 1 spot in its fifth weekend. 

The sequel is set in the present day. It followed four high school students transported into the Jumanji video game while in detention together. 

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Variety reports that Jason Reitman has been set to direct the next Ghostbusters film set to hit theaters in the summer of 2020. 

Reitman is no stranger to the franchise given that he is the son of the original Ghostbusters director, Ivan Reitman. The original film was released in 1984 and starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and the late Harold Ramis.

Reitman also co-wrote the script with Gil Kenan. He plans to star shooting this summer. According to the outlet the film will not be connected to the all-female 2016 film, which starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones. 

All other plot and character details are being kept under wraps. It is unknown if any of the original cast members will make an appearance in the sequel, but according to sources, Reitman has begun castings for four mystery roles played by teenagers. 

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The 1992 horror classic, Candyman, based on the short story The Forbidden written by Clive Barker is making its way back to the big screen. The news that the hook-wielding killer who appears after his name is said five times by a person facing a mirror is back was announced by MGM Motion Picture Group president Jonathan Glickman Tuesday.

Peele is writing the script alongside Win Rosenfeld and the re-imagined horror pic will be directed by Nic DaCosta.

“We cannot wait for the world to see what the mind-blowing combination of Jordan, Win, and Nia bring to the legend of Candyman,” said Glickman in a statement. “They have created a story that will not only pay reverence to Clive Barker’s haunting and brilliant source material but is also thoroughly modern and will bring in a whole new generation of fans.”

According to Deadline, the film will be a “spiritual sequel” to the original, returning to the neighborhood where the legend began: the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood.

“The original was a landmark film for black representation in the horror genre,” said Peele. “Alongside Night of the Living Dead, Candyman was a major inspiration for me as a filmmaker — and to have a bold new talent like Nia at the helm of this project is truly exciting. We are honored to bring the next chapter in the Candyman canon to life and eager to provide new audiences with an entry point to Clive Barker’s legend.”

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A sequel to The Boy is coming your way starring Dawson’s Creek alum Katie Holmes. The Boy 2 a sequel to 2016’d original will reunite the original’s director William Brent Bell and writer Stacey Menear. 

The original, which starred Lauren Cohan and Rupert Evans, followed a woman who was hired to babysit a porcelain effigy named Brahms. It was produced for under $15 million and grossed $68 million worldwide. According to Variety, the sequel will see the return of Brahms as it follows a family that is unaware of the terrifying history of the estate into which they move, where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend.

Producer Gary Lucchesi said, “Following the success of The Boy, we are thrilled to be working on the next chapter of this chilling Brahms story with Stacey and William. We are also delighted to be continuing our relationship with STX, on this, our third partnership”

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Emily Blunt is proving that fans that anything is possible with a new song. Walt Disney Pictures has just released another look at the upcoming family film and revealed one of the new songs the upcoming sequel will feature. According to Entertainment Weekly, Composer Marc Shaiman and lyricist Scott Wittman thought up a fresh score for the film.

The short clip features a snippet of the song titled, “Can You Imagine That”: “Some people like to splash and play / Can you imagine that? / Perhaps we’ve learnt when day is done / Some stuff and nonsense could be fun,” Blunt sang in the clip. “Can you imagine that?” 

Blunt stars as the magical nanny who returns to the Banks family’s home to help siblings Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael (Ben Whishaw)—and their own kids deal with a family tragedy. Also starring are Colin Firth, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury, and Dick Van Dyke. 

Mary Poppins Returns opens in theaters on December 19.

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Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi directed, wrote and starred in the original, which followed three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds of years. The duo will also work on the television series, with Clement writing and Waititi serving as a director. The half-hour comedy is set to premiere in 2019.

FX also revealed the cast for the What We Do in the Shadows television series which will include Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, and Harvey Guillen.

“What We Do in the Shadows only gets better with age thanks to this brilliant adaptation for television by co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi,” said Nick Grad, president of originals at FX. “Their feature version was a hilarious, fresh take on the mundanity of everyday life that even immortals must face. We are thankful to them, Paul Simms and Scott Rudin (producers), and this amazing cast for taking us deeper into the shadows with this series.”

