Havent seen the film yet, so Ill reserve judgment till then, but according to IESB.net, MGM have already decided to push ahead with a second Pink Panther movie.
No doubt Steve Martin will be back, as hes expressed his willingness to continue the character in the mass of interviews he has done of late. (And with that other cash cow of a franchise, Cheaper by the Dozen, winding up apparently they just cant make deals with the youngsters of the series, who are all too well-known now, so theyve abandoned plans for a third instalment - hes beseeching a good franchise to lasso himself to).
Not that this sequel will be following the same storyline Im guessing but the first sequel in the original series was A Shot in the Dark. In it, Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is on the hunt for a killer, but much to the dismay of his boss, wont consider for a moment that the prime suspect, the beautiful maid Maria, could be involved.
Dark was one of the bright spots of the original franchise, so it wouldnt hurt for them to consider borrowing some of its elements for the sequel redo. But many, Im sure, would just rather the studio left the bumbling French **** alone.
Source: MovieHole
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