I have to admit that The Italian Job wasn’t that bad (check out my review), and it had some very enjoyable moments, mainly to do with Donald Sutherland.
With that, and let’s face it the real reason of the box office success, it looks like we’re set for sequel. According to Coming Soon, David Twohy (writer-director of The Chronicles of Riddick and Pitch Black as well as writer on The Fugitive and…ahem…Waterworld) is working on the screenplay as we speak.
“I came in to pitch my own heist picture called ‘The Wrecking Crew,’ something I planned to direct myself, ” said Twohy, who has helmed Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick and whose script credits include The Fugitive and G.I. Jane.
Twohy said the studio liked his idea but suggested it would be best suited for the sequel. Twohy said yes, even though he was fully aware he would not be getting The Brazilian Job directing assignment for which helmer F. Gary Gray is returning.
Paramount is expecting the entire original cast to head to Rio de Janeiro for the sequel, and the studio is already being courted by automakers eager to exploit the resurgence that the original movie created for the Mini Cooper.
It’s good news that the original Director is back, he brought some flair and originality to the movie. Am I the only one thinking about Brazilian jokes right now, and I don’t mean the country.
Twohy is also working on a couple of other scripts, the most interesting appears to be The Break, which is a “humans escape from alien prison” movie. Cool!
