Inside Man 2 - Spike Lee Talks about Sequel
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed a sequel to Spike Lee’s Inside Man is moving forward at Universal, with Terry George in negotiations to write the screenplay and Lee coming back to direct the Brian Grazer-produced pic.
Inside Man 2 will pick up on the characters and dynamic but not the storyline of the original. The first Inside Man centered on a standoff between a bank robber (Clive Owens) and a hostage negotiator (Denzel Washington) at a New York bank. The film was shot on location in New York City and features an expansive and diverse ensemble. In addition to being a cerebral action-oriented thriller, the film handles issues of duality, good and evil, etc. Lee says he foresees that the new film will continue the relationship between the two main characters but in a new high-tension situation.
“I want the script to be even better than Russell’s, and Russell wrote a really good script,” he said.
The original Inside Man also from Universal, gave Lee his biggest opening weekend, and went on to earn more than $175 million worldwide.
Lee, speaking from the Toronto International Film Festival, where he was in town to promote the Babelgum Online Film Festival as well as his upcoming WWII pic Miracle at St. Anna said Denzel Washington and Clive Owen are interested in re-teaming for the project.
I liked the first Inside Man and everyone involved with that film, so I have high hopes for the sequel.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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