I’ve just added Crank to my DVD rental queue (which you can see in the new DVD blog by clicking here) as it’s one of the few movies from last year that I still haven’t got round to seeing.
The movie which was pretty much a rip-off from the movie Speed, saw Jason Statham as a hitman who had been poisoned leaving him only with an hour to live but he finds out he can slow the poison by keeping his heart rate over a certain level.
The movie was pretty well received by critics and took in $43.4 million on a budget of just $12 million so although the film wasn’t a huge hit, Crank made more than enough money to warrant a sequel.
Speaking to The Movie Blog, Crank co-writers Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine said this…
“There will be a sequel to Crank yes. Prepare to Crank again,” Taylor told the site. “And you know the ‘is it a sequel or prequel’ question… IT’S A SEQUEL. We’re not selling out and going prequel. We are picking up where the last movie left off.”
Now I haven’t seen the original and if I’m wrong then don’t correct me in the comments section without highlighting the spoiler tag, but surely for a sequel he must have to get poisoned again… which would pretty much ensure we get exactly the same movie again right?
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There’s no way on earth that I can see a sequel being made. Really.
Sorry, I hit Enter too early there. I meant to say considering the how the story plays out. The big idea is that the action keeps getting ramped up until it is wild. So they’re going to have to either start from that high peak, or just recreate the story again.
Mind you I bet these guys have something up their sleeves.
I can see a sequel but it would probably have a different set of characters. I really enjoyed the first one and would be up to seeing a second.
I saw Crank and no, it’s not a rip off of Speed. It had more in Common with the feel of indie films than a Hollywood “high-concept” blockbuster. Think Escape From New York meets Pulp Fiction and you’re in the right neighborhood.
Dont’ sell it short, it’s a good movie. Not great, but not a waste of two hours either.
Oh, and Richard Burton’s right, considering the way the first one ended it’s gonna be a REAL challange to make a second.
Seriously, Escape from New York meets Pulp Fiction?
I have to see this movie now.