Serenity Actors Hope for Trilogy

[nerd4hire]

No idea how old this is. Got it from google news alerts, but I see it appears to be borrowed from Hollywoodnews.com. I'm pretty sure I've heard the whole possibility of a trilogy or series thing discussed before, but I don't remember this particular article, so thought I'd post it, cause it's intereresting.

More than one Serenity




The good folks at IESB caught up with some of the cast of "Serenity", and tried to get some goodies out of them. Of course, the stars had to stay mum on the plot and any other details that might spoil the movie, but all of them were quite keen to reveal Universal's plans for more than one Feature, should the "Firefly" adaptation become a big hit.

"Universal likes 'Firefly' as a movie. There WILL be more than just one. So there will be instalments", said actor Alan Tudyk, when asked if the property might come back on the small screen.

Co-star Summer Glau, who plays psychic River in the show and movie, went even further, suggesting plans for a trilogy.

"We are counting on it," said an excited Glau. "We all believe it's going to happen, if everything goes as we expect it to, to make 3."

The actors also admitted their disappointment over the change in release date, which pushes the movie from June to September 2005. According to them, though, even director Joss Whedon, the mastermind behind "Firefly", prefers the new date.

"There were some concerns about facing 'Star Wars'", said Tudyk. "So they want us to have our own place."

Anthony Langlois


http://www.elitestv.com/pub/2004/Dec/EEN41bdc533aa90c.html

 

[Emma Caulfield]

I would like to see if trilogy if the first film goes well. I love Firefly and I'm really looking forward to Serenity. It's a shame we have to wait so long for hte film to come out, even though, as I've heard it's all finished, but the move was probberly the right decision!

 

[WatcherWes]

Everyone should have a dream

 

[nerd4hire]

Here's some more trilogy talk; this time from Nathan Fillion.

Serenity Just the First

The Firefly crew are signed up for three movies.


December 13, 2004 - Despite a release that was rescheduled from April to September, things are looking good for Firefly. Series creator Joss Whedon and the film's backers are hoping to make spin-off movie Serenity the first part of a trilogy, as Nathan Fillion (Capt. Malcolm Reynolds) confirmed to About.com in a recent interview.

"If this first movie does well, we're all roped into a

trilogy," said Fillion. "We all signed for a trilogy so if this first one does well, we're going to do two more."

Fillion also expressed hope that a successfull film or three could lead to another television series "“ a sentiment all fans can approve of.

Fillion, who also worked with Whedon in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has nothing but praise for the director's work on Serenity. "Joss is a brilliant man. He's one of those guys that is so very, very clever, he can leave you in the dust intellectually. But he's one of those guys that keeps his feet on the ground and doesn't ever make you feel stupid. He's far more intelligent than I. How he does it? I don't know. If I could kill him and take that talent I would."

Nine months seems like an eternity to wait considering all the questions Whedon's intriguing series left unanswered, but seeing the crew of the Firefly return for two hours of movie time should be worth it. I highly encourage readers to check out the Firefly DVD set if they haven't already. Even if you've seen it on TV, the DVD set included episodes that never aired.

-- Paul Davidson

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/572/572919p1.html