According to Sollima, the original's protagonist Kate Macer - played with steely reserve by Emily Blunt - was never intended to be a part of the storyIine ("No, no no," he responds when asked if she'll cameo), but he does suggest we could possibly see the character rear her head again in a mooted third Sicario outing.
"The idea is to make three anthology movies with some of the core actors and in the same world," he reveals, adding: "The reason that I love [Soldado] is because it's not exactly a sequel; it's something you can catch and enjoy even if you haven't watched the first one."
