“Crazy Rich Asians. “Warner Bros. “Legally Blonde” was released on July 13, 2001.
Over 20 years later, we’re finally getting the good “Legally Blonde” sequel we deserve. Here are 14 other rom-coms that could do with a full-blown sequel. “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” originally released in 1997, has an open-ended conclusion that is ripe for a sequel.
“My Best Friend’s Wedding. “Zucker Brothers ProductionFirst thing’s first: We must recognize Julia Roberts as the queen of rom-coms — and “My Best Friend’s Wedding” is arguably her best, as it lets her be both the main character and the villain of the story. The film focuses on Roberts’ Julianne, who realizes that she’s in love with her best friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) on the eve of his wedding to Kimmy (Cameron Diaz).
While Michael and Kimmy seem genuinely happy, and Kimmy in particular is a delight, Julianne dedicates herself to breaking up their wedding. We won’t get into the specifics, but we’ll say that Julianne and Michael do not end up together, in a rare rom-com not happily ever after, without a love interest for Julianne in sight. This makes it perfect for a decades-later sequel.
There are so many questions: Are Julianne and Michael still friends? Are Michael and Kimmy still together? Is George (Rupert Everett) as fabulous as ever?The 2000 sports/rom-com hybrid “Love & Basketball” is perfect for a next-generation sequel. “Love & Basketball. “New Line Cinema”Love & Basketball” stars Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps as childhood friends and high school sweethearts Monica and Quincy, who bond about their shared love of basketball.
The film follows them from childhood all the way through post-college and their professional basketball careers, always staying connected, even if they’re not dating. A post-credit scene shows Quincy and Monica’s young daughter playing basketball at a playground, setting up a perfect sequel: Their daughter, now in the WNBA, finding her own way while also looking for love. Plus, we’d also get a look into what Quincy and Monica’s lives are like now.
Are they still in the basketball world? Have they moved on? What’s next for them?”Set It Up,” a Netflix original from 2018, proved that the rom-com isn’t dead. “Set It Up. “NetflixGlen Powell and Zoey Deutch, who played assistants Charlie and Harper, respectively, have only become more famous since this charming little rom-com was released in 2018.
Charlie and Harper, both overworked assistants for high-powered professionals Rick (Taye Diggs) and Kirsten (Lucy Liu), conspire to make their bosses fall in love, so they’ll have more time off for their own personal lives. In the process, of course, Charlie and Harper grow close and eventually fall in love. Kirsten and Harper end the movie on good terms, with Kirsten mentoring Harper in her career, while Charlie quits.
What’s his next move? Will Harper and Charlie be able to juggle their busy careers and dating? Will Kirsten find true love, finally? Director Claire Scanlon said she already has ideas for a sequel; Netflix, call her please. But, to be honest, we really just want to see Powell and Deutch on screen again. Their chemistry (and off-screen friendship) is delightful.
“Enough Said” (2013) starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini in one of his final film roles. We’d like to see how Louis-Dreyfus’ character handled his loss. “Enough Said.
“Fox Searchlight Pictures”Enough Said” was already a special movie, as it focused on two middle-aged characters, as opposed to your classic high school or mid-twenties rom-com protagonists. Louis-Dreyfus and Gandolfini played Eva and Albert, respectively, two divorcées finding love again. Another wrinkle in the film was Catherine Keener’s character, Marianne, who was one of Eva’s massage clients and turned out to be Albert’s ex-wife.
Sadly, we lost Gandolfini in 2013 when he died of a heart attack. But we’d be interested to see how Eva and Marianne both grieve Albert, and how each of them try to find love after his loss. If a sequel to “You’ve Got Mail” means that Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks could reunite, we’re in.
“You’ve Got Mail. “Warner Bros. Of course, it’d be bittersweet for there to be a “You’ve Got Mail” sequel with writer/director Nora Ephron, who died in June 2012.
