Way back in the 90s, slacker music type guys seemed to be a big thing. There was Wayne's World and Bill and Ted. The latter was one of the surprise hits of 1989 and held a decent reception. Maybe it was the goofy premise of two teenage idiots who travel through time to get Socrates, Joan of Arc, Abe Lincoln, and some other historical figures for their class project. The sequel two years later was a drastic departure and not held in high regard.
Over the years, there has been this request to have a third movie. Back then, it seemed like most movie franchises would have a trilogy, which seemed common unless you were Rocky or some horror movie franchise. There has been confirmation that there will be a new Bill and Ted and the fact that they have both Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter involved says a lot about this project. Whether companies bite on this is another story.
There has been this surge in getting 10 plus year old comedy sequels. You think about it, there's Anchorman 2, Dumb and Dumber To, Super Troopers 2. Beloved originals getting new ones. As far a new plot to Bill and Ted, it's the two trying to be musicians but not making one decent song. At least that's what some of these websites are talking about. With a script helmed by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon, both of whom wrote the first two films, this could be back to being what the first one was. Who knows. I'd like to see this actually get to production before the rumors start of whether or not it will be made.
If there is an audience for this, that will be a huge surprise. Wayne's World still has a huge following after almost 30 years. I'm sure some still have that with Bill and Ted. If it fully comes to fruition, nothing to do than party on and totally rule the world.
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