Face/Off 2: release date speculation and casting news

Talk of a reboot has been circulating since 2019, but it has now been reported that Face/Off 2 will be a direct sequel, with Adam Wingard (Godzilla X Kong) directing and co-writing alongside Simon Barrett, and one of the stars originals. expressing interest in returning.

Read on for everything we know about Face/Off 2.

Face/Off 2 release date speculation

Despite being hired to direct the sequel in 2021, Wingard confirmed that the project is still in the early stages of development.

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“Almost in full production [on Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire]”We were finishing our draft of the script and since we were both too busy working on other things, there was a plan to do a rewrite, and we chose a screenwriter to work on it,” Wingard said. io9.

He added, “And then the writers’ strike happened, which delayed things. Right now it’s still dormant, so I think the plan with that one will be [that] this writer will continue to work, and whenever this draft is finished, Simon and I will pick it up and give it another try. “

So unfortunately it seems that we will have to wait a little longer before seeing how the sequel measures up.

Who will be in Face/Off 2?

We don’t yet know who will be in Face/Off 2.and whether any of the original cast members will definitely return.

Cage said it Collider in 2023, he had “a meeting” about the film, but hasn’t heard anything since – but it certainly seems like he’s ready to get involved with the project.

There has been no concrete information regarding Travolta’s potential involvement, but with Wingard confirming it’s still early days, it’s possible the stars could reunite for another epic showdown.

As for who else might join them, Pedro Pascal has already thrown his hat into the ring.

Asked by GQ in 2022, whether he would be willing to play a role in the sequel, he said: “Yes. Yes, I would. I mean, really just a simple answer. Yes.

“I talk about so many films from the ’80s, before I graduated high school, so the impression they left on me was obviously so big.

“But of course, once you get into the ’90s and you leave Las Vegas, and then into Face/Off, it’s a whole other level of awe. All that to say, yeah: I’d love to be a part of Face/Off 2.”

So, could we get an encore of Cage/Pascal after their turn in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent?

What will happen in Face/Off 2?

As for the casting, plot details have not yet been confirmed. Speaking to Collider, however, Cage gave a glimpse of what could happen.

“I think Face/Off is a sequel that lends itself to a lot of twists and turns and unpredictability.

“It’s almost like if you factor in the idea of ​​offspring, and Castor and Sean have kids and those kids grow up, then it becomes like a three-dimensional chess game, and it doesn’t “There were more than two, John Travolta and myself, there were four of us playing ping-pong and going to different levels, and it gets even more complex.”

Despite the death of the evil version of Cage’s character in the original film, we’re confident that bringing him back won’t be too problematic in a world where highly experimental face-swap technology is possible.

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