We don’t hate the concept of a follow-up movie.
After directing the 1999 rom-com “10 Things I Hate About You,” Gil Junger revealed a second film is within the works known as “10 Things I Hate About Dating.”
“’10 Things I Hate About Dating’ is definitively in the works as a feature film. We’re developing it right now,” the creator, 70, instructed Individuals.
Junger is working with the movie’s authentic producer, Andrew Lazar, and is co-writing the script with Naya Elle James.
He teased that the trio has “some pretty good ideas.”
“10 Things I Hate About You” follows Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles), who is a great, quick-witted teenager however can also be a loner. On account of guidelines applied by their single dad, Walter (Larry Miller), her youthful sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) can’t date till her older sister does.
And which may occur sooner fairly than later, as as soon as the charming new child in school, Patrick (Heath Ledger), comes round, every part adjustments for Kat.
“I would love to work with Julia again,” Junger instructed the outlet. “She shaped the lives of millions of women. That Kat character really spoke to young women in a very powerful way.”
The director defined that for the reason that film is within the early levels, he hasn’t given casting a lot thought but.
“If it resonates with [the original cast] and I can have some cameos or even real parts, I’d love [that],” Junger admitted.
“I’d love Larry Miller to come back, because he’s so great,” he shared.
The film’s main male, Ledger, died in 2008 at 28 from an unintended overdose.
“I think that’s a beautiful idea,” Junger mentioned about together with a nod to the fallen actor within the film, “and the answer is now going to be yes. … He deserves to be loved.”
The movie additionally starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union, and Andrew Keegan.
Throughout his chat, Junger talked about that the present film is about to be the primary of three, with “10 Things I Hate About Marriage” and “10 Things I Hate About Kids” coming sooner or later.
The “Beauty and the Briefcase” director beforehand revealed to People who earlier than Ledger died, he needed him to star in a sequel film titled “10 Things I Hate About Me.”
Junger defined about his authentic concept: “Now I’m going to change it. But it was going to be a film that explored and exploded the myths of suicide. And because I have danced in that arena and I’ve been there, and I know that mental health, mental illness, depression, suicidal ideation is rampant. And it’s way more prevalent than anyone knows.”
Information of a follow-up movie comes on the heels of Stiles, 44, detailing her shut bond with Ledger.
“He was amazing,” she gushed to E! Information in January. “He was such a bright light.”
Stiles added that whereas she and her co-stars had “such a good time and were close on that set,” “The Dark Knight” star’s presence was bigger than life.
“He just walked into the room and lit it up,” she shared.
“He was very kind and generous to me,” Stiles continued, “which you know, when you’re an actress in your first leading role in a big studio movie, you need to feel comfortable with the other person. And he was very generous that way.”
Trying again on the iconic scene when Kat reads her poem out loud throughout class, Stiles recalled the second as a heartbreaking one.
“The scene where I read the poem, I did not expect to start crying or tearing up or choking up, whatever,” she reminisced. “But it just happened because it was the movie was coming to an end, the production was coming to an end. And I think I was just so moved by the whole experience.”
