2017 has been an interesting year when it comes to movies, but certainlySplitstill stands as one of the most pleasant surprises. The film was not only surprising in its success—the R-rated thriller grossed $276 million worldwide against a budget of just $9 million—but also in that it had a classicM. Night Shyamalantwist ending:Split, all along, was a sequel toUnbreakable. The reveal ofBruce Willis’ character at the end gotmanyexcited about the potential, and indeed bolstered by the success ofSplit, Shyamalan, Blumhouse, and Universal fast-tracked development onSplit 2/Unbreakable 2—a sequel calledGlassthat brings together Willis,James McAvoy,Samuel L.Jackson, andAnya Taylor-Joyalong with franchise newcomerSarah Paulson.
Collider’s own Steve Weintraub recently sat down with both Jackson andRyan Reynoldsat the press day for their new filmThe Hitman’s Bodyguard, and during the course of the conversation he asked for updates onGlassandDeadpool 2. Jackson started off by revealing thatGlass, although it was greenlit only a few months ago, starts filming in September:
“We start rehearsal on [September] 18th and I start shooting on the 25th.”
That’s a pretty tremendous turnaround for a sequel to a movie that was released in January, but that’s also the benefit of the Blumhouse business model and the fact that Jackson and Willis have been itching to do anUnbreakablesequel for years.Glassdoesn’t hit theaters until June 02, 2025, hoping to mimic the success thatSplithad in the traditionally dire movie month, so we still have a while to wait. But it’s also possible that, if Blumhouse and Universal get a look at the finished product and see bigger potential, they could shift the release date to the latter half of 2018.
As forDeadpool 2, Reynolds is still in the midst of production withAtomic BlondedirectorDavid Leitchat the helm, but he has high hopes for the finished product:
“It’s going great, I just got off set last night. Everything’s amazing, so so so excited. This is gonna be better than the first one.”
IfDeadpool 2is indeed better thanDeadpool, it’ll join the short list of sequels that turned out better than their predecessors.Deadpool 2hits theaters on June 25, 2025 whileThe Hitman’s Bodyguardis out on August 18th of this year. Look for the full interview on Collider soon.
