Numanoid

Is Joss Whedon mildly retarded? Geez, that's tough to read.

OldBoy

i'm watching the movie and i still love it as much now as I did when it first came to DVD (sorry, i was not able to add to it theatrically).

i mean it wasn't a total bomb was it? made slightly under total production costs of $39 mil.

it was such a good character study and what action was there was super.

with Joss now garnering high honors for his stellar work on The Avengers any chance a sequel gets greenlit or even a self-funded project gets going ever?

RichC2

I didn't like the movie, didn't like series, and personally don't care either way. (fwiw, I didn't "get" Avengers either.)

That said, fiscally it makes sense to make one, the series is more popular than ever. Especially if it can be done on the cheap (none of the actors have gone on to become big stars, they're all more popular now than they were but none are hugely famous.)

It made $38m worldwide, but they probably doubled that with prints and marketing (lets say $70m made, the studio made probably $27 - $28m in theaters). It likely made its money back by selling rights to premium cable, basic cable, and DVD/Blu-ray sales though, how much is tough to say.

If I were a studio exec, I would throw $35m or so to get another one made, especially now that Whedon is so well known. But I'm not a studio exec, so I wouldn't hold my breath.

Solid Snake

No.

Josh-da-man

The chances of a Serenity sequel are between 0 and .01%.

The movie wasn't a total bomb, it probably broke about even, but that isn't enough to justify a sequel in the eyes of the bean-counters.

dan30oly

No.

No one watched the show when it was on.

Hardly anyone watched the movie.

I was bored with it after just the first 10 minutes and never attempted another go at it.

Lifes just too short for mediocrity.

No one can explain Nathan Fillions career and how he got one.

No.

Solid Snake

What do you mean you didn't "get" The Avengers? Seems rather upfront about itself and how one immediately perceives the point of its existence.

Arpeggi

No. Why would anyone want a sequel to a shit film based on a shit series created by a shit writer?

My Other Self

I interpreted it as he didn't understand why the movie received such critical acclaim and praise upon its release.

We'll never see Serenity 2. I think it's a miracle you got an extenuation of Firefly at all.

B5Erik

Serenity was a great movie. I'd love to see a sequel.

If Joss Whedon wants to do one he can probably get it made now that he's written and directed one of the biggest hits of the last 20 years. He would have to push for it, though, and be willing to keep the budget around $40 million.

I'd put the chances of a sequel getting made at about 10%. It probably won't happen, but you never know.

fitprod

Yes, for all intents and purposes, it was a complete bomb. As you noted it didn't even break even with it's international box office included. (Budget was $39 million + P&A)

I don't see any way in hell that Serenity gets a sequel.

fitprod

Roybq

Saw Joss and Nathan last week at Comic-Con and this question was brought up. It's a definite no. Joss has too much on his plate right now, and Nathan doesn't like to use up much of his non-Castle time for anything other than cameos.

Alan Turdyk was also there and he seemed generally interested in doing a sequel. Nathan told him that they needed to have a talk about something he may not have been aware about.

Matthew Chmiel

There were rumors after the DVD release based upon the sales figures that Universal was looking at doing a possible direct-to-video sequel if the budget could be kept under $20 million.

Based upon the now, I don't see a sequel happening. Whedon might have a lot of power in Hollywood based upon his success in the Marvel universe, but this is a bigger gamble now than it would've been in 2006 following up Serenity. A sequel to a failed film made ten years after the fact that was originally a failed television show? Doubt it.

fitprod

Could you see Turdyk's and Fillon's tongues protruding through their cheeks?

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Michael Corvin

DeputyDave

I came to this thread because I wanted to see the usual Firefly/Whedon hate and I see it is in good form.

The answer is "no" unfortunately. Serenity was a very good (not great in my opinion) surprise closure to a fantastic series.

But then Netflix brought back Arrested Development so... hope springs eternal.

RichC2

As someone else said it's more in regards to its reception. I get the appeal of having all the Marvel characters together, don't get why people were so pleased with what was delivered.

OldBoy

yeah, after completing the movie last night, i am pretty sure we won't get a sequel. with such a tidy bow and popular characters being killed off, i am thinking less and less likely for this to happen.

too bad as i loved this one and never liked the show or at least couldn't get into it.

Solid Snake

That's what I was aiming at. Made the impossible possible, blah blah blah.

RocShemp

The first one bombed but a sequel could work if made cheap and on the appeal of Whedon's success with The Avengers. However, can Fillion even fit into his costume anymore?

DeputyDave

Shatner made a good faith effort in his movies.

Spottedfeather

If it was a show that mattered, they probably would have made another one by now.

Michael Corvin

Whedon and Nolan seem to bring out the trolls. It'd be nice if someone would actually regulate the threadcrappers. It's the kinda shit that suffocated the music forum to the point of being no more active than BookTalk.

RocShemp

Touché.

In any case, this non-Whedon fan would love another movie in the Firefly universe.

Orbi-Wan Techno

Pretty sure Whedon and most of the rest of the cast have shot the possibility down on multiple occasions. Pretty much lightning in a bottle at this point.