If I were a betting man, I’d say the sequel to “Serenity” will most likely be direct-to-DVD. But, if I were a man of faith, I’d also be collapsing on my knees, bringing the hands together and praying to the high heavens that we get (at least) one more cinema excursion of the crew.
Whatever-will-be-will-be I guess – and as Whedon says, nothing will be decided until the monkeys tally up the returns from the forthcoming “Serenity” DVD – but regardless, Whedon has some ideas for the sequel.
Though he didn’t go into specifics, Whedon tells moviesonline.ca that there’s a couple of characters he’d like to revisit : Jubal Early, the bounty hunter in the final episode of “Firefly”, and Shepherd Book, who only had a small part in “Serenity”.
Whedon says that Early’s still around (“I know he survived”) and that he’s keen to use the character again because “I love that character”.
He says he might also “one day tell” Book’s back-story.
So is the big man disappointed that “Serenity” didn’t set alight the box office? “It wasn't a horrible bomb. Yes it did struggle. It's a question of how do you market a film that doesn't have any stars. Or a film that's just not one thing, that is generally diverse. Ultimately, I'm enormously surprised that people came out and saw it. That's what matters”.
http://www.moviehole.net/news/200512...erenity_2.html
Whatever-will-be-will-be I guess – and as Whedon says, nothing will be decided until the monkeys tally up the returns from the forthcoming “Serenity” DVD – but regardless, Whedon has some ideas for the sequel.
Though he didn’t go into specifics, Whedon tells moviesonline.ca that there’s a couple of characters he’d like to revisit : Jubal Early, the bounty hunter in the final episode of “Firefly”, and Shepherd Book, who only had a small part in “Serenity”.
Whedon says that Early’s still around (“I know he survived”) and that he’s keen to use the character again because “I love that character”.
He says he might also “one day tell” Book’s back-story.
So is the big man disappointed that “Serenity” didn’t set alight the box office? “It wasn't a horrible bomb. Yes it did struggle. It's a question of how do you market a film that doesn't have any stars. Or a film that's just not one thing, that is generally diverse. Ultimately, I'm enormously surprised that people came out and saw it. That's what matters”.
http://www.moviehole.net/news/200512...erenity_2.html
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