Ryan Reynolds’s Free Guy won the hearts of its audience with its unique and intriguing plot. The movie follows, Guy, a Non-Playable Character in a bloodthirsty, open-world video game. Following a few incidents, Guy starts to become aware of the world around him and the fact that he is a character in a video game. With this, he decides to become the hero of his own story and no longer be the side character, resulting in him having to save the day before it’s too late.
The movie gathered quite a lot of success with its release and was adored by fans of the genre. It made a total of $331 million worldwide. So it is natural to wonder if a second part of the movie is to follow.
Is Ryan Reynolds’s Free Guy Getting a Sequel?
Shawn Levy has quite a lot of projects that are currently in the works, from Deadpool 3 bringing back Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, to him directing the final season of Stranger Things. He has also recently released the latest film in the Night at the Museum franchise called Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again. So it was to everyone’s surprise that Levy teased a potential sequel to his 2021 movie, Free Guy.
“It’s still in development. I don’t know if it’s in the cards, but it is very much still in development. It’s something that Disney and Fox want badly.” Levy said.
During a recent interview with Collider, Levy talked about the possible sequel, saying that it is not just he and Ryan Reynolds who is pushing for a sequel, but the studio behind the film also wants the film to happen. Though the project is still in development and is not being rushed due to his reservations about sequels.
Why Is Shawn Levy Not Rushing to Make Free Guy 2?
Shawn Levy went on to explain why his 2011 movie, Real Steel did not get a sequel and why he is being cautious about making a sequel for Free Guy. He stated that he does not like to make sequels until and unless there is a requirement for them. He also said that he did not go forward with a sequel for Real Steel because he did not believe that it would do as well as the original.
“I’m holding Free Guy to that same standard. We are still hearing ideas, developing ideas, and expounding on ideas. But I would say that in the time that’s passed since Free Guy came out, the love for that movie has become more and more clear to Ryan and me, anecdotally, on sidewalks, and in the press. So we’re not going to mess with a good thing unless we can make a great thing.” He stated.
He went on to say that they are currently weighing all their options in terms of where the story should go in Free Guy 2. He also added that he is quite happy with the success that Free Guy has gathered ever since its release and would not want to mess with that until and unless they can outdo the original movie.
Source: Collider