Clement and Waititi made What We Do in the Shadows for just $1.6 million and the movie ended up earning $6.9 million at the box office. It became a critics favorite, calling it “a great vampire comedy” and “smarter, fresher, and funnier than a modern vampire movie has any right to be.” Reportedly a sequel titled We’re Wolves is in the works and would focus on the werewolves characters depicted in the original movie.

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That’s right, just days after the film opened in theaters to the tune of a whopping $31 million, Neame and Fellowes spoke with Entertainment Weekly about the possibility of a sequel. They echoed each other saying that its the love for the Downton brand that will push them to make a sequel happen.

“We’ve got some ideas about what we do next if it happened,” Neame told the outlet. “The fans have been used to watching all six seasons of the television show at home in the comfort of their living rooms and for this to work, the fans have to be motivated to get out and buy tickets and go to the theater. If the fans do that, then the movie will do well, and there will be an appetite amongst all of us to maybe revisit the whole thing.”

Fellowes added that he would “never say never” to the idea of another Downton film. “We just have to see if there’s an appetite for it, if there’s a taste for it, and see where we would want to go with the different stories,” he said.

Downton Abbey earned an “A” CinemaScore and 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

The post Is There a “Downton Abbey” Sequel On The Way? appeared first on EverydayKoala.

With the original stars set to return, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, has cast a new face for the sequel. Variety confirms that Frank Grillo has joined returning stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as leads, as well as Salma Hayek. 

According to the outlet, the Captain America star will portray an Interpol agent who recruits Bryce (Reynolds), Kincaid (Jackson) and Sonia (Salma Hayek) to help stop a cyber attack. The story is set in the Amalfi Coast, a stretch of coastline in southern Italy.

The original’s director, Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes also returns for the sequel, directing from a script written by original writer Tom O’Connor. 

The 2017 original feature grossed $75.5 million in the US and more than $176 million globally.

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard began filming on March 2. There is no official release date for the film yet.

The post Frank Grillo Joins “Hitman’s Bodyguard” Sequel appeared first on EverydayKoala.

It is hardly surprising that the streaming service plans to make a sequel as The Kissing Booth was its most-re-watched original movie of 2018.

Based on the novel by Beth Reekles, the story follows best friends Elle and Lee, and what happens when Elle falls for Lee’s older brother Noah.

Joey King, Joel Courtney, and Jacob Elordi are all coming back for the sophomore instalment which is already in production, as well as director Vince Marcello.

The cast broke the news to fans on the most appropriate day: Valentine’s Day!

The video shows Joey and Joel building a new kissing booth with a very significant addition — the number two.

No release date has been announced as yet, but we’re already feeling the love.

The post A Sequel to “The Kissing Booth” is in the Works appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Variety confirms that a Groundhog Day sequel is in development as a “virtual reality adventure game.” The VR game is being developed by Tequila Works in partnership with Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and MWM Immersive.

“We are not developing a new ‘Groundhog Day’ movie,” Jake Zim, senior vice president of the Sony Pictures VR group, told Variety. “This is us expanding the storyline into a new format. We’ve taken Groundhog Day and put it into a musical, now we’re putting it into an immersive experience.

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son will drop players into a reoccurring day in the life of Phil Connors Jr., son of Phil Connors, played by Bill Murray in the original movie. In the film, Phil Connors is a weatherman who’s trapped in an endless loop as he relived the same day over and over again.

Groundhog Day is a real attempt to make a real game,” he added. Through hours of “hilarious puzzles and branching narrative gameplay,” the player’s goal is to break the loop.

The post “Groundhog Day” Sequel in Works appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The 72-year-old actor will star opposite return sequel stars Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan. News of Glover’s casting follows the news that Danny DeVito also joined the cast and news that Awkwafina is in final negotiations to join the project. 

The studio is tight lipped about the sequel’s plot line and character details and it is still unknown what character Glover or DeVito will play. 

The Jake Kasdan will return as the sequels director. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner. 

The first sequel was a box office success, grossing $404 million domestically and $557 million internationally. Despite tough competition from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the film made it to the no. 1 spot in its fifth weekend. 

The sequel is set in the present day. It followed four high school students transported into the Jumanji video game while in detention together. 

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Variety reports that Jason Reitman has been set to direct the next Ghostbusters film set to hit theaters in the summer of 2020. 

Reitman is no stranger to the franchise given that he is the son of the original Ghostbusters director, Ivan Reitman. The original film was released in 1984 and starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and the late Harold Ramis.

