Editorial Staff
While one might assume silence suggests the long-gestating second sequel to ’80s fave “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” is nothing but a pipe dream, co-star Alex Winter is still confident the film will go ahead. In a new interview with Forbes, the actor turned filmmaker says not only is his (slightly more famous) co-star Keanu Reeves definitely onboard to make the movie but they’re hoping to shoot it before the end of the year.
It’s the 25th anniversary of Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey this year and it sounds like the threequel is still going ahead?
AW: It’s looking good. This is Hollywood so I don’t believe it’s happening until it’s coming out on VOD but we’re all working on the film everyday at the moment in terms of the pre-prep type work so it’s an active project. Hopefully we’ll be shooting it shortly.
Are you looking at a start date of end of this year or early next year?
AW: Hopefully the former, possibly the latter.
So you’re on board and Keanu’s also on board?
AW: How the **** would we make it if he wasn’t on board? People always ask if Keanu’s doing it and I’m like, ‘No, I’m making a Bill movie.’ Of course he’s in it. I can’t make a Bill & Ted movie without Keanu.
Have you seen a final script?
AW: Of course! We’ve been working on it for, like, six years. We’re knee deep in the script, it’s been written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon who wrote the first two, they are fantastic writers, and the script is great. We have a script, we have a director, we have a studio – we’re just trying to nail down a start date.
What about co-stars? Is there a wish list?
AW: The short answer is yes. I can’t really go further than that other than to say some people are going to returning from the original by the fact that they’re in it. There will be new people because obviously, sadly, Rufus (George Carlin) isn’t around anymore and they will be interesting actors too.
Dean Parisot (“Galaxy Quest”) is attached to direct the sequel. While MGM is producing the sequel, Winter has mentioned before that they’ve been looking for another shingle to distribute the movie. Seems they might have found one.
