A sequel to last year’s ‘Need for Speed’ is coming soon.
According to reports, ‘Need for Speed 2’ will be filmed in China, with a majority of the roles being played by Chinese actors after a new production deal was signed into effect earlier week.
From Variety:
Much of “Need for Speed 2″ would be filmed in China, with the nation’s actors also taking significant roles, according to an announcement of the new arrangement by joint venture partners China Movie Channel Program Center, Jiaflix Enterprises and 1905 Pictures, along with Electronic Arts, creator of the “Need for Speed” videogame.
The partnership can not proceed until it negotiates to secure rights to a sequel, which are currently held by DreamWorks. Those talks have not yet begun, according to a studio representative.
The first ‘Need for Speed’ was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia and featured ‘Breaking Bad’ star Aaron Paul. However, after several bad reviews the movie underperformed in the box-office. However, internationally the movie made a ton of money. In China alone the movie made $65 million.
‘Need for Speed’ is based on the wildly popular video game which has made more than $4 billion in retail sales over the last twenty years.
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