2 Guns
An hidden funny book movie adaptation,2 Gunsdidn’t exactly stand out as a high distributor point of the Summer 2013 pic season but it ’s deserving a watch when it hits Blu - electron beam and DVD on November 19th ( it ’s currently uncommitted on Digital HD ) . For my money , it isa serviceable B - movieshoot - pica - up / buddy throwback , with update cultural character reference ( Mexican drug cartels , corrupt government organizations ) , a commendable bromance with Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington , and even a truly memorable scene or two . ( Who wants to play Russian Roulette with Bill Paxton ? )
The Wahlberg / Washington pairing also wrick out well from a studio investment perspective , result in2 Gunsexceeding its $ 61 million budget in footing of U.S. box office returns ; and then , it more than duplicate its cost , once you also forecast in the foreign 144 . Admittedly , those aren’texactlythe form of numbers that can get a sequel green - lit without a moment ’s hesitation , but it ’s enough for director Baltasar Kormákur to have discourse the possible action with Wahlberg ( who also get the film ) .
EWheld an consultation with Kormákur for next week’s2 GunsDVD / Blu - beam of light dismission , during the course of which the director offered the following update on a potential sequel :
" Yeah , [ Mark and I ] talk about it as a possibility , absolutely , but it has n’t got to the level of like , “ rent ’s do it . ” Of course , I would love to , but that ’s a fiscal give-and-take that I have n’t had . Certainly , there could be more to come from [ Wahlberg and Washington ’s theatrical role ] . It ’s a great opportunity to do that and have more fun , but if not , that ’s o.k. . "
Kormákur is currently working to make a January 2014 production starting line day of the month for his next picture show , Everest , an adventure / thriller set around the eponymous mountain that features an telling act roster : Josh Brolin ( Oldboy ) , Jason Clarke ( Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ) , Jake Gyllenhaal ( Prisoners ) and John Hawkes ( Lincoln ) .
Having said there , it could be fun to get up alongside ex - DEA agent Robert ' Bobby ' Trench ( Washington ) and former naval tidings officer Michael ' Stig ' Stigman in a2 Gunssequel , now that the characters have more decently locate into the anti - hero recess ( a pop one now ) , after the first flick . Of course , the business organization is that Wahlberg and Washington may’ve fuck off all the mileage they can handle from their onscreen partnership already ( i.e. this chum twosome might not be strong enough to sustain aLethal weapon system - trend franchise … or even aRush Hour - type sequel , for that thing ) .
In plus , Kormákur want to make a Viking film as his follow-up toEverest . Meanwhile , Washington is reuniting withTraining Daydirector Antoine Fuqua onThe EqualizerTV show adaptation and Wahlberg has a match of projects draw up after he finishes working onTransformers : geezerhood of Extinction(including a more pressing sequel , Ted 2 ) . Hence , by the fourth dimension all three actor are free again , they may’ve lost interest in continue the misadventures of Stig and Bobby .
How about it , readers : do you evenwantto see a2 Gunssequel ( have ’s hope it ’s not called3 Guns ) , or should the first movie be left alone as a one - off ?
2 Gunswill be available on DVD and Blu - irradiation begin November 19th , 2013 .
Source : EW
