Plus, he solely tells TooFab who’s formally in for the sequel from the unique famous person solid.
John Tucker is coming again for spherical two … this time, as a woman dad!
Whereas attending a Cirque du Soleil occasion on the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, Jesse Metcalfe gave TooFab an replace on the long-awaited sequel to John Tucker Should Die.
“There’s tons of discuss and there’s a script. I’ve learn the script,” the 45-year-old actor advised TooFab solely. “I do know that there is executives behind the film, however I am not sure if it is going to recover from the end line. I definitely hope it does.”
It has been virtually 18 years for the reason that cult basic movie was launched, with the opportunity of a sequel for making headlines in March 2024 after a panel at Epic Cons Chicago.
On the time, Metcalfe — who performed the titular position — reunited with costars Arielle Kebbel and Sophia Bush and shared the information that it was within the works.
Now, Metcalfe has formally learn the script.
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“John Tucker is the women basketball coach and he has a daughter,” he advised TooFab, earlier than including who has put their hand as much as return for the sequel.
“I’ve talked to Sophia about it. She’s positively in, Arielle’s type of heading up the manufacturing of the film and has sort of helped develop the script,” he continued.
As for Ashanti, Brittany Snow and Penn Badgley, Metcalfe mentioned he has not “actually been in contact with any of the opposite actors.”
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“However I am certain they’re down. I imply, it could be a lot enjoyable,” he added, “Why would not they be?”
Whereas followers could also be excited in regards to the potential followup, Metcalfe is staying real looking in regards to the course of.
“I typically do not get enthusiastic about hypothetical conditions, so when it turns into extra actual, yeah, I am going to positively get excited,” he advised TooFab.
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In July, Snow was a visitor on Badgley’s podcast, Podcrushed the place they mentioned how they’d not heard any plans in regards to the upcoming sequel, regardless of the headlines.
“Penn, I do not know if you happen to’ve had a name, however I’ve gotten no name,” Snow mentioned when requested if the studies of a sequel had been true.
Badgley replied, “Yeah, I’ve had no name, no. I imply, it is perhaps doable just like the superposition quantum physics, like all the things is doubtlessly throughout the realm of, like, perhaps this apple will fall up, I really cannot say with certainty.”
Nonetheless, in August Snow advised Leisure Tonight she could be “down” to affix in on the enjoyable for a second movie.
“I went on Penn Badgley’s podcast not too long ago and we talked about how we did not actually know in regards to the sequel, though Arielle has talked about it a pair instances to me in passing as a result of we’re all nonetheless pals,” Snow mentioned.
“However yeah I’d be completely down, I am not going to say no to one thing like that,” she added, “it was such a life altering and enjoyable expertise however, you understand who is aware of.”
John Tucker Should Die follows John (Metcalfe), a highschool womanizer who dates three women on the similar time: Heather (Ashanti), Beth (Bush) and Carrie (Kebbel). As revenge for him breaking apart with all of them, the women enlist fellow scholar Kate (Snow) to assist carry him down.
