Ryder Confirms 'Heathers 2,' Swears Christian Slater Onboard
Filed under: Comedy, Drama, RumorMonger, Fandom, Remakes and Sequels
Who says you can't go home again? Winona Ryder says that a sequel to 1988's Heathers is definitely on its way -- "swear to God"!!! She told Empire Magazine: "Whatever you hear, there is a sequel in the works. I swear to God ... For some reason the writer Dan Waters and director Michael Lehmann don't want to talk about it. I've been wanting to do a sequel forever. There is a story, and Christian [Slater] has agreed to come back as a kind of Obi-Wan character."
If those words sound familiar, it's because they're almost exactly the same words she uttered nearly three years ago: "It takes place in Washington and Christian Slater agreed to come back and make an Obi-Wan-type appearance. It's very funny." Last fall, Slater expressed his interest in a sequel: "I would do it in a heartbeat. I would totally love to do that character again."
The Obi-Wan references would seem to indicate that Slater's character, J.D., could return as Obi-Wan did in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Twenty years on, Ryder and Slater are still a very appealing pair, so the question returns to Daniel Waters and Michael Lehmann, without whom a sequel would be a pointless, tawdry affair. Lehmann has been busy directing TV shows (True Blood, Big Love, Californication). Most recently, Waters wrote and directed the well-received Sex and Death 101, in which Ryder appeared. What can they do to make Heathers 2 better than Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo?
[ Via US Magazine. ]
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6-02-2009 @ 4:23PM
Monika said...
They should start casting before they continue with these statements. I remember reading similar stuff back on Corona in the mid-90s.
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6-02-2009 @ 11:39PM
Haleigh said...
I just pray this isn't an epic fail. It would be great to relive this, but I'm so disheartened after the s. darko thing. But who knows, with Christian Slater in it, and Winona Ryder involved (tiny bit?), maybe it'll be great.
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8-11-2009 @ 12:25PM
Carrie Lynn said...
Hi, former original Heathers cast member here. I played Martha Dump Truck ! I would love to see this movie get made..after all these years.... it's funny I still have people stop me and say I loved that movie. I just hope the script lives up to the first. And to be honest, I sure would like to do a cameo and bring back "Martha" ...I'd like That.....
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