Rob Lowe says the St. Elmo’s Fireplace sequel is “moving along” and that the whole forged is onboard to reprise their roles.
Earlier this summer time, it was reported Sony Photos has been contemplating a sequel to St. Elmo’s Fireplace. The quintessential ‘80s Brat Pack film stars Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Mare Winningham as a bunch of current graduates who should modify to post-university life and the tasks of maturity.
Whereas talking with Let’s Speak Off Digital camera with Kelly Ripa (through IndieWire), Rob Lowe dropped an replace on the St. Elmo’s Fireplace sequel. The actor confirmed that it’s “moving along” however that it’s “going a little more slowly than I would have liked, but that’s a good thing because we’re trying to find the right writer and the right story. But all of the actors, everybody is onboard. Everybody’s excited.” Assuming the sequel continues transferring ahead, it will meet up with the group and what they’ve been as much as because the ’80s.
Lowe is proud that St. Elmo’s Fireplace nonetheless stands the take a look at of time as a relatable coming-of-age film. “I think the notion that the reason that movie still resonates with people are two things. One: It was a hit in its time because it spoke to where we all were in our lives. Will we ever have the kind of deep friendships coming out of college and coming out of our early twenties? Will that last in our lives?” Lowe defined. “And the place are we headed now that we’re actually adults? I feel the theme of ‘St. Elmo’s Fireplace’ at the moment is that it’s by no means too late for happiness. And that’s, you realize, as a result of our children are out of faculty, and perhaps a few of us have been divorced, all of the issues that you just take care of if you get to our ages…This is a chance to discover these themes with characters that folks know and love.“
Not like another long-belated follow-ups, Lowe doesn’t assume the St. Elmo’s Fireplace sequel is only a money seize. “I actually think there’s a lot to be said about why we’re doing it and I’m super excited about it,” he stated. “Hopefully we are able to pull it off.“
