Maybe Midnight Run is considered a bit more of a classic in the US, or perhaps Robert De Niro just likes it, but whatever the reason, for the past couple of years an extremely belated sequel has been in the works. The latest news is that Brett Ratner is in talks to helm Midnight Run 2, according to Deadline.
The studio has also hired the writing team of David Elliot and Paul Lovett (Four Brothers) to rewrite the script, taking over from Timothy Dowling wrote the original draft. Robert De Niro will return as bounty hunter Jack Walsh from Midnight Run. However it isn’t known exactly what he’ll get up to this time around, or if the original’s other main star, Charles Grodin, will return as Jonathan Mardukas. Back in 2010 Grodin was said to be considering a return to acting so he could play ‘The Duke’ once more, but it’s not know if he will come out of retirement for the gig.
It’s not known either when it might shoot (or indeed why they’re bothering with a Midnight Run sequel in the first place, as the 1988 flick wasn’t all that good to begin with).