Serenity Sequel possibility

[GoodKingJayIII]

They could always do a prequel and delve into other aspects of things. So important characters being dead isn't necessarily a deal breaker.

I considered that, but a prequel doesn't work for me because you either a) don't have Simon and River because they go waaaaaay back or b) all the knowledge the characters gained from Serenity is gone and you're basically watching an extended episode. Which would be ok, I guess, but I still have that knowledge, and I'd rather the story move forward than back.

I'd like to think I've learned a lesson from Star Wars, in that making more money is not a good enough reason to make a se(or pre)quel

 

[Glyfair]

I considered that, but a prequel doesn't work for me because you either a) don't have Simon and River because they go waaaaaay back or b) all the knowledge the characters gained from Serenity is gone and you're basically watching an extended episode. Which would be ok, I guess, but I still have that knowledge, and I'd rather the story move forward than back.l

Or you do a movie with extended flashback sequences that tie into the current plot. It can be cheesy when done poorly, but it can be great when done right.

 

[Banshee16]

If you are messing with us we might have to have you talk to Jane.

Don't shoot the messenger...all I did was find the article. I don't claim any involvement with it.....

I'd love to see another one, but other posters are correct...the dynamic will have changed. Whether that's for good or bad, who knows? And Joss Whedon saying that it's over really means very little. What else was he going to say after the movie flopped in theatres? That he's going to try again? He already had the second try, and it didn't succeed the way we all hoped. DVD sales, however, are apparently high enough to raise the possibility of the project continuing.

I guess we'll see...

Out of curiosity, I Googled Serenity sequel, and came up with several articles....all having different claims. Most are dated 2006 or 2005. Aside from the initial article I posted, I haven't found anything else to substantiate it. That having been said, the original article was posted yesterday....so maybe this is new news...or just because of a recent interview with Alan Tudyk. I guess time will tell. Give it another week or so, and I'm sure there will either be other articles referencing this interview, or something to corroborate or deny the chances of a sequel.

Banshee

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Don't shoot the messenger...all I did was find the article. I don't claim any involvement with it.....

I'd love to see another one, but other posters are correct...the dynamic will have changed. Whether that's for good or bad, who knows? And Joss Whedon saying that it's over really means very little. What else was he going to say after the movie flopped in theatres? That he's going to try again? He already had the second try, and it didn't succeed the way we all hoped. DVD sales, however, are apparently high enough to raise the possibility of the project continuing.

I guess we'll see...

Out of curiosity, I Googled Serenity sequel, and came up with several articles....all having different claims. Most are dated 2006 or 2005. Aside from the initial article I posted, I haven't found anything else to substantiate it. That having been said, the original article was posted yesterday....so maybe this is new news...or just because of a recent interview with Alan Tudyk. I guess time will tell. Give it another week or so, and I'm sure there will either be other articles referencing this interview, or something to corroborate or deny the chances of a sequel.

Banshee

It is mostly based off the interview with Alan Tudyk and the fact that the Special Edition DVD is selling well.

 

[Ranger REG]

I hate to say this, but I hated Serenity.

I loved Firefly, but Joss is at his best when he's got 20+ hours to develop a story. Confined by the movie format, Serenity was a disaster. Character development was minimal (unless you count death as "development"). And the way major characters were so callously killed just pissed me off.

I don't think I would go watch a sequel to Serenity.

I'd just stay home and watch Firefly again.

--G

Meh. Because the characters has been developed mostly in the small screen, you don't need to take up film-time to rehash them.

 

[trancejeremy]

If Universal is involved, I wouldn't count on them to do it unless it involves a lot of profit. They are sitting on 100s, maybe 1000s of TV shows they can't be bothered to release on DVD, because it's simple not profitable for them to bother. (Some of these they license out to other companies though).

 

[Klaus]

After Serenity, what's the dynamics?

Mal -> Recognizes his own altruistic instincts, warms up to River as a surrogate daughter/little sister
Inara -> A bit more action-oriented, but her relationship with Mal hasn't moved at all
Zoe -> Resolute, mourning, but will eventually overcome that. "She'll hold".
Jane -> This is his crew, now. No more double-crossing. Other than that, he's still the man they call Jane.
River -> No longer the crazy girl, she's still a physical and mental prodigy. So much so, in fact, that sometimes she still doesn't seem to make sense because she's experiencing everything around her differently.
Simon -> He fulfilled his duty and healed River. And now he has a girlfriend.
Kaylee -> Other than the fact that she and Simon are doing the nasty, no change.

 

[Meloncov]

I Character development was minimal (unless you count death as "development").

I don't get where your coming from on this. River and Mal were both dramatically different at the end of the movie than the beginning.



I found it odd how much that article talked about Serenity being "a massive flop" in the box office. It payed of production fees and made a small profit in theatres. Sure, its performance was disappointing, but it was far from a massive flop.

 

[Klaus]

I don't get where your coming from on this. River and Mal were both dramatically different at the end of the movie than the beginning.



I found it odd how much that article talked about Serenity being "a massive flop" in the box office. It payed of production fees and made a small profit in theatres. Sure, its performance was disappointing, but it was far from a massive flop.

Specially for something as ill-marketed.

 

[dravot]

I found it odd how much that article talked about Serenity being "a massive flop" in the box office. It payed of production fees and made a small profit in theatres. Sure, its performance was disappointing, but it was far from a massive flop.

Hollywood's idea of what constitutes a flop is different than the real world logic that we all employ.

They said the same thing about Kevin Smith's Clerks 2, but that had a budget of $5M, and took in $10M at the box office, before DVD sales. He was pretty happy about it, and says that the Weinsteins are too.