Guy Pearce Reveals We Were Very Close to an ‘L.A. Confidential’ Sequel
Guy Pearce, known for his role in L.A. Confidential, recently shared how close the movie came to getting a sequel. Released in 1997 and based on James Ellroy’s novel, the crime drama helped launch the international careers of Australian actors Russell Crowe and Pearce.
The film was a major hit, earning nine Academy Award nominations and winning two, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Kim Basinger.
In a chat with Business Insider, Pearce explained that around 2007, director Curtis Hanson told him about a sequel idea he had been discussing with Ellroy. Pearce was eager to return as Detective Ed Exley alongside Crowe, and the entire team seemed on board. But Hanson’s health took a turn, and he passed away in 2016.
The sequel concept wasn’t abandoned entirely, though. Plans emerged to set L.A. Confidential 2 in 1974, 21 years after the original story. The late Chadwick Boseman...
The film was a major hit, earning nine Academy Award nominations and winning two, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Kim Basinger.
In a chat with Business Insider, Pearce explained that around 2007, director Curtis Hanson told him about a sequel idea he had been discussing with Ellroy. Pearce was eager to return as Detective Ed Exley alongside Crowe, and the entire team seemed on board. But Hanson’s health took a turn, and he passed away in 2016.
The sequel concept wasn’t abandoned entirely, though. Plans emerged to set L.A. Confidential 2 in 1974, 21 years after the original story. The late Chadwick Boseman...
- 12/30/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
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