Source Code movie sequel is now in the works. In its exclusive scoop, entertainment website Variety reported that the 2011 science fiction film is now being planned and will no longer have Duncan Jones as its director. Source Code is a French-American film that starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan.
""Source Code 2″ is ramping up development, with Anna Foerster signed on to direct the follow-up to the science fiction thriller, sources confirm.
The Mark Gordon Company and Vendome Pictures are returning to produce, with Vendome again financing the project. "Source Code" screenwriter Ben Ripley is back to write the script for the new installment."
There's not much detail on the Source Code movie sequel. It is also seems likely that Jake Gyllenhaal will not reprise his role.
"No distributor or actor is currently attached to "Source Code 2."
Gordon will produce alongside Vendome's Philippe Rousselet. Michele Wolkoff and Drew Simon will oversee the project for the Mark Gordon Company, with Guy Stodel and Fabrice Gianfermi overseeing for Vendome."
Before landing directing job for the Source Code movie sequel, Anna Foerster is credited for her collaborations with director Roland Emmerich whom she worked with on Independence Day. Foerster also worked in the second unit on the films Alien: Resurrection (1997), Johnson Family Vacation (2004), The Day After Tomorrow (2004).
Source Code was a huge success both in the box office and among crititics. It earned $54 million domestically and $147 million worldwide on an estimated $30 million budget for Summit. In terms of critical reception, the movie received a 92% "Certified Fresh" approval rating from review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes saying "Finding the human story amidst the action, director Duncan Jones and charming Jake Gyllenhaal craft a smart, satisfying sci-fi thriller."
Chicago Sun-Times' Richard Roeper described it as "Confounding, exhilarating, challenging - and the best movie I've seen so far in 2011."
Can the Source Code movie sequel match the success of the first one?
Source Code trailer:
