The Word Is Out on ‘Inside Man’ Sequel

Posted by Adam Sweeney (adam@filmschoolrejects.com) on September 9, 2008

Miracle at St. Anna is his latest film getting buzz, now Spike Lee is ready to continue the story of the fan favorite Inside Man. Universal Pictures is in negotiations to have Terry George write the screenplay and Lee to direct the sequel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Russel Gewirtz wrote the original. Inside Man 2 is the working title.

Inside Man was Lee’s biggest box office weekend opener, focusing on the relationship that emerges at a New York bank between a bank robber (Clive Owen) and a hostage negotiator (Denzel Washington). Lee says he imagines a continued relationship between the two main characters, only in a new high-tension situation. Both Washington and Owen have expressed interest in appearing in the sequel.

“I want the script to be even better than Russell’s, and Russell wrote a really good script,” Lee said. While this may seem like a large task, George has some notches on his belt as writer/director of Hotel Rwanda and writer of In the Name of the Father.

Lee has directed some of my favorite movies and it’d be nice to see a sequel that pays attention to storyline instead of box office returns. Plus, maybe Mars Blackmon can make a cameo.

Are you interested in an Inside Man sequel?

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