I must have ESP.
Just two weeks ago I posted an editorial on 2011 being the year with the most sequels (which you should read here, especially as a counterpoint to all that bellyaching about too many sequels), where I specified Dumb and Dumber as a film that won’t get another “bad” sequel because of the poor performance and non-acceptance of Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, the sequel that featured none of the original stars, writers, or directors behind the hysterical original. I used it as an example to say that fans should vote with their wallets against bad sequels, which is really the only way to kill a franchise. Well, the news today brings a gem that fits into my theory: original film directors and co-writers Peter and Bobby Farrelly have revealed that there has been movement on a sequel to the 1994 comedy classic with original stars Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels involved. Hit more for more, readers!
In an interview with Moviehole to promote Hall Pass (you can read Melissa’s review for that film right here!), Bobby Farrelly revealed that he and his brother do have ambitions to make a sequel. Check out the exact quote:
[Dumb and Dumber] has run a bunch of times on TV in the states, and kids will come up and they’ll be able to quote lines from that – lines that I’ve long forgotten. If we could get those two guys back together, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels that might be a worthwhile sequel – and that ball is in motion. We’re starting to think about what those two dimwits would be doing twenty-years later in life, and hopefully we’ll be able to come up with something worthy of a sequel.
The key part is “that ball is in motion,” which I take a bit more literally than not since Bob Farrelly would know if there was progress on the film. I know Carrey isn’t big on sequels (and, come to think of it, Daniels’ only sequel was the prequel to Gettysburg, Gods & Generals) and the Farrellys have never done a sequel, so we’ll just have to cross our fingers extra tight.
What do you want to see Harry and Lloyd up to in the twenty-first century? Let us know your thoughts below!
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