Overview

• In a Today interview, Stone questioned the need for another installment and offered no indication she would reprise Catherine Tramell.
• Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists and producer Scott Stuber hold the rights, with original writer Joe Eszterhas attached on a $2 million deal that could reach $4 million if the film is made.
• Sources have characterized the project as 'anti-woke,' and Eszterhas has defended his involvement and said he hopes Stone will return.
• Plot, casting, and timeline remain unsettled, though Eszterhas has teased a 'demonic element' and a role for Catherine Tramell.
• The 1992 original grossed about $353 million worldwide and drew protests over LGBTQ portrayals, while the 2006 sequel was a critical and box-office flop.