Susan Sarandon And Kevin Costner There was crackling chemistry in the 1988 romantic comedy Bill Durham and one source tells exclusively Closer They’re being courted to reprise their roles and team up for even more on-screen fun almost three decades later!
“Kevin and Susan are incredibly different personalities on every level, but they both know they always have great chemistry Bull Durham “Almost forty years ago,” says the insider. “Over the years, they’ve both talked about doing a sequel or revisiting that world in some way.”
The late ’80s hit was a product of the writer/director Ron Sheltonwho became famous with White men can’t jump, Cobb, Pewter cup And Play it to the bone. He told it recently Cinema sugar Even at age 82, he still hopes to “do movies and TV shows,” leaving many fans of his minor league baseball saga eager for a possible sequel. The biggest hurdle, the filmmaker said, is dealing with the “bureaucracy” of filmmaking these days, as studios have become larger and more data-driven. Amazon now owns the rights to it Bill Durham and would probably like to raise the money for a follow-up, according to the source.
“People still adore that original film, but Top Gun Maverick showed everyone in the industry that you can revisit a classic from the 80s and even top it if you approach it carefully,” explains the insider.
“Fortunately, the creator of the Bull Durham“Ron Shelton, is still there and still wants to work with Kevin and Susan, and Kevin insists he wants to do one or two more baseball movies because of his love of the genre.”
The Yellowstone The 70-year-old star reunited with his former co-star, 78, for the Better World Fund Gala in September last year. “There’s nothing like seeing an old friend again. Great to see you @susansarandon – we’ve come a long way since ours.” Bull Durham days,” he posted on Instagram alongside a photo of the two of them.
“Everyone wants it to happen and there have been a lot of story discussions about it over the last few years, there’s just no script yet,” the insider reveals.
However, there’s something of a ticking time bomb waiting to explode that would kill any chance of a sequel – a remake starring two new actors, reprising the roles played by Kevin and Susan almost 40 years ago. The source points out that if Amazon were to release a remake of the original, it would kill any chance of a sequel starring their beloved characters Crash Davis and Annie Savoy.
“There’s still time to get this together before the rights holders inevitably start planning a dreaded remake,” the source says. “This is actually the worst-case scenario.”
The insider added: “People love the original Bull Durham because of the magical work of Susan and Kevin,” which makes a remaster heavily dependent on the new cast and very unlikely to recapture the charm that defined the original work. “You can’t just stick two random actors in these roles and expect people to show up.”