‘Source Code 2’ In Development, Anna Foerster Set To Direct
Source Code, directed by Duncan Jones from a script byBen Ripley, featured Jake Gyllenhaal as a man whose consciousness is projected into another man’s body to relive the last eight minutes of the target’s life over and over again, ostensibly to track down the culprit in a terrorist plot. The film was modestly successful, andSource Codealways seemed likely to be a one-and-done situation. But now there’s aSource Codesequel in development, and a director attached to oversee it.Varietyreports thatAnna Foersteris signed to direct the sequel, which is currently without a cast or distributor. Those will presumably follow in fairly short order for the indie.The Mark Gordon Company and Vendome Pictures,whichmade the original, are behind the sequel;Vendome is financing. And Ben Ripley will once again write the sequel, following on his script for the original film. There are no story points announced at this point.
Foerster has worked as the second unit director on other Mark Gordon Company films, including Roland Emmerich projects10,000 B.CandThe Day After Tomorrow; she was also Emmerich’s director of photography onAnonymousandWhite House Down, having already been a visual effects cinematographer onIndependence DayandGodzilla, among other films.She has gone on to build a solid television resume that includes episodes ofCriminal Minds,Army Wives, andOutlander.
In short, Foerster has a lot of experience on big, demanding projects, and so this seems likeit could be a great hire. We’ll hope the script is solid, and that they can pull together a cast that excites audiences and works for the sequel.
