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Wild Hogs 2 - Third movie canceled by Disney this week!!!!

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:06 pm
by dvdjunkie
This from Coming Soon dot net:
Variety reports that Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride is the third high-profile that Disney has scrapped since Rich Ross took over at the studio, joining Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Wedding Banned on the halted list.

The trade says the sequel was targeting a production start next summer, with Walt Becker back as director, and John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy reprising their roles.

Original screenwriter Brad Copeland had written the sequel script, and new writers were in the process of being hired. That ended this week, when word came down that the picture wasn't going to get made.
I am all for this. It's about time Disney gets back to making family-fare again instead of this "if it sticks to the wall for five minutes, we' ll make a sequel" mentality.

This shocks me a bit, because it seems in the past years the Disney studios have had the idea that it it works, drive it into the ground i.e. Air Bud films, National Treasure, manufactured Pop Icons (Selena Lopez, etc.) and anything they think will make a buck.

:D

Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:56 pm
by rs_milo_whatever
First of all dvdjunkie, Selena Gomez is not an icon yet :P and you could have used so many other examples for "manufactured" than the adorable Selena.

Anyway, I am glad they're getting rid of this sequel and that "20,000" remake. I have never heard of the other movie but I'm hoping it was a good idea to cancel it. Now if we could just get rid of Yellow Submarine (I'm hoping it's a rumor).

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:48 pm
by Just Myself
What is "National Secret"?

Anyways, not surprising. The first Wild Hogs was fun, but after the atrocious Old Dogs, it's a good thing they scrapped this idea.

Cheers,
JM :thumb:

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:39 pm
by memnv
I am sure he meant National Treasure and was thinking of of National Treasure 2:Book of Secrets