
SMOKIN ACES 2
Back in January, "Smokin' Aces" director Joe Carnahan
expressed interest in making a prequel involving the
Tremor brothers characters. When the movie flopped
theatrically however, it seemed chances of it were
unlikely.
Yet DVD sales have been stellar, so much so that not
only has the idea resurfaced but it seems to be moving
forward according to the director himself.
"Universal wants to move ahead with a direct-to-video
prequel of 'Smokin' and asked me if I wanted to
Godfather the thing and make sure we did a really cool
story" Caranhan revealed to Slashfilm.
He added "The DVD numbers 'Smokin' Aces' has done are
astounding and they want to strike while the iron is
hot. Whatever reluctance I have is alleviated by the
fact that we can really do this balls out, hardcore
prequel and not be constrained by ratings or any other
puritanical MPAA bullsh*t. That I love."
In the original film, the Neo-Nazi rednecks/assassin
brothers were played by Chris Pine, Kevin Durand and
Maury Sterling.
From Darkhorizons.com