During an interview with Nerdist, Sam Rockwell has revealed that Amazon was developing a sequel to the cult sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest, only for the plans to fall apart following the passing of Alan Rickman in February.
“They were going to do a sequel on Amazon,” states Rockwell, who starred alongside Rickman, Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver in the 1999 film. “We were ready to sign up, and [then] Alan Rickman passed away and Tim Allen wasn’t available – he has a show – and everybody’s schedule was all weird. It was going to shoot, like, right now. And how do you fill that void of Alan Rickman? That’s a hard void to fill.”
A parody of TV shows such as Star Trek, Galaxy Quest followed the cast of a once popular sci-fi series who get caught up in their own intergalactic adventure. It was only a moderate success upon release, but quickly built a cult following.
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Originally published April 8, 2016. Updated November 13, 2019.
