Hugh Jackmanis giving a little more hope to fans eager for aGreatest Showmansequel.The actor appeared on the BBC 2 radio showSteve Wright’s Big Guestson Monday, where he said a treatment for a potential sequel is in the early days of development.“The real answer is ‘could be,’ I’m not sure,” Jackman said of a sequel, according to U.K. outlet theEvening Standard. “I’m being completely honest with you, there is talk of something going around but no one is really sure. But I think someone is working on a treatment for something… I know they are, they’re working on a treatment for something.”“I would like to be a part of it for sure, and I don’t know if it would be centered on my character,” he told Wright.Niko Tavernise/Twentieth Century FoxThe hit 2017 movie musical followed the story of ringmaster P.T. Barnumf (Jackman, 50) as he went above and beyond to put on the most extraordinary show, often at the expense of his personal life. It went on to gross over $435 million worldwide, but Jackman isn’t sure the success will be enough to speed up process on a second movie.“The other thing is, it did take eight years to get it made and that wasn’t all eight years of convincing people. It takes a long time to write stuff,” he shared.The Greatest Showmanalso starred Zac Efron, Zendaya and Michelle Williams.
Hugh Jackmanis giving a little more hope to fans eager for aGreatest Showmansequel.
The actor appeared on the BBC 2 radio showSteve Wright’s Big Guestson Monday, where he said a treatment for a potential sequel is in the early days of development.
“The real answer is ‘could be,’ I’m not sure,” Jackman said of a sequel, according to U.K. outlet theEvening Standard. “I’m being completely honest with you, there is talk of something going around but no one is really sure. But I think someone is working on a treatment for something… I know they are, they’re working on a treatment for something.”
“I would like to be a part of it for sure, and I don’t know if it would be centered on my character,” he told Wright.
Niko Tavernise/Twentieth Century Fox
The hit 2017 movie musical followed the story of ringmaster P.T. Barnumf (Jackman, 50) as he went above and beyond to put on the most extraordinary show, often at the expense of his personal life. It went on to gross over $435 million worldwide, but Jackman isn’t sure the success will be enough to speed up process on a second movie.
“The other thing is, it did take eight years to get it made and that wasn’t all eight years of convincing people. It takes a long time to write stuff,” he shared.
The Greatest Showmanalso starred Zac Efron, Zendaya and Michelle Williams.
source: people.com
