Are you ready to rock out to some more Wyld Stallyns, party people?
Let's hope so, because it seems as though Bill S. Preston, Esq., and Ted "Theodore" Logan will definitely be returning to theaters in the third sequel to 1989's "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"...but an exact time and date isn't set in stone as of yet.
In an interview with Yahoo! Movies, Alex Winter (Bill), who is out making the rounds to promote "Grand Piano," his first acting role in some time, had this to say in regard to Bill & Ted's return:
"[Bill & Ted] will be 40-something and it's all about Bill and Ted grown up, or not grown up," Winter said. "It's really sweet and really f***ing funny.
"But it's a Bill & Ted movie, that's what it is. It's for the fans of Bill & Ted. It fits very neatly in the [series]. It's not going to feel like a reboot. The conceit is really funny: What if you're middle-aged, haven't really grown up and you're supposed to have saved the world and maybe, just maybe, you kinda haven't?"
"There's many versions of ourselves in this movie," Winter continued. "[It's] answering the question: 'What happened to these guys?' They're supposed to have done all this stuff, they weren't the brightest bulbs on the tree, what happened 20 years later? To answer that question in a comedic way felt rich with possibility."
The film isn't going into production any time soon, though. In fact, Winter is a bit annoyed that the possibility of a sequel is in the wind, since it means the process has to take place while fans are expecting the movie sooner than later.
"The thing we had going against us is that word got out. That was kind of a bummer. It just takes a long time to put a movie together. Now we're having to build this thing in public, which is fine. I just feel bad [the fans] have to get dragged through this long, boring, protracted process," Winter explained.
With the collapse of Orion Pictures in 1999, the film's rights situation is tricky to navigate, as is finding funding for a sci-fi-flavored sequel to a 20-year-old franchise that only grossed a combined $80 million over two movies at the domestic box office. That being said, it's anyone's guess as to when this film will become a reality.
My guess would be later rather than sooner...stay tuned for more.
