Ryan Gosling Fan-Favorite Movie ‘The Nice Guys’ Gets Long-Awaited Sequel Update

While Hollywood has leaned more heavily on movie remakes over recent years, fans seem to have an increased interest in another approach: sequels.

Fortunately, many are getting their wish, with a few popular older movies getting sequels or spinoffs of late, including the upcoming Happy Gilmore 2 as a prime example.

The latest film to address the idea of a potential sequel originally premiered in 2016, so the buzz hasn't been quite as loud lately, but it's apparent fans still want it. The Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe detective mystery, The Nice Guys, earned rave reviews and director Shane Black addressed the possibility recently.

As /Film revealed, Black's comments came on Second Sight Films' new limited edition 4K release of The Nice Guys. His comments were also made after Gosling previously said it was unlikely a sequel would happen after The Angry Birds movie hurt their release at the box office.

Black went on to detail how challenging a sequel to The Nice Guys may be due to all the parties involved, per /Film.

"I know the rights situation on The Nice Guys is a bit difficult. Joel [Silver] is a producer, Warner Bros. is the distributor, there's an overseas company that Ken Kao is a producer on," Black explained. "So to carve it out and make sure — in other words, can you make the sequel? Yes. Will it be financially feasible once you pay off everyone involved, including the actors getting their bump?"

"That's the problem—is you're gonna present something that the actors have to agree to, that's a good script, and that is going to be very expensive and the studio's going to say, 'Well, didn't the last one sort of bomb at the theaters?' And you say, 'Yeah, but we want you to spend twice as much on this one anyway to get everyone back.'"

So while Black didn't entirely shoot down the idea, it seems like it's an extremely long shot that fans are ever treated to The Nice Guys 2. But keep your fingers crossed, because the idea even being mentioned nine years later is a positive, at least.

The Nice Guys earned an impressive 91 percent critic score from Rotten Tomatoes, while picking up a 79 percent rating on the fan-focused Popcornmeter.

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