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[More_Badass]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sicario-sequel-lands-director-898897

Italian helmer Stefano Sollima is in talks with Lionsgate to direct the sequel to Sicario. The film will be called Soldado, the Spanish word for soldier, and will center on Benicio Del Toro's character.

James Brolin will be back as a CIA agent who plays both sides of the fence in the American war on drugs. Emily Blunt, who starred in the first film as a righteous FBI agent, will not return.

Sollima directed the Gomorra miniseries, among other crime thrillers

 

[wenis]

Hmmm. Not a bad choice. I did enjoy All Cops Are Bastards.

 

[Sinatar]

Not sure how interested I am in this without Villenueve.

 

[RustyNails]

YES.

Sicario is seriously amazing. Del Toro's character walked on a higher path.

 

[phazedplasma]

But will Deakins be back?

 

[Blader]

The thing I'm most impressed by is that they didn't just call it Sicario 2.


oh shit, the director is the son of Sergio Sollima! Maybe the most underrated Italian director.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Del Toro was the stand out in Sicario, an entire move focused on him is fantastic news.

Hopefully it won't be a prequel type movie either, I want to see him after the events of Sicario.

 

[Prompto]

But will Deakins be back?

I'm guessing he'll be too busy working on the Blade Runner sequel

 

[NumberTwo]

Can't wait. Also was kind of hoping they would go with a different title all together, something relating to the actual themes of the sequel. Glad they didn't go with 'Sicario II: Subtitle."

 

[More_Badass]

I think the most interesting thing is that they wanted Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin) to direct

 

[massoluk]

Sicario is like the most kickass and most misleading best film of the year.

Going in expecting Emily Blunt kicking ass
Coming out seeing Emily Blunt sidelined, getting her ass kicked, and Del Toro be the asskicker.

 

[El Daniel]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sicario-sequel-lands-director-898897



Sollima directed the Gomorra miniseries, among othe crime thrillers

Gomorra series is amazing. Too bad he won't be back for S3 but atleast now I know the reason. Everybody should check out his work.

 

[The Silver]

Big Boss is back

 

[wenis]

I think the most interesting thing is that they wanted Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin) to direct

Don't know if the world would be ready for that. Might be toooo bleak.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Interesting.

One last mission, huh?

 

[Carbonox]

In for Del Toro.

 

[Amagon]

Don't know if the world would be ready for that. Might be toooo bleak.

I'll kill to see him directing it though. It'll be fucking amazing.

 

[RustyNails]

Sicario is like the most kickass and most misleading best film of the year.

Going in expecting Emily Blunt kicking ass
Coming out seeing Emily Blunt sidelined, getting her ass kicked, and Del Toro be the asskicker.

Blunt was awesome. But then she finds out her world is tiny and these ghost dudes operated on a whole different orbit and she is a freaking nobody.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

The Bourne section was the worst part though. Felt like a completely different movie.

 

[Sickboy007]

Holy fuck Sollima! That's awesome, I hope Emily Blunt is also in the movie.

 

[RustyNails]

The Bourne section was the worst part though. Felt like a completely different movie.

You mean the best part.

Del Toro's character was waiting for that moment for YEARS. He had enough time to prepare and work out the dude's mansion and everything else in between. It was personal for him. No stone was left unturned and it showed.

 

[obin_gam]

Why focus on him? His arc was done and complete in Sicario.

 

[Aurongel]

Sicario is like the most kickass and most misleading best film of the year.

Going in expecting Emily Blunt kicking ass
Coming out seeing Emily Blunt sidelined, getting her ass kicked, and Del Toro be the asskicker.

Agreed, he really kicked those

Spoiler

kids asses when he shot them in the face!

 

[Prompto]

Holy fuck Sollima! That's awesome, I hope Emily Blunt is also in the movie.

It's mentioned in the article that she's not returning

 

[Foggy]

GIVE IT TO ME

 

[Just_myles]

hm.... I don't like the idea. I felt Sicario was more like a one-shot deal.

