Back in 2015, Warner Bros. released their theatrical remake of the hit 1960s TV seriesThe Man From U.N.C.L.E., which starredHenry CavillandArmie HammerasNapoleon Soloand Illya Kuryakin, respectively. The film wasn’t exactly a box office sensation, taking in just $44.5 million domestically and $109.8 million worldwide from a $75 million budget, although the critics did seem to enoy it, with the film scoring a decent 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. While it wasn’t a huge hit financially, it seems that a sequel is being worked on, according toArmie Hammer.
While promoting his new action-thrillerFree Fire, which hits theaters next weekend,Armie Hammerspoke to/Film, when he was asked about the possibility of a sequel forThe Man From U.N.C.L.E.. As it turns out, the actor recently spoke withLionel Wigram, who producedThe Man From U.N.C.L.E.and co-wrote the screenplay with directorGuy Ritchie, and who is now working on a sequel script. Here’s what the actor had to say about this follow-up below.
“I calledLionel Wigram, the producer of the movie, and he andGuyproduced it and wrote it all together. I was like, ‘Dude, what’s the deal? I get asked about this shit all the time. Can you just write a sequel?’ He was like, ‘You know what? Yeah, f*** it, I’ll do it. Sure, I’ll write a sequel.’ I was like, ‘If you write one, I’m sure we can get one made,’ so who knows? Today is the first day I’ve actually told anyone that story. I only told one other person who asked. Apparently, the sequel is being written right now. No pressure, Lionel!”
The 2015 remakeThe Man From U.N.C.L.E.offered a fresh take on the hugely popular 1960s television series,The Man from U.N.C.L.E.is set against the backdrop of the early 1960s, at the height of theCold War,The Man from U.N.C.L.E.centers on CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer). Forced to put aside longstanding hostilities, the two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe.
It remains to be seen ifArmie Hammerwill be joined byHenry Cavillor any of the other original co-stars such asAlicia Vikander,Elizabeth Debicki,Luca Calvani,Sylvester Groth,Hugh GrantandJared Harris. It also remains unclear ifGuy Ritchiewill return to direct this sequel toThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.or if the studio will search for another director. Hopefully we’ll find out more onceLionel Wigramcompletes the sequel script.
