Overview
- Director André Øvredal told /Film on Wednesday that a sequel story is finished and the creative team is ready but the project is held up by a fragmented rights situation.
- The hold stems from the original producers' changes: CBS Films was closed in 2019 and Entertainment One passed through Hasbro and other owners, which spread legal claims to the film.
- A sequel was first announced in 2020 with Øvredal set to return and writers Dan and Kevin Hageman attached, and Guillermo del Toro remained tied to the property as a producer.
- Øvredal said negotiations between the current rights holders occur every few months and show intermittent movement but require formal legal clearance before filming can start.
- The delay affects the filmmakers and potential jobs on the production and keeps on hold a commercially promising project after the first film earned $104 million on a $25 million budget.