Seth Green recently dished about why the sequel to the Italian Job has been so long in coming with Entertainment Weekly. The following interview excerpt was made available to us from our friends at ropeofsilicon:
“That’s been listed as ‘In Production’ for over four years, and maybe you’ll print this and someone will actually stop saying that!” he says. “There are a couple of scripts that have been written, but in the last six years since we made the movie, Paramount’s hierarchy has changed hands four times and it’s never seemed to be a priority for the studio to make the movie.” With the success of the film’s cast (Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron have been nominated for Oscars, Mos Def for an Emmy, and Jason Statham hit big with his Transporter series), says Green, “You would think that they would make the movie. There’s enough of a fan outcry for it, but we just haven’t been able to get the studio to greenlight it.”
I am skeptical about this news of a “fan outcry” for an Italian Job sequel. I could be wrong, but after hanging around these halls for a few years now, not once have I heard someone ask “hey what the fuck is up with the Italian Job sequel?” Our readers may not represent the segment of the population that really fell in love with this film; but I am sure we would have heard some rumblings if it was a sequel that was desired.
When a studio says something is “in production” for more than 3 years….it’s not happening. It’s a less harsh, but more inconvenient way of saying no. Its like when someone breaks up with you and says “I think we just need some time apart.”
