Dances With Wolves Sequel Coming To be directed by Simon Wincer Source: Variety
It's been seventeen years since Dances With Wolves came out and won whole heap o' Oscars, but a sequel to the story of a Civil War lieutenant (Kevin Costner) who abandons his military ways to joins a Sioux tribe is currently in the works. Disappointingly they've not gone with our preferred title, Fandangoes With Llamas, but The Holy Road.
The script has been written by Michael Blake, who wrote not only the screenplay for Wolves but also the two novels on which the films are based. Directing duties will be taken by Simon Wincer, who's had a less than stellar movie career (when we looked him up on the IMDb, the titles The Phantom and Crocodile Dundee In Lose Angeles screamed out at us). But he did direct the well received Spielberg produced mini-series Into The West, so he has form on the western front. Wincer's appointment presumably doesn't give much chance of Kevin Costner reprising his role as Lieutenant Dunbar, as he'd likely want to call the shots behind the camera again – and with good reason, with the Oscars and all.
The Holy Road picks up eleven years after Wolves, with Dunbar now married to Stands With Fist and the white man encroaching further on the lives of the Sioux as they build a railway – the titular Holy Road – across the country.
adambatman82 , how can you make a sequel to a multi oscar winner without the original director/star? Incidentally I am not an internet geek, am just defending my most favorite film from being pulled down by a potentially shoddy sequel. ... Read More
when not even Empire recognizes Simon Wincer as the man who directed one of the best mini series of all time, Lonesome Dove. That starred Robert Duvall in probably the best role of his career and had the rest of the cast turn in stellar performances. I thought this sequel thing was an instant fiasco, but when I saw Wincer's name I became convinced it's in competent hands. ... Read More
why is this film pointless?? im confused by these one word comments. fair enough if you have valid reason (and so far the potential lack of costner is my only worry), but to leave a one word remark reeks of childishness and stereotypical-internet-geek-everythingisrubbish-ness! ... Read More
I loved Dances with Wolves, bought the big video box set exclusive to smiths (they used to do some good ones of those) and then awited until the DVD came out in full version.
Bought the book, even got the soundtrack!
But Dances without Kev directing and starring (even if Blake wrote it) just won't be the same.
OK, so he's made a few duds but the guy knows his revisionist western movies.
Get Kev on board and I'll go see it, if not, sorry guys... ... Read More
dances with wolves is an amazing film, i seriously dont understand why everyone in here is seemingly so against this project. its hardly a money making "lets do it for the sake of it" type sequel, it seems like its a bona-fide deserving story. its unfair to compare it to the likes of die hard and the terminater, besides the source material sits alongside the original story, its not like its your typical written by commitee follow up. while im at it, id like to add my voice to those claiming tha... Read More
