'The Hitman's Bodyguard' Is Getting A Sequel Titled 'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard'

‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Is Getting A Sequel Titled ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard’

Here’s your most eagerly anticipated news to come out of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival:The Hitman’s Bodyguardis getting a sequel! And it’s got an even clunkier title to boot!

AHitman’s Bodyguardsequel is in the works with the focus turning from the dynamic duo ofSamuel L. JacksonandRyan ReynoldstoSalma Hayek’s character in a film titledThe Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.

Millennium Films announced the development of aHitman’s Bodyguardsequel titledThe Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguardat Cannes this week, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.

According to THR, the sequel is being touted on posters in Cannes as “coming soon” alongside other major action-heavy franchise titles, includingAngel Has Fallen,The Expendables 4,Rambo V,andMechanic 3.

No script for the sequel is ready yet, but the Cannes market catalogue describesThe Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguardas “The Good. The Bad. And the Batshit cray.” That falls in line with the dark comedy-heavymarketing forThe Hitman’s Bodyguard— the only thing I’ll admit I’ve seen of the starring vehicle for Jackson and Reynolds.

But apparently I’m in the minority, becauseThe Hitman’s Bodyguarddid gangbusters at the box office when it hit theaters last summer. Made on a modest $30 million budget,The Hitman’s Bodyguardwent on to top the U.S. box office for three straight weeks and earn an worldwide haul of $177 million. Pretty good for a movie that seemed to skate by largely on the residual hype from Reynold’s tongue-in-cheek turn in 2016’sDeadpool.

Reynolds and Jackson are believed to reprise their roles inThe Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, according to THR. However, Hayek’s return is uncertain, despite the title being ostensibly about her character, who was married to Jackson’s titular hitman. The original film also starredGary Oldman, Elodie Yung, Joaquim de Almeida,andKirsty Mitchell.

The script forThe Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguardwill be penned byThe Hitman’s BodyguardscreenwriterTom O’ConnerwhilePatrick Hughesis expected to return as director.