Crank 2 Info
Ok, as some of you may remember, WAY back in April we had Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor on the Uncut LIVE show (which is on tonight by the way at 6pm EST), where they revealed for the first time that there was indeed going to be a Crank 2. They also said that it was going to be a sequel, not a prequel.
The folks over at Empire have picked up on that while talking to the two directors and got them to spill a little bit more on the upcoming film they’re set to start shooting next year:
“Crank 2 will pick up exactly where Crank one ends,” says Taylor. “It’s a true sequel. Jason Statham will return. It’s not a prequel, it’s not his brother, it’s not a dream sequence. He will [scrape himself off the floor]”.
“We’re finding that a lot of people were thinking, ‘Oh, Crank 2 can’t be done’,” adds Neveldine. “But we came up with an idea, we wrote the script, and after the studio read it they couldn’t believe that we pulled it off. And of course, the best test was giving it to Jason and Jason turned down every other project so he could do this, start this in the spring of next year. He was so excited, he couldn’t believe it”
Well that all sounds good! I’m actually a really big fan of the first Crank film and I personally just love the approach these two guys take to making movies (Their newest film that they wrote and produced is Pathology which comes out in November).
But still… I mean come on…. the dude fell like 10,000 feet from a helicopter, smashed through a car, bounced off and hit the pavement! How the HELL are they going to explain him not just being one big puddle???? I think I’ll buy them like 8 beers when I see them in November and ask them. That’s going to be a hard one for me to accept.
17 Comments, Comment or Ping
Mozzerino
Who cares how he survives?
It’s not like realism matters in a movie like Crank anyway.
He’s just so badass that he survives. Period.
I don’t need some rational explanation.
The power of that awesome Jefferson Starship song that played during his fall saved him. That’s my theory and I’m sticking to it.
Let’s hope they can make a sequel as fun as the first one. It didn’t work with the Transporter. First one great, second one shit.
But CRANK really is as awesome as it is brainless (not like SHOOT’EM UP, which is brainless too, but not actually that awesome).
In ten years, CRANK will be a cult movie and still be watched and loved.
Oct 5th, 2007
hotmale
eh…
It’s like when you say “a sequel can’t be done but we pulled it off!” seems stupid. In other words, you are out of original ideas so you had to go back to another idea and work out some stupid thing to make a sequel be able to happen. Let the first film be the one and only…don’t try to find a loophole or some crap to extend it.
Oct 5th, 2007
Mr Stay Puft
A dissenting opinion - I hated “Crank”. I think Statham needs to start picking better roles.
Oct 5th, 2007
rafa1215
I wonder who will be the bad guys in this movie? I can’t wait to see this.
Oct 5th, 2007
Doug Nagy
That is how I hoped it would start!
Fuck Gravity!
Oct 5th, 2007
Conibear Trapp
He can’t realistically come back. Although, it probably doesn’t matter with a movie like this. I didn’t like Crank anyway. They should let it be and make another Transporter movie. Those were way better than Crank.
Oct 5th, 2007
Stuart
The car pfft broke his fall obviously and he bounced onto a soft piece of tarmac. solved.
Oct 5th, 2007
chris (the real one)
….wow im stunned to hear people actually liked this movie….i thought it was loud, stupid, and horribly edited for my taste…..it was a unique idea, but it was too……stupid….i knew we all have that stupid movie we all love (mine is black belt jones) but come on….cult classic i hope not……this wasnt a good experence for me……they may be cool guys but the movie sucked…..and this sequel sounds even dumber….
Oct 5th, 2007
Mozzerino
real chris:
Would I admire about CRANK is this:
I have rarely seen a movie that sticked to it’s concept so drastically as CRANK. The original idea is: This guy has been injected with shit, he can’t stop because adrenalin is all that keeps him alive and before he kicks the bucket he will make the mofos pay that did this to him.
That’s the story and that’s also exactly how it’s executed.
This movie grabs you by the balls from the first minute, drags you with it and never lets go. Jason Statham was born for this part and apart from all the over-the-top action moments there are some great little humorous touches here and there.
This movie is exactly what it wants to be and that’s why I love it.
Oct 5th, 2007
Mozzerino
Oh man, John you really have to get a “edit”-function for the comments. Every time I post something I find some spelling mistake that makes me look like and illiterate idiot.
What I meant of course in the first line of my previous post is:
WHAT I admire about CRANK is this. Not WOULD.
I really have to learn to check that shit before posting.
Oct 5th, 2007
TheFlyingWorm
Since the writers are so convinced they have a way to bring Statham back, and all the right people love the script, it can’t be all bad. I for one loved the first one. Absolutely. The guy was downing energy drinks like water, that shit was funny. All this humbug shit about whether it’s realistic or cheesy is funny to me. Hate or love the movie, it was entertaining as fucking hell.
Oct 5th, 2007
chris (the real one)
yea a couple of the scenes made me laugh in a good way….. but more of the them made me laugh in a wtf is this shit way,,,,,,come on u gotta admit that sex scene was pretty crappy and i understand the tone but the editing came off as being amatuerish and corny…..just my opinion….oh a statham should’ve been wolverine…..think about it
Oct 5th, 2007
GODFATHER
It’s not a realistic movie (no one could have withstood that much drug injection in a short time - period) so let it be. Just enjoy it for what it is, a fun-frolicking movie, that pushes the envelope with creativity (ok, maybe not far, but still…the scene where he bangs Amy Smart in front of the bus of school girl Asian chicks? Come on!) and the sequel will be just as fun… I can feel it…
Oct 5th, 2007
TheFlyingWorm
Yes, that sex scene was the most ridiculous thing.
Oct 5th, 2007
robbyrob
you have to be freaking kidding me!! i love this flick nice to see that there will be a new one!
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2276113
Oct 7th, 2007
Ash
Maybe its a prequil?
Oct 7th, 2007
Ash
Ok strike that, I just read the bold text, and I didnt before the comment!
Oct 7th, 2007
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