Romy and Michele’s Excessive College Reunion sequel is lastly shifting ahead with Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino in talks to star.
Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow have been discussing a sequel to Romy and Michele’s Excessive College Reunion for over a decade, however the time has lastly arrived. THR stories that Sorvino and Kudrow are in ultimate talks to reprise their roles for the sequel within the works at twentieth Century Studios. They can even function government producers.
Tim Federle (Excessive College Muscal: The Musical: The Collection) will direct the sequel, and authentic author Robin Schiff will return to pen the script. The studio is reportedly trying to kick off manufacturing in June, presumably in Los Angeles, however nothing is official. The unique movie was launched in 1997 and revolved round two 28-year-old girls who determined to invent faux careers with a purpose to impress their former classmates and their Tenth-anniversary highschool reunion. Whereas the movie wasn’t terribly profitable on the field workplace, it has gone on to change into a cult basic beloved for its vogue sense, music, and ’90s nostalgia.
Sorvino spoke concerning the Romy and Michele’s Excessive College Reunion sequel simply final 12 months, saying they had been virtually able to go. “They’ve done [the director’s] deal, they’ve done Lisa [Kudrow] and my deals as executive producers. [Original screenwriter Robin Schiff] has written multiple drafts of an amazing funny script, which checks all the boxes for all the fans,” Sorvino stated. “And so they’re simply going backwards and forwards, tweaking issues right here and there, and [there are] rumors of capturing it second quarter subsequent 12 months…However it’s not formally greenlit, so I can’t say that it’s formally greenlit.“
Whereas it’s taken a while for the sequel to lastly get off the bottom, a number of Romy and Michele initiatives have emerged within the meantime. A prequel film, Romy and Michele: Within the Starting, was launched in 2005 with Katherine Heigl as Romy and Alexandra Breckenridge as Michele. A musical adaptation premiered in 2017.
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