One of the latest joys that the time loop genre gave us is ‘Palm Springs’. The feel-good movie, starring Andy Samberg (‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’) and Christine Milioti (“How I Met Your Mother”), was a real breath of fresh air that even could have a sequel in the style of ‘WandaVision’.
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‘Palm Springs’ is the debut feature by Max Barbakow (who until now had only made documentaries and short films), scripted by Andy Siara (‘Lodge 49’) based on an original idea by Barbakow. tells us the story of Nyles and Sarah, two young people eternally trapped on their wedding day of her sister.
In addition to Samberg and Milioti, in the cast we find other notable names such as J K Simmons (‘Whiplash’), Meredith Hagner (‘Search Party’), Tyler Hoechlin (‘Teen Wolf’), Camila Mendez (‘Riverdale’) and Peter Gallagher (‘Grey’s Anatomy’).
Is hilarious and cool sci-fi rom-com, which pays homage to its movie buffs (the most obvious, ‘Trapped in Time’), is a real joy and owes part of its charm to the two main performers. Andy Samberg, also a producer of the film, commented at the time his desire to resume the story and a possible plot for the sequel.
The actor would love to be able to continue the story of the protagonists in another film, to present them to us in a situation similar to that of ‘Scarlet Witch and Vision’, the successful Marvel series centered on the characters played by Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany in the MCU movies.
According to Samberg, the hypothetical plot would take place after the outcome of ‘Palm Springs’ and would show us Nyles and Sarah living a seemingly perfect married life, where “all is not what it seems”. Both he and the film’s creative team have been interested in this sequel since it was released, and the only thing missing is a good script:
All we need is an amazing script. I mean, this could go in a lot of different directions because I think even the way the movie ends is slightly open, depending on your interpretation. So it could be “marital bliss” or it could be some sort of ‘Scarlet Witch and Vision’ situation. You’re not sure where exactly they are.
Despite the fact that the film works perfectly as a self-contained work, it would be interesting to see the game that would give this idea with the characters, especially seeing the refreshing approach that they already gave to the topic of temporal anomalies. Will it be possible to meet them again in the near future? It’s still early to tell but, of course, the project deserves the benefit of the doubt.
‘Palm Springs’ was one of the star films at the 2020 Sundance Festival and in the US it was very well received with its direct premiere on Hulu, with some special screenings in specific theaters. In Spain, we have it available in Filmin.