Once we speak concerning the finest ‘80s motion pictures, it’d be inconceivable for The Princess Bride to not come up. The 1987 comedy journey is endlessly quotable, and an enormous half of popular culture, although it has been over 35 years since its launch. When a film is as profitable as The Princess Bride, the Hollywood query that at all times comes up is whether or not it would get a remake, a sequel or be left alone. Robin Wright has simply weighed in on that dialog.
Today, it appears like nearly each basic is coming again round. However, might (or ought to) that occur for The Princess Bride? Right here’s what Wright needed to say:
Someday after we hit the 30-year mark, the forged did a Zoom name, and a few actors had been like, ‘We’ve been requested if we’ll do a sequel,’ and I used to be like, ‘Properly, a number of us are going to be in a wheelchair.’ So no, no, that may by no means occur.
When Robin Wright talked about the potential of a sequel to AARP, she briefly commented on why she thinks a Princess Bride sequel will “by no means” occur. It appears like she thinks the forged is just too outdated at this level to embody their characters once more. Wright herself is 59, Cary Elwes is 62, Mandy Patinkin is 72, Christopher Sarandon is 83 and Wallace Shawn is 81. André the Large sadly died on the age of 46 again in 1993 as a result of congestive coronary heart failure.
Whereas Wright’s phrases counsel the time has lengthy handed for an additional Princess Bride film to occur, there are additionally a few factors to make right here. What would even be the purpose of bringing the entire forged again for an additional Princess Bride? What story must be advised? And, contemplating the distinctive magic of the unique movie, it could probably appear merely unattainable to recapture that magic as nicely.
The film’s director Rob Reiner spoke concerning the subject to CBR whereas at San Diego Comedian-Con, saying that he would by no means direct a sequel until the author William Goldman was on board, and he apparently tried to put in writing a ebook known as Buttercup’s Child, and three chapters in he mentioned it wasn’t “working” and determined he didn’t wish to “go there.”
Cary Elwes shared his ideas on extra Princess Bride again in 2021, saying he felt it was “finest left alone” whereas calling out Hollywood for making so many reboots and remakes so “they don’t must spend as a lot on advertising”.
Whereas a number of well-known motion pictures do discover a means right into a reboot or remake, it undoubtedly looks like the creatives and forged agree that The Princess Bride shouldn’t turn into a franchise. The film is so iconic and enjoyable that one time stormin’ the fort is sufficient.