So I was doing some editing on a horror comedy feature of mine that has been getting a good amount of script requests but nothing past that yet when I had an idea as to what I'd do for a sequel to it if it ever got produced because I really love the characters in my script and would love to see more adventures with them. Would it be awful to work on something like a sequel to a script that hasn't gotten produced? I could probably try to make it broad enough that it would work as a standalone feature but there is some character development that I would like to bring over from the first script rather than have it happen again in a new script, if that makes sense. Thoughts?
Screenwriting : Sequel to my own unproduced script by Krista Crawford
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Writing is writing. You will learn from whatever you write. Plus the sequel may be the better (I mean in the eyes of customers) script and get a sale.
True. I would probably write it anyway because I loved writing the original script and loved writing the dialogue for the two main characters.
No, as a business commodity, unless you're going to draft a contract stating you cannot be fired, or will have creative ownership (not sure if that can be done in a corporate/buyer deal). Sly Stallone doesnt own Rocky franchise and he's been suing the producers & studio forever.
Sale = box office hit = franchise...don't see any other point unless ure gonna publish it (lesscenario)
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Always chase your motivation. If you need to write this and your mind is preoccupied with writing it then indulge yourself and get that energy into words. What you do with the result is up to you but it's not exactly hard to change a few names and have a new spec for your portfolio.
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Great idea to let the script evolve, you may end up using that information to make the original better.
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I contemplated the same issue on one of my horror/comedies which is considered for an option. I mentioned it to the producer and she could foresee the original more broadly. Sure it is counting eggs before they are hatched, but it doesn't hurt. I outlined the sequel to where it could be easily written. If the stars align and the original sells, I have a head start and know which direction I was going. Funny though. I took the character I loved and written him into another script. The character fit just fine. Best of luck to you.