Point Break is one of those movies that everyone secretly loves, but won’t admit. I mean, how can you go wrong with an undercover surfer cop who joins a group that robs banks wearing masks of former presidents? Well good news, they are making a sequel. Patriot Games scribe Peter Iliff has signed on to write and direct Point Break 2.
The new movie will be set in Southeast Asia and uncover the fate of the surfers’ leader Bodhi (played in the original by Patrick Swayze) who was supposedly (spoiler alert) killed by a giant wave at the end of the first film. The sequel will not feature the return of FBI Special Agent John ‘Johnny’ Utah (who was played by Keanu Reeves in the original), but will instead follow a surfer-turned-SEAL who is on the trail of “a criminal gang.” They hope to cast “a young male action star at the same stage in his career as Keanu (Reeves) was.”
In addition to writing the original 1987 film, Iliff also scripted Prayer of the Rollerboys (a great guilty pleasure in its own right), Patriot Games, Varsity Blues and Under Suspicion. The movie will be filmed for $20 million-$30 million independently. Production will begin later this year, with a release scheduled for Late 2008 (Oscar season, I’m sure).
Point Break was also a big focal point of Edgar Wright’s recent Hot Fuzz. I wonder if that film had anything to do with the thought bubble which gave birth to this sequel. I’m guessing so.
May 16th, 2007 at 7:54 am
Hey, I’ll admit to loving it, although it has been a long while since I last saw it. But the sequel seems like an awful, awful idea. I hate when they change some important plot point of the original film in the sequel (*cough Spider-Man 3 cough*). The ending of Point Break was great as it was.
May 16th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
At first, I was interested, but after reading that Keanu Reeves won’t be back, not to mention that Patrick Swayze is getting on in age (if, indeed, he’s coming back), I think I’m going to give this one a pass and dust off my Point Break DVD.
May 17th, 2007 at 6:20 am
Forget it, the first one was alright back then, and upon rewatching it a few weeks, ago, I kinda regret it. The last 20mins of that film just kinda goes south. Sigh. It’s still a guilty pleasure I admit. But then again, you never know, it may end up being better than the first, what with all the knowledge and stsuff we can do on film these days.
But having said all that, I’d still watch it.
Cheers,
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Point Break was a great movie. Yeah, sequels generally suck…but this is America, where we have to milk the crap out of anything good (or something that will make moolah).
Although the original PB is over 15 years old, I think its aged well. Keanu could and should do PB2, he’s still young looking (thanks to a little plastique surgery, o?). 8
It will give him a chance to say something more than ‘whoa’ or fight endless Matrix-type fights…zzzzzz…or make out with sandra bullock (maybe she’s americas sweetheart, but not mine - whoa!)
But Bringing back going on 50 year old Patrick Swayze and not the original Johnny Utah??????? That’s like making Goldfinger 2 and no James Bond!!!!!
Well, as long as they don’t bring back ‘Tank Girl’ Lori Petty, it should be OK. Cant be any worse than Spiderman 3 or those sure cure for insomnia Star Wars sequels.
July 13th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
well the did make a sequel to fast and the furious which was basically the same movie and that sucked so this probably will too
plus its not over a decade later
October 9th, 2007 at 8:07 am
make the point break 2 now best movie ever
May 15th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
You can’t perfect perfection. Please cancel this movie at once. Don’t ruin its legacy. No K Reeves, no good.
May 16th, 2008 at 9:01 am
patrick swayze is dying, keanu reeves career is dead (anyone see street kings and stay awake??????????)
so this is what we get???????????
leave it alone dude.
unless they don the ex-president masks and have one for barack obama. giant ears and all.
May 16th, 2008 at 11:10 am
POINTLESS BREAK Let it be dont make a sequel fawk studios for ruining what was fine as it was!!! whats next johnny “new york” haaha wtf..
May 16th, 2008 at 11:26 am
wow! my career may be resuscitated!
May 16th, 2008 at 11:27 am
bring me back from the dead johnny!
May 16th, 2008 at 11:28 am
hey, i was never a nazi surf punk!
May 16th, 2008 at 11:30 am
hey, if bodhi gets to come back to life (he survived that wave?!), then i wanna come back too…let’s just say the vultures found me not edible!
May 16th, 2008 at 11:35 am
i’ve been left out…whoa!
May 25th, 2008 at 8:16 am
what a shit idea fuck this movie fuck you all
June 22nd, 2008 at 6:34 am
I think that the first film has such an amzing plot, one of my favourite films of all time… i’d never say that to make a second film would be wrong but i think that a sequal to a film made almost 20 years ago will be a hard one to make.
It’s gunna be one of them ones which will either eb awful or be really good.
Be good to see Keanu Reeves starring just like the original.
Peaceeeee
July 12th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
i was the star not utah……………………get me back point break 2…my surf board is shit.the return