Serenity Sequel?
Filed under: Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Universal, RumorMonger, Fandom, Joss Whedon, Remakes and Sequels
Early this month we reported some rumblings on
a possible small budget Serenity sequel for Universal-owned
Sci Fi Channel. Mostly, this rumor was powered by strong Firefly DVD sales, and hopes for similar success on the
Serenity DVD release. Well, over at MovieHole, the rumors are picking up
strength. They report that the Serenity DVD sales are doing very well in the states, and that Firefly
continues to sell very strong, even overseas. And since we all know that DVD sales are where the money is at these days,
this bodes very well for a return to the franchise. No further rumors on what size screen such a return may show up on,
however.
You fans out there can give yourselves a hearty pat on the back for any sequel possibilty that exists. Like him or not, Whedon has one serious and loyal fanbase, and really – he deserves it. The man works very hard to bring good material to his fans. I may not be an avid Whedon fan on the block, but I'll give credit where credit is due – the man has a relationship with his fans that any writer or director would be proud to have.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-30-2005 @ 11:55AM
Chris said...
I dont know. There was a recent interview with Whedon and he basically said that he has closure with Firefly/Serenity and had no plans to do anything else with it TV/Movie wise. He did say that he was going to start on some Buffy/Angel-verse stories. Possibly Direct to DVD or TV one shots. Of course this was something he had a lot of love for so if someone came to him and say here go make another maybe he will. Ahhhh we can always hope lol
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12-30-2005 @ 6:40PM
Brent said...
Chris: Sounds like you're thinking of the Entertainment Weekly article, which seriously misinterpreted/made up stuff about 'closure' with Serenity.
See: http://tvsquad.com/2005/12/28/joss-whedon-looks-forward-to-2006/
"The interview clears up the Entertainment Weekly article that mis-represented Whedon's feelings about Serenity and Firefly. He doesn't directly reference the EW story, possibly because he did the Pop Candy interview before the article printed, but he does say that he'd love to do more with the crew of the Firefly and, he says, huge DVD sales may help him get two more movies made."
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1-03-2006 @ 4:36PM
mikelietz said...
The price of the Firefly box set is floating around twenty bucks at some major retailers, online and B&M, right now, which would only fuel more sales of the set. Coincidence?
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