Soldado Writer Says Film Will Make Sicario ‘Look Like a Comedy’

Sicario: Day Of The Soldado

Sicarioscreenwriter Taylor Sheridan says that the script forSoldadomakes the first movie look like a comedy . Sicario , which was helm by acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve ( Prisoners ) , did n’t break corner office records when it turn in 2015 , but its haunting mental representation of the United States ' War on Drugs , coupled with expert carrying out by the main form – Emily Blunt ( Kate Mercer ) , Benicio del Toro ( Alejandro Gillick ) , and Josh Brolin ( Matt Graver ) – were convincing enough for the studio to commission a subsequence , titledSoldado .

Although some of the main shape penis – namely del Toro and Brolin – are return for the second installment , most of the work party has been changed . Villeneuve wo n’t return to the director ’s chair for the sequel , though it ’s been report that he ’s remained involved with the story . Instead , Soldadowill bedirected by Italian filmmaker Stefano Sollima(which marks the conductor ’s first American production ) , with Dariusz Wolski replacing Roger Deakins as cinematographer and Hildur Guðnadóttir replacing Jóhann Jóhannsson as the film ’s composer . However , Sheridan has stayed on as the screenwriter , and he ’s now revealed an interesting tidbit about the story .

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Sheridan , who was nominated for an Academy Award for last year’sHell or High Water , recently toldColliderthat the script forSoldadomakesSicarioappear tame by comparison , which is something that people may not have expected considering the sheer brutality of the first film .

" When I enjoin [ the studio ] I would write [ the sequel ] , they inquire for the traditional studio apartment call and the outline and all that , and I said , ' No , no , no , cat . The first one was original . I ’m just going to go aside and I ’m going to add up back with it and there you go . ' And they trust me to do that , and then read it and were like , ' Ah , s – t. We ’re in a pot of difficulty . ' It makes the first one spirit like a comedy . Yeah , I ’m not the guy to ask to compose a sequel . "

Soldado(which imply " Soldier " in Spanish , whereasSicariomeans " Hitman " ) had gone into production of late last twelvemonth , with several newcomers having join the cast earlier this year . However , Sony Pictures , who take on over dispersion following Black Label Media ’s falling out with Lionsgate , has yet to set a release escort .