Reitman also co-wrote the script with Gil Kenan. He plans to star shooting this summer. According to the outlet the film will not be connected to the all-female 2016 film, which starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones. 

All other plot and character details are being kept under wraps. It is unknown if any of the original cast members will make an appearance in the sequel, but according to sources, Reitman has begun castings for four mystery roles played by teenagers. 

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The 1992 horror classic, Candyman, based on the short story The Forbidden written by Clive Barker is making its way back to the big screen. The news that the hook-wielding killer who appears after his name is said five times by a person facing a mirror is back was announced by MGM Motion Picture Group president Jonathan Glickman Tuesday.

Peele is writing the script alongside Win Rosenfeld and the re-imagined horror pic will be directed by Nic DaCosta.

“We cannot wait for the world to see what the mind-blowing combination of Jordan, Win, and Nia bring to the legend of Candyman,” said Glickman in a statement. “They have created a story that will not only pay reverence to Clive Barker’s haunting and brilliant source material but is also thoroughly modern and will bring in a whole new generation of fans.”

According to Deadline, the film will be a “spiritual sequel” to the original, returning to the neighborhood where the legend began: the now-gentrified section of Chicago where the Cabrini-Green housing projects once stood.

“The original was a landmark film for black representation in the horror genre,” said Peele. “Alongside Night of the Living Dead, Candyman was a major inspiration for me as a filmmaker — and to have a bold new talent like Nia at the helm of this project is truly exciting. We are honored to bring the next chapter in the Candyman canon to life and eager to provide new audiences with an entry point to Clive Barker’s legend.”

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A sequel to The Boy is coming your way starring Dawson’s Creek alum Katie Holmes. The Boy 2 a sequel to 2016’d original will reunite the original’s director William Brent Bell and writer Stacey Menear. 

The original, which starred Lauren Cohan and Rupert Evans, followed a woman who was hired to babysit a porcelain effigy named Brahms. It was produced for under $15 million and grossed $68 million worldwide. According to Variety, the sequel will see the return of Brahms as it follows a family that is unaware of the terrifying history of the estate into which they move, where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend.

Producer Gary Lucchesi said, “Following the success of The Boy, we are thrilled to be working on the next chapter of this chilling Brahms story with Stacey and William. We are also delighted to be continuing our relationship with STX, on this, our third partnership”

The post Katie Holmes to Star in Horror Sequel “The Boy 2” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Emily Blunt is proving that fans that anything is possible with a new song. Walt Disney Pictures has just released another look at the upcoming family film and revealed one of the new songs the upcoming sequel will feature. According to Entertainment Weekly, Composer Marc Shaiman and lyricist Scott Wittman thought up a fresh score for the film.

The short clip features a snippet of the song titled, “Can You Imagine That”: “Some people like to splash and play / Can you imagine that? / Perhaps we’ve learnt when day is done / Some stuff and nonsense could be fun,” Blunt sang in the clip. “Can you imagine that?” 

Blunt stars as the magical nanny who returns to the Banks family’s home to help siblings Jane (Emily Mortimer) and Michael (Ben Whishaw)—and their own kids deal with a family tragedy. Also starring are Colin Firth, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury, and Dick Van Dyke. 

Mary Poppins Returns opens in theaters on December 19.

The post “Mary Poppins Returns” Trailer Debuts New Song appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi directed, wrote and starred in the original, which followed three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds of years. The duo will also work on the television series, with Clement writing and Waititi serving as a director. The half-hour comedy is set to premiere in 2019.

FX also revealed the cast for the What We Do in the Shadows television series which will include Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, and Harvey Guillen.

“What We Do in the Shadows only gets better with age thanks to this brilliant adaptation for television by co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi,” said Nick Grad, president of originals at FX. “Their feature version was a hilarious, fresh take on the mundanity of everyday life that even immortals must face. We are thankful to them, Paul Simms and Scott Rudin (producers), and this amazing cast for taking us deeper into the shadows with this series.”

Clement and Waititi made What We Do in the Shadows for just $1.6 million and the movie ended up earning $6.9 million at the box office. It became a critics favorite, calling it “a great vampire comedy” and “smarter, fresher, and funnier than a modern vampire movie has any right to be.” Reportedly a sequel titled We’re Wolves is in the works and would focus on the werewolves characters depicted in the original movie.

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