HOLLYWOOD – Unnamed sources are reporting that actor Dennis Quaid and director Jim McBride have reteamed to begin planning a sequel to their 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire.
“It’s a darker vision of ‘The Killer’s’ life in the years that follow the first film,” says a producer who has seen early drafts of the as-yet-untitled script.
Like its subject’s life, the end is not yet written. A well-known screenwriter who contributed to an early draft says it’s a matter of timing. “Dennis and Jim have seen the success music biopics like Ray and I Walk the Line have enjoyed. The commonality they’ve noticed is that the subject has recently died.”
As a result, says the screenwriter, the team is allowing the script to gestate slowly. Comparing it to the writing of a New York Times obituary, the sourse says “They’ll have it ready to shoot within hours of Jerry’s eventual death.”
A spokesperson for Mr. Quaid would not comment on these reports.
I liked this movie. I’m interested. What has Quaid done since his awesome performance in Far From Heaven. Well, In Good Company is pretty good. But, “Yours, Mine & Ours” – that’s Steve Martin fluff (sadly).
I read in the QEM that they’re working on a Pete Doherty biopic pending death as well. Not a fan, but should be an interesting flick.