But, if we’re talking about movies that deserve a sequel, “You’ve Got Mail,” released in 1998, fits the bill. Hanks and Ryan star as Joe Fox, a member of the Fox family who run Fox Bookstores (a mega-bookstore chain like Barnes & Noble), and Kathleen Kelly, who owns a local bookstore on the Upper West Side of Manhattan called The Shop Around the Corner. Predictably, a new Fox Bookstore location threatens to put Kathleen’s small shop out of business, and pits her against Joe.
A lot of hijinks ensue with these two, but the most interesting thing about a 2022 sequel would be the rise of online bookstores. With something like Amazon, both Kathleen and Joe’s livelihoods would be at stake. Could they come together to find a new profession? Also, did Kathleen ever really forgive Joe for essentially catfishing her for months? Let’s find out!”Coyote Ugly” could also pick up in 2022, after the pandemic threatens to shutdown the NYC institution.
“Coyote Ugly. “Getty Images”Coyote Ugly,” which debuted in 2000, told the story of the employees of the New York City dive bar of the same name, seen through the eyes of new waitress and wannabe singer Violet (Piper Perabo). After the success of the movie, the bar Coyote Ugly Saloon became a franchise in real life.
But, during the COVID-19 pandemic, its original location shut down after 27 years in September 2020. It reopened in June 2021 in a new location. The sequel could basically just be that — the original cast reunites to help raise money for the bar alongside the newest employees.
Bring back Perabo, Maria Bello, Bridget Moynahan, Tyra Banks, Melanie Lynskey . . .
and Adam Garcia, so we could find out if Violet and Kevin worked out in the end. It’s baffling that it’s been almost four years since “Crazy Rich Asians” was released in 2018 and we still don’t have a sequel. “Crazy Rich Asians.
“Color Force/IMDB”Crazy Rich Asians” was a full-blown phenomenon when it was released in August 2018, making over $230 million worldwide. Since it’s based on a trilogy of books, fans thought that a sequel, based on the novel “China Rich Girlfriend,” would be coming sooner rather than later. Unfortunately, after pay disputes with co-writer Adele Lim and many time commitments from the actors keeping them busy (Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, and Awkwafina have been everywhere), it’s been four years without an update on Nick (Golding) and Rachel’s (Constance Wu) love story.
In May 2022, it was announced that a spin-off focused on Astrid (Chan) and her ex-boyfriend Charlie (Harry Shum Jr. ) was in early stages. But it’s unclear who else from the all-star cast of “Crazy Rich Asians” will appear.
“The Princess Diaries” got a mediocre sequel in 2004. Mia (and us) deserves better. “The Princess Diaries.
“Buena Vista FilmsBased on the beloved YA novels of the same name, “The Princess Diaries” was released in 2001 and starred a young Anne Hathaway as a frizzy-haired shy misfit named Mia Thermopolis, who finds out one day that her grandmother (played to perfection by Julie Andrews) is actually the queen of a small nation, Genovia. Over the course of the film, Mia gains confidence and even gets together with her crush Michael (Robert Schwartzman). But in 2004’s “The Princess Diaries 2,” Mia has broken up with Michael off-screen, devastating fans of the books, who (spoiler) knew that Mia and Michael were supposed to end up together.
Not that we’re really mad about the inclusion of Chris Pine as Mia’s love interest, but still. Rumors of a third movie have persisted for years, and even though Andrews said she’s “too old” to appear in a third film (and we disagree), we’d still like to see Mia kicking butt as the Queen of Genovia. “The Proposal” starred Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock, two titans of the rom-com industry.
It’d be cool to see them reunite on screen. “The Proposal. “Touchstone PicturesIn the 2009 film, Bullock plays Margaret, a tyrannical publishing executive who learns she’s overstayed her visa and will be deported to Canada imminently.
In turn, she begs her assistant Andrew (Reynolds) to marry her, so she can stay. In exchange for a promotion, he agrees, and the two travel to Alaska to meet Andrew’s family and tie the knot. Predictably, they fall in love and end the film together — but then what? Andrew really didn’t like Margaret for years, and all of a sudden they’re in love? We need to know more about their dynamic as a married couple.
