Repo Man 2 within the works with authentic director Alex Cox

Repo Man 2 is within the works, with authentic director Alex Cox returning to helm the sequel and Kiowa Gordon changing Emilio Estevez as Otto.

Per Selection, Alex Cox is able to return to the weird world of automotive repossession and extraterrestrials. The outlet reviews that the director is about to helm Repo Man 2: The Wages of Beer, a long-belated sequel to the 1984 cult traditional.

The unique film starred Emilio Estevez as Otto, a younger punk who’s recruited by a automotive repossession company and finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that’s wished for a $20,000 bounty – and has one thing otherworldly stashed in its trunk. The sequel will decide up “after Otto has boarded his trusty 1967 Chevy Malibu to journey throughout the infinities of time and area. In that point, he has aged precisely 90 minutes.” As Estevez is of course a bit of too previous to reprise the function, Kiowa Gordon has stepped in to play Otto within the sequel.

Gordon is finest recognized for enjoying Embry Name in The Twilight Saga in addition to starring alongside Zahn McClarnon n Darkish Winds. Primarily based on the Leaphorn & Chee novels by Tony Hillerman, Darkish Winds takes place within the Nineteen Seventies Southwest and follows two Navajo cops, Leephorn (McClarnon) and Chee (Gordon). The collection was renewed for a 3rd season final 12 months however isn’t anticipated to premiere till early 2025.

Repo Man 2 is being again by Buffalo 8 Productions, finest recognized for Netflix’s The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes. Along with directing the movie, Cox additionally wrote the script. In line with a press release, the filmmakers intention to “ship an enthralling mixture of punk power, existential comedy, and unconventional storytelling, navigating the absurd and chaotic world of repo males into a brand new age of nuclear brinkmanship and driverless vehicles.” Buffalo 8’s head of manufacturing, Adam Harris Engelhard, added, “Rising up, ‘Repo Man’ was certainly one of my favourite movies, so to get a chance to work on the sequel with everybody concerned is extremely thrilling.” Engelhard may even produce alongside Lorenzo O’Brien, Matthew Helderman, and Luke Taylor.

Repo Man did obtain a sequel within the type of Waldo’s Hawaiian Vacation, a graphic novel based mostly on a script by Cox. He additionally wrote and directed Repo Chick, a non secular sequel launched in 2009.