Although we are more used to the big blockbusters releasing sequels right and left, sometimes it is more modest films that surprise us with a sequel. Exactly what has happened with ‘Wind River’, the film by Taylor Sheridan that has confirmed a second part on the way.
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The name of Taylor Sheridan He began to have a presence in Hollywood in 2015 and 2016, as the author of the scripts for ‘Sicario’ and ‘Comanchería’ and, later, as the creator of the ‘Yellowstone’ series. However, Sheridan’s breakout year was when wrote and directed ‘Wind River’.
This police thriller in which an FBI agent investigates a murder on a Native American reservation was released in 2017. It was having a good reception in American theaters but was seen punctuated by the Harvey Weinstein scandal and Sheridan began the process to get the distribution rights back from the company, which ended up at Lionsgate. In Spain, ‘Wind River’ was never released in theaters.
Five years after its premiere, it has been announced ‘Wind River: The Next Chapter’. This sequel will be directed by Kari Skogland (‘The Handmaid’s Tale’) and, for now, will only have Martin Sensmeier reprising the role of Chip Hanson.
This project will take us back to the reservation, where Hanson will be recruited by the FBI to investigate a series of mysterious ritual murders. Yet It is not known if Jeremy Renner or Elizabeth Olsen will reprise their roles. for this sequel.
In principle, Sheridan will not be involved in ‘Wind River: The Next Chapter’. The film will be written by Patrick Massett and John Zinman (‘Friday Night Lights’), produced by Castle Rock, Thunder Road and Acacia Filmed and filming will begin in January 2023.