And, if you need to return to Alaska (low-key one of the funniest things about this movie is that it’s set in Alaska), bring the family back for the funeral of Betty White’s character, Grandma Annie. We bet that her will probably had some absurd specifications that the Paxton family must follow. “Notting Hill” had a mini-time jump at the end, but being a celebrity in 2022 is totally different than in 1999.
“Notting Hill. “Universal PicturesThere have been plenty of riffs on the concept of “Notting Hill” — normal person falls in love with A-list celebrity — but there’s something so special about Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, two rom-com mega-stars, that makes “Notting Hill” stand out. As the film ends with Roberts’ character Anna taking a break from acting and having a baby with Grant’s Will, we want to know what happens when Anna gets back into acting, or when their kid grows up.
Will they be a “nepo baby,” like all the celebrity kids taking over TikTok?”The Holiday” ends without any real closure about what these four people are going to do. “The Holiday. “Columbia PicturesA true holiday classic, Nancy Meyers’ 2006 house-swap rom-com stars Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black, and Jude Law.
When Amanda (Diaz) and Iris (Winslet) do a home swap around the holidays, Amanda bonds with Iris’ brother (and single dad) Graham (Law), while Iris becomes close with Amanda’s co-worker Miles (Black). Hijinks ensue, everyone falls in love, and they spend New Years’ Eve together. However, the central conflict remains: Amanda and Miles live in Los Angeles, while Graham and Iris are residents of the UK.
Who’s going to move? Will they do long-distance? These are questions a sequel could answer quite nicely. And now that Diaz has un-retired from acting, it’s the perfect time. “Confessions of a Shopaholic” had multiple sequels built-in.
“Confessions of a Shopaholic. “Touchstone PicturesThe 2009 film starring Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy had sequels all ready to go — the film is based on the Sophia Kinsella novel of the same name (and a little bit from the sequel “Shopaholic Takes Manhattan”). But there are at least four good “Shopaholic” books to base films on (“Shopaholic Ties the Knot,” “Shopaholic & Sister,” “Shopaholic & Baby,” and “Mini-Shopaholic,” to name them).
The love story of Becky Bloomwood and her credit cards (and her eventual husband Luke Brandon) has captivated readers for years. We want more of Becky on the big screen!”Girls Trip” is more of a straight-up comedy than a rom-com, but there are some romantic plots and a sequel is desperately needed, so it makes the list. “Girls’ Trip.
“Universal PicturesIt’s already been five years since the release of “Girls Trip,” which starred Queen Latifah, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Regina King as a group of friends from college who reunite for a girls’ trip to New Orleans, hoping to reconnect with each other. Regina King’s Ryan has a cheating husband and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Lisa is divorced, so the two have a few romantic escapades throughout the film, including with musician Julian (Larenz Tate) and “young stud” Malik played by Kofi Siriboe. Over the last few years, there have been talks of a sequel, but most recently in May 2019, Haddish said that sequel talks had “stalled.
“Much like “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” “Something Borrowed,” released in 2011, also had built-in sequels. “Something Borrowed. “Warner Bros.
Pictures/Summit Entertainment”Something Borrowed” is based on the Emily Giffin novel of the same name, telling the story of best friends Darcy (Kate Hudson) and Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin). Rachel has secretly been in love with her other friend Dex (Colin Egglesfield) for years, but as she never made a movie, Dex and Darcy eventually fall in love and get engaged — that is, until Rachel and Dex get drunk and sleep together, complicating everything. In addition to all that, Rachel has another friend, Ethan (John Krasinski), who’s been in love with her secretly for years, as well.
Everything comes to a head when Darcy finds out about Rachel and Dex’s relationship. While Rachel’s story seemed pretty tied up by the end of “Something Borrowed,” a mid-credits scene of Darcy following Ethan to London teased that a sequel was coming based on the novel’s follow-up “Something Blue. ” It never materialized, but we’re still waiting!Read the original article on Insider.
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