Inside Man was a great movie, and like most movies in Hollywood these days, if something works once the creators will try and make it work again. The good folks over at slashfilm.com give us this:
Variety reports that Inside Man 2 is currently one of several projects Lee is considering for his next film. But the director has yet to officially sign on.
Lee and Inside Man screenwriter Russell Gewirtz are hard at work on a script. But the duo will not disclose any details, or even admit if the movie would feature the return of the original’s main characters, played by Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster.
Inside Man made over $183 million worldwide in it’s 15 week run, making it the twelfth biggest film of 2006 thus far.
Financially speaking this is a good move, producer Brian Grazer is a talented man when it comes to picking hits for both film and television and if he has signed on the help it’s probably because it will be successful. And with Spike Lee involved in writing with Russel Gewirtz there is enough talent to pull something more out of this story. But I am on the fence for this one. As much as I liked Inside Man, I just don’t know if I want to see another. I liked the Italian Job too but I have no desire to back for seconds on The Brazilian Job either.
There is just something about caper films that, unless the characters are very unique or funny I am just not interested. With the exception of Jodie Foster’s character in Inside Man there is no one that I want to see again.
If this story revolves around some of the more interesting characters, like Foster’s I’ll be up for this, I also liked the back story about the money stolen in the Holocaust in the first movie, that could be explored more.
But if Inside Man 2 is just going to be another robbery in a more exotic location you can count me out.
I would like to write to Mr Russell Gewirtz.
Can somebody help me.
I am Dany and i live in Paris.
[email protected]
Thank you
I would love to see all three do something together again. Not just another IM-2. And I would love to see Jodi Foster’s roll expanded.
Donna A.
Kristina, nae that, Oceans Thirteen that!
They’re gonna Ocean’s 12 this thing, and that’s NOT a good thing.
I loved Inside Man. But I would have to disagree with Sharon. I found the Jodie Foster character to be the weakest character in the movie. It seemed to me like she was only there to fill space in between Washington and Owen.
But I think that the whole idea of an Inside Man 2 is a bad one.
I’ll have no part in this one
I (regretfully) saw the first one..sooo overrated.
I’m feeling the same about this. I enjoyed the first one but am not sure I’m ready to see another trip to the bank.
This is the kind of movie that where if they did a sequel it’d have to be a sequel based on concept alone and not characters. It’s rare for Hollywood to do that though. Most sequels keep at least one character in common.
If it’s creative enough, I think it could work. Think of sequels like The Color of Money, Aliens, U.S. Marshals, and The Road Warrior each managed to take their stories in interesting new directions with only one returning character.
Sharon, I agree too.
Great movie, but I liked the subtleties of the ending, rather than a giant WHACK in the head like Hollywood normally does. Seems like a #2 would spoil that, like “in case you didn’t get the ending, this is what would happen next…”
Sharon I totally agree
inside man was awesome,but seriously..why?…why do a inside man 2 ?
not to spoil anything, but the story was pretty much done at the end of this movie. there were no loose ends that I could think of that could warrant a sequel
hollywood has totally jumped the shark now