Sicario took the film world by storm in 2015, cementing the careers of the filmmakers behind it – director Denis Villeneuve and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan – and getting high praise for its cast.
Now as Sicario 3 nears, we’ve got confirmation of how much this will feel like the original. Speaking to Collider, producers Molly Smith and Trent Luckinbill hype the third film, highlighting that this will be a family reunion. The original cast, including Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio del Toro, will be back if all things go right.
The pair reveal: “Our idea is to get the cast back together with Benicio, Emily, and Josh, and we’ve got a great story to tell…Benicio, by nature of just working with us most recently, has been probably the closest to it at the moment. But we’re keeping all the talent informed. They’ve stayed close to it. Like Trent said, the strike has just slowed us down a bit on this last draft, but I think everybody is very excited.”
It seems like this reunion is bringing the best from the cast & crew. Adding, “Everyone sort of knows the framework of the story and is very excited to, hopefully, get our shooting draft in order very soon.”
As for most of the upcoming films awaiting production, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have thrown things for a loop. Scheduling will be tricky, especially with busy actors like Blunt, who had production halted.
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