Sequel Bits: ‘Beetlejuice 2’, ‘Kingsman 2’, ‘Star Trek Beyond’, ‘Inside Out’, ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Everyone wants to get in on some sequel action in this edition of Sequel Bits. After the jump:
The stars ofInside Outare totally up for a sequel — but if Pixar is planning one, they haven’t let on. SaidKatilyn Dias, who voiced Riley:
I have not heard anything about a sequel, but I am hoping that there is one, for sure. I would love to be able to continue working on something as — ‘awesome’ isn’t even a good enough word to describe this — but I would love to continue working on this type of a project.
Phyllis Smith, who played Sadness, echoed her co-star’s comments:
On the other hand,Kyle MacLachlan, who played Riley’s dad, has something even more exciting in mind. “I’m looking forward to the Disney ride. Listen, they did it withCars,” he toldPopSugar.
Everything from the ’90s is coming back, and now that includesSoul Food. Fox 2000 has begun developingMore Soul Food, a sequel to the 1997 ensemble drama. According toTheWrap,George Tillman Jr., who wrote and directed the original, is on board to co-write withNathan Skulnick. In addition, he’ll produce withKenneth “Babyface” EdmondsandTracey Edmonds.Vanessa Williams,Vivica A. Fox,Nia LongandMekhi Phiferare expected to return to star.
DoesKong: Skull Islandcount as a sequel? Technically, right? Since itnow followsGareth Edwards’Godzillain giant monster crossover franchise? In any case,Skull Islandhas now addedJohn Ortiz(HBO’sTogetherness) andShea Whigham(ABC’sAgent Carter) to an all-star cast that already includesTom Hiddleston,Brie Larson,Samuel L. Jackson, andJohn Goodman.
Details on their characters have not been given.Jordan Vogt-Robertsis directingKong: Skull Islandfor release onMarch 10, 2017.
On the next page:Kingsman,Beetlejuice,Star Trek, andBridget Jones.
Kingsman: The Secret Servicemade a star out ofTaron Egerton, but it may have done too good a job. Egerton recently booked the lead in Lionsgate’sRobin Hood: Origins, which is scheduled to shoot in February, and that conflicts with 20th Century Fox’s plans to getKingsman 2rolling in the spring.THRreports Egerton’s Kingsman contract means that sequel takes priority overRobin Hood: Origins, butRobin Hood: Originsis actually further ahead in pre-production at this point. His best hope is that the two studios will be able to come to an agreement that allows him to do both.
Michael KeatonandWinona Ryderseem game forBeetlejuice 2, and nowGeena Daviswants in as well. “I did hear that it’s really happening,” she toldETonline. “No one’s talked to me about it. I would love to! That was one of my favorite movies, too.”
However, she continued, “ghosts probably don’t age, and it’s going to be 30 years now.” She joked, “Of course, I haven’t aged, but I thinkAlec Baldwinmaybe has aged, perhaps.”
Since the Star Trek filmmakers can’tactuallyjet off into outer space, it has to settle for shooting in cool-looking locations right here on Earth.Star Trek Beyondhas started filming around the Jumeirah Lake Towers in Dubai. You cansee video from the set here(viaTrek Movie), but since they just show second-unit shooting there’s not much to see in terms ofStar Trek Beyondspoilers.
A chopper hovers over Financial Centre metro filming#StarTrekBeyond. How cool?! Partial closures on#SZRuntil 1pmpic.twitter.com/C5Jfd37Bcx
— What’s On Dubai (@WhatsOnDubai)July 08, 2025
ActorChris PinedescribedDubai as a “futureland” that looks like “what tomorrow would be,” which seems appropriate for a sci-fi adventure. ProducerJeffrey Chernovexplained whyStar Trek Beyondwas shooting in Dubai — without giving away any plot details, of course.
We came searching for the future and we found it. We’d drive around Dubai and look at things and we’d have to figure out how we can use those visual guides to tell our story. I’d see a building and say, ‘We have to figure out how to put that in our movie.’
Star Trek BeyondopensJuly 22, 2016.
With a title likeBridget Jones’s Baby, you’d expect the sequel’sfirst official stillto involve some cute mother-child bonding time or something. Instead, it shows Bridget (Renée Zellweger) sweetly snuggling her iPad. Hey, I get it. I love my Apple products, too.
The iPad probably isn’t the “baby” ofBridget Jones’s Baby. More likely it’s just an upgrade from her trusty analog journal from the first two movies. Knowing Bridget, though, that probably means we’re in for some iCloud-based shenanigans.Patrick DempseyandColin Firthstar with Zellweger in the romcom sequel outSeptember 16, 2016.
