Jan De Bont surfs 'Point Break' sequel

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‘Point Break’ Sequel Moves Forward With De Bont - Are You As Shell-Shocked As We Are?
Published 5/13/2008 by Josh Horowitz at MTV Movies Blog
... I don’t know why these crazy sequels surprise me anymore but well, I’m kind of shocked. They’re really going ahead with a “Point Break” sequel. That’s right, and what’s the big news today is that this won’t be one of those straight-to-DVD knock-offs. Nope, an actual one-time kinda sorta respected director is attached to this one…Jan de Bont. The original “Point Break” writer is scripting. And Keanu Reeves just told his agent to tell the studio he’s on holiday. ...

Gargantuanly Important News From Cannes: There's A POINT BREAK Sequel On The Way!!
Published 5/13/2008 by Merrick at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
... turned not-so-great film maker (the pretty cool SPEED, the pretty dumb TWISTER) - is set to direct the long-rumored sequel to Kathryn Bigelow's 1991 action slick fest POINT BREAK. The new film will take place 20 years after the disappearance of one of the criminal surfers (Patrick Swayze). Both the original and sequel are written by W. Peter Iliff. Plot details and possible character reprises have not been disclosed, but the film will shoot in Singapore and Southeast Asia. ...says THIS ARTICLE in Hollywood Reporter. A Swayze return seems unlikely for health reasons...God ...

Jan de Bont to Direct "Point Break: Indo"
Published 5/14/2008 at FilmWad
... If you're concerned that the quality of the sequel will suffer because it isn't under the care of director Kathryn Bigelow, you'll rest easy knowing that screenwriter W. Peter Iliff is back to finish what he started over seventeen years ago. Plot details and casting decisions are being kept tightly under wraps, but The Hollywood Reporter says that the sequel will start up 20 years after the disappearance of the criminal surfer played by ...

Nicolas Cage Is a ‘Bad Lieutenant,’ Too
Published 5/14/2008 at Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
... Point Break, Too: Speaking of ridiculous updates of early-nineties stories, Jan De Bont will direct the sequel to 1991's Point Break, Point Break: Indo. We can only hope that the sequel offers the same thoughtful critique of the Bush administration that the first film did of Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. [HR] ...

Now Point Break gets a sequel
Published 5/14/2008 at Filmstalker
PointBreak.jpg Pointless sequel time again. This time it is Point Break getting the second film treatment. Honestly, leave well enough alone! Jan De Bont is to direct the sequel, lucky him. The sequel is to be called Point Break: Indo, says The Hollywood Reporter . The ...

Breaking News About “Point Break 2″
Published 5/14/2008 by Rick at TunaFlix
... An announcement was made at Cannes yesterday that Jan de Bont (aka the director of Speed 1 and 2) would be helming the film, titled Point Break: Indo. Original writer W. Peter Iliff is back to write the sequel, which means we can look forward to more of that Oscar-caliber dialogue. ...

'Point Break 2' and other unnecessary sequels and remakes
Published 5/14/2008 by Gary Susman at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... Is today Superfluous Day? From the Dept. of Sequels and Remakes No One Asked For, we have trade reports today of follow-ups to Point Break (presumably, sans Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, pictured) and ...

Point Break Sequel On The Way
Published 5/15/2008 at Movie Blog
Point Break Sequel On The Way Point Break 2 According to The Hollywood Reporter , a sequel to “Point Break” is in the works. RGM Entertainment and Essential Entertainment will exec produce “Point Break: Indo,” the follow-up to director Kathryn Bigelow’s original, which starred ...

Will Point Break 2 Be 100% Pure Adrenaline? If Not, What Percent Pure Adrenaline Will It Be?
Published 5/15/2008 by Alex Blagg at Best Week Ever
When I heard they were making a sequel to 80's cop-and-robber surfing classic Point Break, my first reaction was suspicion and misgiving. I mean, the plot and cast details were sketchy at best: no mention of Keanu Reeves, no mention of The Swayze (or for that matter, what the f*ck ever happened to Bodhi), no mention of Busey. I mean come on, are we gonna get Gary f*cking Busey or not? All I knew was it's called Point Break: Indo and is set somewhere in Asia. Luckily our ...

Yet Another Sequel
Published 5/15/2008 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
... A follow-up to the Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze classic Point Break is in the works. ...

Point Break Sequel On Way – Asia Based ‘Point Break: Indo’
Published 5/16/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... According to The Hollywood Reporter, Point Break: Indo will be an Asia-based movie directed by Jan De Bont, best known for Speed. Set in the present day, it’ll pick up the story 20 years after the original ended, when Swayze’s character disappeared. ...