Whannell said earlier that there wouldn't be sequel but that was because the film wasn't doing well box office-wise
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Jason Blum has "plans" for Upgrade [Possible sequel?]
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Whannell said earlier that there wouldn't be sequel but that was because the film wasn't doing well box office-wise
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Agreed. The ending works perfectly as a horrific capper on the story it told
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Stopping there is far better than showing what happens next. Showing what STEM does next could never as brutal or as cool as the implications of what it will happen next.
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1) Could see The Purge show being a test-run for expanding movies like Get Out and Upgrade into series that delve deeper into their worlds
2) A show would be far better than another movie. The movie wraps up everything with its story and the major aspect that made Upgrade work was the chemistry between Grey and STEM. Doing a sequel with a villainous STEM misses what made Upgrade effective.
But a show expanding the scope away from STEM to cover the growing shift of the world as the numbers of upgraded humans rise, the hinted-at conflict between upgraded humans and self-aware AI, and STEM as a mysterious force in the background enacting its own plan like Samaritan from Person of Interest? That could be interesting
I'm in for a sequel if they do the reverse T2. STEM (as Grey) is the bad guy now and they have to stop him. Probably need a new protagonist who STEM 'kills' and then has to be upgraded to get revenge.
Disagree. There are a million places this could go. Why not get creative and explore the world? It makes zero sense to establish stem and then leave him behind.
It's an independent movie right? Probably explains why they could get away with that ending.
Just finished watching it. I wouldn't be peeved if it doesn't get a sequel.
The good guys don't need to win all the time.
Purge it up, Blumhouse. It's a great premise and I'd love to see more of its take on grimy cyberpunk and sick-ass fight scenes; I'm fine with a clean break from the actual characters, though.
The only reason I'd be down for a continuation of the universe is due to that one line from the dark web hacker. "We can't let them win". It was fascinating because now that I've finished the film, her allegiance could be interpreted either way.
And that brings up a whole bunch of interesting questions!
And that brings up a whole bunch of interesting questions!
I loved it too but wouldn't be gutted if we didn't get a sequel at all, was a perfectly told story
And here I am still waiting for an European release..What the Hell??? 3 months past the American release and still nothing......
Yep. I loved its ending and it is cheapened if you have a continuation.
I've been looking for the UHD release of this, but can't find any info on it. Absolutely loved it in the theater.
I thought it was a guy being "installed" with KITT but it turned out STEM was KARR all along.
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I'm a huge sci-fi/cyberpunk fan and it's my favorite movie of the year
Same here
Maybe I could see a storyline where
STEM makes more of itself but one set is flawed and end up as actual partners to bring down STEM's upgraded humanity together.
I want a sequel, because I desperately want it to go full Cyber Punk. I want more corporate espionage, with a plethora of goons who have ridiculous cybernetic enhancements. Upgrade dipped it's toe in that type of universe, but I want it to go the whole way.
Nah. Liked it for what it was, but plot was already stretching it. Could've been a Black Mirror episode.
Still got to watch it, but I'd love for it to get a second chance at the box office; I've heard that it has an interesting universe that could be expanded upon.
I've said it before but I'll say it again, the ideal way to go about a sequel would be thinking of the first movie as an origin of a villain, so have the next movie be the origin of a hero. There's very clearly some other plot details going on in the world that we just dont see because it didn't concern Gray.
"Be sure to turn of your major cybernetic implants, the rogue AI might try to control them".
"... I never asked for this".
If they do make a sequel, hopefully it's as entertaining as The Purge 2 and stop before it turns into a dull franchise.
