If you asked me without giving me too much room for reaction what my favorite action thrillers of the last decade were, my mind would instantly come to the fantastic ‘Sicario’ and its sequel ‘Sicario: The Day of the Soldier’ directed by Denis Villeneuve and Stefano Sollima respectively , and which premiered in the already distant 2015 and 2018.
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That is why the simple idea that this unlikely saga -that a sequel would be shot was a surprise as pleasant as it was unexpected- could have a new continuation Closing the trilogy seems worthy of celebration. Josh Brolin, who has played Matt Graver in both installments, has been the one has raised the hare on the potential ‘Sicario 3’.
It was during a promotional interview for his series ‘Outer Range’ with The Hollywood Reporter, in which the actor assured that there is a closed script looking to be materialized.
“It is very present in all our minds. It has been written and rewritten. So it’s out there. We think it deserves a third if we can do it the way we want.”
Without a doubt, Brolin’s words generate more questions than evidence, especially with regard to that of “how we want”. Does it mean that, on paper, ‘Sicario 3’ is a much more more expensive than its predecessors? Will the interpreter refer to strictly creative themes?
Be that as it may, the idea of shooting a new ‘Sicario’ makes all the sense in the world in commercial terms. Without being blockbusters, both feature films were amply profitable by raising 84 and 76 million dollars on budgets estimated at 30 and 35 million; figures that add up to a total of 160 million collected on an investment of about 65.
Either with Villeneuve —which is highly unlikely given his commitment to ‘Dune 2’—, with Sollima —who is in the pre-production phase of ‘Colt’, his new film and who has already ruled out returning—, with Taylor Sheridan —screenwriter of both ‘Sicario’ and director of the remarkable ‘Wind River’— or with a new signing at the helm, I can only hope that we can get our hands on ‘Sicario 3’ sooner rather than later.