Two sequels to recent hits have been announced this week. Variety reports that Revolution Studios is moving forward with plans for a sequel to "Hellboy," based on the Dark Horse Entertainment comic. Writer-Director Guillermo del Toro is developing the sequel with comic creator Mike Mignola again.
The first which opened early April has grossed equal to its $60 million production budget domestically and is expected to go well intro profit internationally in a few months, as well as racking up some large DVD sales. Revolution has yet to target a release date for "Hellboy II", Del Toro is likely to helm the indie "Pan's Labyrinth" as his next project.
Meanwhile the trade also reports that Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures and Spyglass are in talks to mount a "Bruce Almighty" sequel based on the Bobby Florsheim/Josh Stolberg script "The Passion of the Ark". Scribe Steve Oedekerk will be enlisted to refit "Ark" into a sequel, sources said. The "Ark" script could work with another actor, who'd play a widowed writer who's chosen by God to prepare for the second great flood.
Talks are just getting under way, but the plan is to court Jim Carrey to reprise and to have Tom Shadyac return as director. Early plan calls for Universal to run production and likely distribute domestically.
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