Besson wrote a script for a sequel, mathilda, but filming was delayed until. Natalie portman wants to do a sequel to the professional. Natalie portman speaks out about being sexualized at age 12. Whats the release date to the sequel of priest 2011. Movie sequels you had no idea are currently in the works. Its just called leon the professional twenty four more minutes of extra footage. Gene wilders willy wonka captivated audiences and it has become a classic film with new fans ever since. For every attempt to wring more cash out of an established, brandname movie, there s another that. By the end of the professional, mathilda is an orphan. This film got many awards because of the spectacular performances by the actors and director as well. This unsuccessful rebootsequel was little more than a hodgepodge of plot elements from the first two terminator films, reusing iconic quote after quote to the brink of annoyance. Leon the professional is still one film on my own personal top ten list of movies ever made. Leon, titled leon in the uk and australia and originally titled th e professiona l in the us, is a 1994 englishlanguage french action thriller film written and directed by luc besson. Natalie portman in a sequel to the professional what would bale.
It stars jean reno, gary oldman, and natalie portman in her film debut. If you could make a sequel to any movie you have ever seen. The sequel tease at the end of the movie would have been readymade for a show, with evelyn salt tracking down various moles. When the movie ended we looked straight away for the release date for part 2 and were all disappointed to read so much negativity from the critics. Screenwriter nat mauldin was brought in, and a sequel, or rather a prequel, was put on paper. Jean reno, ever the professional, doing wet work in cold blood posted on june 29, 2019 by rogerinorlando the first cool image of cold blood comes after the girl has had her snowmobile accident, after shes crawled, battered and. Many of the most anticipated movies of the next year or two are sequels, from jurassic world. If you liked x from this first movie, then there will sure be more of x in the next one. This is a fanfilm sequel to the 1994 action hit the professional starring jean reno and natalie portman. I have never read it, because luc wont direct it himself. Movie babble describes the original film, donnie darko, as a cult classic that really did not need a sequel. The movie was a huge success, and the studios decided to strike while the iron was hot. Natalie portman talks the professional 2 the movie blog. These 10 movie sequels are just as good as the originals.
Many sequels are wholly unnecessary, so unmemorable that you forgot they even existed. Natalie portman in a sequel to the professional this is another guest post, the second in the new guest author series. It star s jean re no, gary oldm an, an d natalie portm an in her film debut. That said, this concept is also quite similar to the blacklist, which may be one reason nothing has been heard about a salt series ever since. On the outside, you have a very mild dystopia, mild compared to the other stories in the genre. Stranded in 1955, marty mcfly learns about the death of doc brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. My parents were like, there is no way youre doing this movie. I have just watched this movie with my wife and 12 year old daughter and we all thoroughly enjoyed it. Disneys liveaction aladdin gets a sequel, and more movie news we saw the batman, porgy and bess is getting remade, texas chainsaw gets rebooted again, and new roles for awkwafina, cynthia erivo, margot robbie, and michael b. There have been more sequels this decade than ever before in the history of hollywood, and while sequels are usually associated with the cynicism of repeating past success, there s also the off chance that returning to previously established material can develop it in new and exciting ways. It most definitely needs a sequel to see what kind of. Before i begin, here are a few basic facts about me that you might already know by now. If you polled the worlds film lovers on the best sequel ever made, there s a.
There should be a sequel to stallone s 2012 movie bullet to the head. But not every upcoming sequel has been so widely publicized. If you haunt seen the professional get the uncut version. The legend goes that luc besson started working on what would end. Sometimes a sequel is necessary or even planned as a director works to finalize a story. There are things that are simply supposed to happen.
It was considered as the hollywood best movie ever made in the world by the critics. Every so often, though, we get a sequel that surprises and delights us by being just as good or better than the original. If you find priest2011 to be macabre, then damn son. A sequel to ready player one if there was one movie with a more interesting setting than its story, its this one. Like so many things fans cant get enough of, there s been speculation about a potential sequel to the professional for years. The proposed director of the sequel, olivier megaton, has told screen rant the film will more than likely never happen. If mathilda was there, she should have done this or that. There is, generally speaking, a law of diminishing returns when it comes to movie sequels.