 

[Sickboy007]

It's mentioned in the article that she's not returning

I should have read it, that's too bad. On the other hand, if the whole movie takes place in Central America her character would be quite out of place.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Agreed, he really kicked those

Spoiler

kids asses when he shot them in the face!

He doesn't give a fuck bruh it's super badass!

 

[Zaph]

Look forward to it, but I hope they don't feel the need to film what happened to his daughter. Just hearing about it was bad enough.

 

[thegoosen]

Why focus on him? His arc was done and complete in Sicario.

Yup, following Blunt's character further, would have been a lot more interesting.

 

[Extra Sauce]

YES.

Sicario is seriously amazing. Del Toro's character walked on a higher path.

Doesn't get higher than murdering children.

 

[Javier23]

This is a movie I didn't need a sequel for. I'm mildly curious though.

 

[Ricky_R]

Poor Emily. Del Toro's character was the most interesting though, so I'm down.

 

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

I think the most interesting thing is that they wanted Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Blue Ruin) to direct

I'm pretty excited for the movie still, but oh my word this would've been amazing

 

[kurahador]

Yes!! The Big Boss movie we deserved.

 

[Litan]

This is a movie I didn't need a sequel for. I'm mildly curious though.

hm.... I don't like the idea. I felt Sicario was more like a one-shot deal.

This is pretty much how I feel.

 

[metsallica]

Didn't need a sequel, will still go see sequel.

 

[Falchion]

Love it! His character was so good!

 

[kirblar]

Very happy that Blunt's character isn't getting shoehorned in after the first movie's events.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

Can we see Punisher get his ass beat again?

 

[MMarston]

Yup, following Blunt's character further, would have been a lot more interesting.

No

This is a place of wolves now

 

[Dabanton]

I think Del Toro worked more as a mysterious background character who was obviously a badass.

A whole film focused on just him? I'm hoping to be surprised.

 

[Schrade]

I avoided Sicario just because Benicio was in it. I have disliked him in just about everything I've seen him in.

I eventually saw it and it was such a surprise how awesome he was in in the movie. I really loved Emily Blunt, too.

I would have wanted some more Emily in a sequel but Benicio's character was pretty interesting so I'll still watch.

 

[Zantetsuken]

Should have called it The Land of Wolves. Either way I'm excited for this and the John Eick sequel. Now if we could get a Dredd sequel my life will be complete.

 

[radios shipping overview]

Wouldn't a movie about Del Toro's awesome badass adventures be contrary to the point of Sicario? We're not supposed to feel sympathetic with him. We're supposed to feel that he's the knife-point of the entire overwhelming US governmental/military apparatus, which makes Emily Blunt's character (i.e. the common person) feel exploited and powerless. We're supposed to feel disgusted with his actions and terrified at the power and worldview that he represents. He kills innocents, children, without remorse, and he does it in the name of power and revenge.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I'll watch it and I'll love it but fellow colombians are gonna have a tantrum that outside of Sofia Vergara the image of Colombia=drugs won't die in the media.

Again I give zero fucks, loved sicario.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Metal Gear Sicario 2:
Tactical Soldado Action.

 

[RustyNails]

Doesn't get higher than murdering children.

Of course. Higher path = not necessarily good path. Denzel in Training Day says the same to Hoyt. The higher path is not complicated by humans and their morals and such. He also rapes that dude in prison. I would love to see his world more.

 

[Vandiger]

But will Deakins be back?

My thoughts exactly.

 

[More_Badass]

Wouldn't a movie about Del Toro's awesome badass adventures be contrary to the point of Sicario? We're not supposed to feel sympathetic with him. We're supposed to feel that he's the knife-point of the entire overwhelming US governmental/military apparatus, which makes Emily Blunt's character (i.e. the common person) feel exploited and powerless. We're supposed to feel disgusted with his actions and terrified at the power and worldview that he represents. He kills innocents, children, without remorse, and he does it in the name of power and revenge.

Being a protagonist doesn't mean he can't also be a villain.