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Looks Like There Will Be No 'Eastern Promises 2'
David Cronenberg's 2006 crime thriller 'Eastern Promises' will not see its story continue in a followup film. The sequel had been in the works for quite some time, and a script was already in place thanks once again to scribe Steven Knight. Both Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Cassel were set to reprise their roles. But now it looks like Focus Features has pulled the plug on the project. Cronenberg himself confirmed this fact in a recent interview. When asked the obligatory question about what's next on his agenda, after his latest film 'Cosmopolis' is released this month, Cronenberg became quite candid...
"It was supposed to be 'Eastern Promises 2.' But that's dead. We were supposed to start shooting 'Eastern Promises 2' in October. [But] It's done... If you don't like it talk to James Schamus at Focus. It was his decision."
So not only is there no doubt that the sequel is dead, but also it could not be more clear who killed it. Cronenberg sounds especially bitter about this, and I'm not sure I can blame him. To have a project you've been anticipating for so long, a project set to begin shooting in less than two months, scratched by an executive at the studio is the pinnacle of frustration for a director. It has to feel like deja vu for Cronenberg who has had issues of this type with the larger studios in the past. That all being said, I'm not sure I wanted to see a sequel to 'Eastern Promises.' I really liked the first film, and I think it's another great testament to Cronenberg's talents as a director, but I think trying to milk more out of that story could put serious strain on what are currently outstanding established character arcs. I feel bad that one of my all time favorite filmmakers is running into more problems with studio heads, but I can't say that I am all that disappointed that we won't get 'Eastern Promises 2: Promise Harder.'
What do you guys think? Any 'Eastern Promises' mega fans out there disappointed there won't be a sequel?
Source: IndieWire
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Comment by Valeria on August 20, 2012 at 1:11am -
OMG WTF that's bullshit!!!
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Comment by I'm Batman on August 16, 2012 at 12:50am -
One less movie with male full frontal nudity. Sounds like a win-win
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Comment by Harry Lime on August 16, 2012 at 12:24am -
Probably one of the few instances where a sequel could've very easily outdone the original, as (as OdO pointed out) the mole in the mafia being the boss is where uncharted territory lies, and where uncharted territory lies, so does the greater capacity for greatness.
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Comment by AndrewWILLSON Cyborg Cowboy on August 15, 2012 at 9:04pm -
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Comment by Boatloads1017 on August 15, 2012 at 1:36pm -
That's too bad. Though, I would have preferred a better title than Eastern Promises 2. We'll never know now....OR WILL WE??? Nah, probably not.
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Comment by Samuel on August 15, 2012 at 1:10pm -
How much money does Hollywood spend going into pre-production for sequels that never get made and should never get made?
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Comment by MisterKeitel on August 15, 2012 at 12:15pm -
I've read stories about FBI agents that joined the Mafia as a means if infultration. But, after a few years of being surrouned by a culture of crime, these agents went rogue and become full-fleged bad guys. This would be a good conflict for a character. Does he do the hard thing and stay good? Or does he do the easy thing and go bad? Of course, if you could have the character of the pretty, blond doctor as a love interest, that could make it interesting too.
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Comment by Rick Mccoy on August 15, 2012 at 12:09pm -
Or maybe I partied too hard when I was younger. That could be it.
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Comment by Rick Mccoy on August 15, 2012 at 12:08pm
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I don't know what it is about Cronenberg's movies but the human interactions always seem a little off. Stilted. Like an alien from another planet decided to make a movie and it was their idea of how people behave. I noticed it in A History of Violence and again in Eastern Promises. I'm probably missing something obvious though, like maybe it's Cronenberg's personal take on just how off putting "normal" humanity really is and the alien presence lurking under the everyday facades.
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Comment by Dorian Gray on August 15, 2012 at 12:07pm -
Eastern Promises was great and it ended in a way that it doesn't need a sequel
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