In 2012, Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington teamed up for a commercially successful action/thriller in the form of "Safe House." While the film was met with mixed reviews from critics in its day, it was a sizable financial hit, taking in $208 million at the global box office, including more than $126 million domestically. The film has also remained a staple on cable TV and streaming in the years since its release. Perhaps not surprisingly, Universal Pictures was, at one point, developing a sequel.
The follow-up was originally announced in late 2012 shortly after the film's successful theatrical run. At the time, it was reported that writer David Guggenheim would return to pen the screenplay. Now, here we are more than a decade later and next to nothing has been said officially regarding "Safe House 2." So, is the movie still happening? Would Washington or Reynolds return? We're here to break down everything we know.
The follow-up was originally announced in late 2012 shortly after the film's successful theatrical run. At the time, it was reported that writer David Guggenheim would return to pen the screenplay. Now, here we are more than a decade later and next to nothing has been said officially regarding "Safe House 2." So, is the movie still happening? Would Washington or Reynolds return? We're here to break down everything we know.
- 10/14/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
David Guggenheim, writer of “Safe House” (with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds) and the upcoming “Safe House 2″ (again with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds — wait, what?), has sold another spiffy spec script to Universal for a cool six-figures — this one called “Black Box”. Apparently the script is hot stuff, with all the studios (except for Disney) engaging in one of those famed Hollywood bidding wars for the script. Universal, where Guggenheim got “Safe House” made, came out on top, despite the fact that Warner Bros. had a package with Bradley Cooper already attached. As the name implies, Guggenheim’s latest script concerns the black box, a device on planes that records all activities and becomes invaluable in the event of a crash. The catch? This is the black box on Air Force One — the President of the United States’ personal ride. “Black Box” opens with Air Force One going down over America,...
- 9/13/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Universal has emerged the winner of a big bidding war for the latest spec by David Guggenheim, the Us Weekly editor-turned-hot Hollywood scribe. Scott Stuber's Bluegrass Films and Madhouse Entertainment are attached to produce the thriller, which is titled Black Box. Story: 'Safe House 2' in the Works at Universal (Exclusive) The script went in Wednesday to all the studios and quickly drew bids from every major studio except Disney. The all-day bidding war came down to DreamWorks, Warner Bros. (with Bradley Cooper attached to star and produce via his 22nd & Indiana banner) and Universal (which
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- 9/13/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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