In a latest interview with Collider, Oscar-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne supplied a brand new replace concerning the present standing of Paramount Photos’ upcoming Election sequel Tracy Flick Can’t Win, which was first revealed again in December 2022. Payne confirmed that the sequel to 1999’s black comedy starring Reese Witherspoon continues to be at present within the early phases of improvement. Nevertheless, The Descendants director admitted that he’s not fairly positive when will the sequel take off since he nonetheless has different initiatives he needs to work on.
“Tom Perotta, who wrote the e-book Election, has written a really tremendous sequel, and Reese Witherspoon and I’ve talked about it. And Jim Taylor and I, my co-writer, have talked about doing it. However we simply haven’t gotten to it but,” Payne stated. “It’s solely as a result of every thing takes some time, and I’ve a pair issues to do earlier than that,” he says, “We’ll simply see the way it falls. It could be pretty to do.”
What is going to Election 2 be about?
“The Election sequel picks up with Tracy in maturity as she continues to wrestle to struggle her solution to the highest at work,” reads the synopsis. “She’s the assistant principal at a public highschool in suburban New Jersey, however she units her sights on the highest job as her boss broadcasts plans to retire.”
Based mostly on Tom Perrotta’s just lately revealed follow-up novel, Tracy Flick Can’t Win will as soon as once more be directed by Election filmmaker Alexander Payne from a screenplay written by Jim Taylor. Within the 1999 movie, Tracy Flick was launched as an overachiever who does every thing she will to win the scholar physique presidential elections.
On high of starring, Witherspoon can be serving as a producer via her Hiya Sunshine manufacturing banner. Tracy Flick Can’t Win will probably be produced by Lauren Neustadter, Albert Berger, and Ron Yerxa, with Perrotta set to government produce. It’s being developed as a Paramount+ film.
