• [NEWS] "Chronicle 2" in development (sci-fi thriller)

    From Your Name@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 7 13:21:42 2021
    More lazy gender-swapped stupidity. "We have got the tcreative ability
    to come up with a decent story, so let's just swap the characters'
    gender and appease the 'Politically Correct' nutters." :-\


    From ComingSoon.net ...


    Female-Led Chronicle 2 in the Works at 20th Century Studios
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    It has been over nine years since the theatrical release of Josh
    Trank's hit sci-fi thriller Chronicle, and now producer John
    Davis has confirmed that they're currently in the process of
    developing a sequel to the found footage movie, which will be
    led by female protagonists. Speaking with Forbes, Davis revealed
    that the project is set up at 20th Century Studios, who were the
    ones that handled the theatrical distribution of the first film
    in 2012. He also went on to reveal more about the project's
    premise, confirming that the sequel will be set a decade after
    the events of Chronicle.

    "We're working on Chronicle 2 right now, and I think it's going
    to be great," Davis teased. "We're working on it at Fox
    (20th Century Studios). It's going to give us a chance to tell
    the story in a different way. We're going to tell it from the
    female point of view. It will have been ten years since the event
    happened in Seattle, and a lot of it's going to deal with fake
    news and real news and cover-ups."

    He continued, "More interestingly, it's the next generation
    getting these powers that are corruptive. These are young women
    just finishing college, they are empowered, and this is their
    journey. I mean, what a new and interesting story you can tell
    there.

    During the same interview, the producer also expressed they were
    happy with the first movie's performance, revealing that it was
    his most financially successful investment return out of all the
    movies he produced.

    "Chronicle was literally the best return on investment, any of
    my movies ever made," Davies said. "Chronicle we did for
    $12 million, and it grossed $126.64 million worldwide. Then it
    had a huge afterlife in syndication. It's one of the most
    financially successful movies in my stable."

    Chronicle was directed by Josh Trank from a screenplay written by
    Max Landis. It starred Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, and Alex
    Russell, where it followed them as high school seniors in Seattle
    who suddenly gained superpowers including telepathic abilities and
    flight from a glowing crystal they discovered in an underground
    tunnel. At first, they were only using their powers for fun and
    pranks until one of them abuses the purpose of their abilities.

    The 2012 film wasn't only a commercial success but also received
    acclaim with critics praising the film's premise. The film had
    also earned a nomination at the 39th Saturn Awards for Best
    Sciences Fiction Film.


    <https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1190074-chronicle-2-female-led-sequel-in-the-works>

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