With jean reno, gary oldman, natalie portman, danny aiello. One movie i have watched over and over and over and over through the years is contact, starring jodie foster and matthew mcconaughey yes, there is a chapter in beating ana about contact. Not all sequels become blockbusters, or get a 93% rotten tomatoes score, as thor. Luc besson and the disturbing true story behind leon. These are the films that everyone knows to be excited about. Background shading indicates films still playing at their latest box office update. When you place breadcontinue reading how has this not happened yet. Rumors have circulated for years about a possible sequel to luc bessons fantastic 1994 film, the professional a. I will tell you 100 percent there will be a movie of wicked and it wont be that far away, but it wont be next year, because were still writing, says stephen schwartz about the upcoming film. Movie sequels surprising second films you didnt know. The film that launched natalie portmans career wouldnt have starred the future oscar. John wick 4 set for 2021 release, but dont expect a. With no sign of salt 2 moving forwards, a report emerged in 2016 that sony was developing a salt tv series instead. This is a list of film sequels that outgrossed their predecessors.
Immediately after beetlejuice was released in 1988, there was talk of a sequel called beetlejuice goes hawaiian. The 10 best movie sequels of the 2010s taste of cinema. But there s room to be hopeful because everybody involved still wants to make it. Especially if people have only seen the american version which is total robbed. We asked our readers to vote for their favorite sequels ever. A sequel to the movie that made matt damon and ben affleck stars and oscar winners could work. Prevailing wisdom would have it that a sequel is never as good as the original. There are hundreds of better horror, sciif, and action films to watch. Disneys liveaction aladdin gets a sequel, and more movie. The characters in contact feel like my people in other words, we dont fit in. Today, jolie has effectively said that she will not be a part of the sequel. Upcoming movie sequels list up to 2020 movie moron. While there have been many fans of the movie, there was one important person who absolutely hated it. One of the main holdups has been whether star angelina jolie would return for a second run as evelyn salt.
Everything we know about the fifth element sequel that. When who framed roger rabbit hit theaters in 1988, this marvel of a film combined live action and animated characters in a way that had never been done before. But exceptions make rules, and wouldnt you know it there s a heck of a lot of followups out there. None of us have ever watched the animated series or even new that it existed. Movie sequels that were as good, or better, than the originals. I love genre movies thrillers, action, adventure, horror, science fiction. The new zoe saldana action flick that hit theaters this past weekend, colombiana, arrived to pretty mediocre box office numbers and overall critical response. The films ending didnt leave any loose ends, but besson had a sequel planned. Its unclear whether fury road is a sequel or a reboot. Best summer movie sequels 20 best movie sequels ever. From the silent era to terminator 2 to yes michael bay. Maybe this is what led you to believe there was a sequel. Why hasnt there ever been a proper sequel to the film. There is the french version and the international version.
Were there actually a sequels to classic movies like rocky horror picture show, donnie darko, and the birds. This post is authored by russ ball, a haiku writer and film fan. Green room, it follows, mandy, looper, arrival, it, john wick, john wick chapt. Best movie ever and in this version you find out why he is in deep crap with a woman. Mathlida is all grown up and on her last mission for revenge. This list only includes north american grosses united states and canada, not worldwide totals. But did you know the movie actually started off as a sequel to the 1994 luc bessondirected film, leon. Its been over two decades since writerdirector luc bessons leon. The oscar winner said she was so excited when the film was released in 1994. I had never seen the original marilyn tapes at all, portman says in starting. There have been some really, truly awful sequels since francis ford coppolas the godfather part ii sparked the idea of a major sequel, and.
Pretty corny dialogue at times but lots of great action. Other times, the sequel is a result of a successful film. Whether you love it or hate it, chances are if youve seen jennifer lawrences new movie. List of film sequels by boxoffice improvement wikipedia. There should be a sequel to stallones 2012 movie bullet to the head. Well it would be hard to have sequel to the professional. The plot follows leon reno, a professional hitman, who reluctantly takes in 12yearold. This is another guest post, the second in the new guest author series. Jean reno and natalie portman leon in the professional. Looking through all the upcoming movie sequels here, they should really do a follow up to the last starfighter. Without jean renos leon, the professional 2 could focus on mathildas journey. The plot follows leon reno, a professional hitman, who reluctantly takes in 12year old.
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