Jesse Metcalfe has excessive hopes for the long-awaited sequel to his 2006 rom-com, John Tucker Should Die.
On Wednesday, Metcalfe, 45, walked the purple carpet on the Hollywood premiere of Netflix’s new drama Ripley — forward of its April 4 debut — and he spoke with ET’s Denny Directo concerning the sequel, which he lately teased throughout a panel Q&A at a Chicago fan expo final month.
“It may live on,” Metcalfe mentioned. “I’m hopeful. I think this script that I’ve read is a great jumping-off point. It’s really well executed.”
The truth that Metcalfe has truly learn a script for the sequel is encouraging information for followers after the actor beforehand revealed that he “heard rumors” concerning the script, however did not verify that he’d truly seen it himself.
Metcalfe additionally gave “kudos” to his co-star, Arielle Kebbel, who he credited for “developing it and pushing this along.”
“I think everybody’s up for it, so hopefully it’ll happen,” mentioned Metcalfe. Whereas it appears Kebbel and Sophia Bush can be sport — as they had been with Metcalfe when he first teased the sequel on the fan expo — he wasn’t in a position to verify for certain whether or not co-stars Ashanti and Brittany Snow would signal on.
“I can’t speak for them, but I know that they’re in the script,” Metcalfe shared.
As for the concept of the venture as an entire, the actor mentioned he’d be “very excited” to get an opportunity to work on it.
“I think it’d be cool. They rebooted Mean Girls… I think it makes sense, you know? I think we’re kind of in a Y2K moment right now,” he shared. “There’s definitely an appetite for it. So yeah, it feels good.”
Through the fan expo late final month, Metcalfe divulged that the sequel (or potential reboot) is within the early phases.
“I’ve heard rumors of this script — there’s a script,” Metcalfe advised followers in a video posted to TikTok. “Apparently, it’s amazing.” On the time, he mentioned that he had not learn it, however that he would “definitely love to be a part of it.”
Kebbel, in the meantime, chimed in and shared that she had learn the script and that it “does involve all of the OG cast.”
She added that Metcalfe’s devious character “may or may not get a chance to change” and that it could possibly be “very exciting.”
The unique movie follows three teenage women — Heather (Ashanti), Beth (Bush) and Carrie (Kebbel) — who uncover they’re all relationship the identical man, John Tucker (Metcalfe). To get again at him, the three teenagers group up with the college’s new lady, Kate (Snow), to embarrass him publicly for dishonest on all of them. Penn Badgley performs Scott Tucker, the nerdy and lovable brother of Metcalfe’s character.
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