After nearly ten years it looks like we may finally see a sequel to Josh Trank's film, Chronicle. The found footage movie that was obviously influenced by Akira ended up being a financial hit for the studio and continues to have a large cult following. Although the movie was successful, the same cannot be said for Trank's career. After Chronicle, the director saw a string of failures and a firing from the Star Wars universe by Kathleen Kennedy. Now it's said that they are finally working on a follow up to the movie with a story that will take place a decade after the events of the first chapter. At the time of its release, it was fully expected that there would be a continuation but nothing ever came of it. It finally looks to be happening.
Producer John Davis said that Chronicle made $126 million against a meager $12 million budget which was a huge profit. It just took them some time to come up with an idea for the second part. Davis says that the new movie will take place ten years after with a new cast that will be female driven.
“We’re working on ‘Chronicle 2’ right now, and I think it’s going to be great. We’re working on it at Fox (20th Century Studios). It’s going to give us a chance to tell the story in a different way. We’re going to tell it from the female point of view. It will have been ten years since the event happened in Seattle, and a lot of it’s going to deal with fake news and real news and cover-ups. More interestingly, it’s the next generation getting these powers that are corruptive. These are young women just finishing college, they are empowered, and this is their journey. I mean, what a new and interesting story you can tell there.”
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