Gil Junger, the director of 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), is planning a sequel trilogy with a nod to Heath Ledger.
The teen romantic comedy through which Ledger starred alongside Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa Oleynik turned a cult basic, and Junger needs to revisit its universe.
In a brand new interview, the filmmaker revealed he’s co-writing a script alongside Naya Elle James that they’ve titled 10 Things I Hate About Dating. The movie can be the primary of three with subsequent installments titled 10 Things I Hate About Marriage and 10 Things I Hate About Kids.
Although the movie has not been greenlit, Junger tells People the sequel “is definitely in the works as a feature film. We’re developing it right now.”
10 Things I Hate About You is a contemporary retelling of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Junger says Molière’s The Misanthrope would encourage his follow-up movie.
“I would love to work with Julia again,” Junger advised the publication. “She shaped the lives of millions of women. That Kat character really spoke to young women in a very powerful way.”
The sequel remains to be in its early phases, and Junger says he “hasn’t thought” about which actors may doubtlessly reprise their roles however is open to “have some cameos or even real parts,” including, “I’d love Larry Miller to come back because he’s so great.”
Ledger died in 2008, and when the reporter requested Junger if there can be a nod to the late actor, the filmmaker mentioned, “I think that’s a beautiful idea, and the answer is now going to be yes. … He deserves to be loved.”
10 Things I Hate About You additionally starred Larry Miller, Andrew Keegan, David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt, Gabrielle Union, and plenty of extra. ABC Family tailored the movie right into a tv collection in 2009, the place it ran for one season.
A stage musical is within the works for Broadway with Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska collaborating on the rating and Lena Dunham and Jessica Huang engaged on the ebook.