The classic horror film "Mage of the Underworld" will launch a sequel, Pitt invests heavily, and Depp may star in it

If you don't believe it, the sequel to a movie has been planned for more than 30 years, and it has finally been decided. It is Tim Burton 's " Hades ".

For those who haven't seen the movie, you can learn about the plot in advance. The film tells the story of a couple who were killed in a car accident and turned into ghosts in order to stay in their home before they were alive, and hired an exorcist from the underworld to try to scare away the new occupants of the house. Ghosts invite evil ghosts to scare people. It's really scary. Friends who like horror movies are blessed.

According to professional film media Deadline, Brad Pitt 's Plan B Entertainment and Warner Bros. have officially decided to shoot a sequel in February 2022, fulfilling the dream of fans who have been looking forward to it for more than 30 years.

"The Underworld" came out in 1988 and became the most popular Halloween movie of that year.

Happily, two lead actors have confirmed their return. That is Michael Keaton who plays the underworld archmage and Winona Ryder who plays the little girl Lydia. Winona is currently filming Netflix's "Stranger Things". She expressed her desire to continue playing Lydia many years ago. She said that she likes Lydia so much that Lydia has even become a part of her life. She Hope to play this role again in a few years.

It's unclear if any other cast members will return, with Alec Baldwin 's return unlikely due to an accident while filming Rust. It is hoped that Tim Burton will continue directing the film, but no confirmation has been received from him. Johnny Depp is rumored to be in the film. He has worked with Tim Burton on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", " Edward Scissorhands ", " Sweeney Todd " and so on.

Although Tim has not confirmed the director, he has expressed interest in the sequel. He said that the sequel may not make the audience scream again. He hopes to turn into another movie, but it is still an idea.

Michael has also expressed the same idea, but everyone is very cautious, he does not want to destroy the classic image of the first part, and will only reopen it when the time is right. He also expresses his respect for Tim, hope Can continue to work with Mr. Bolton.

Separately, actor Geina Davis, who plays Barbara, told PEOPLE in October 2022 that she would be willing to return, but nothing has been heard or contacted.

"The Underworld Master" achieved a very good box office, and also won the Oscar for Best Makeup in 1999. In addition, ABC and Fox have successively filmed TV series based on the movie, from 1989 to 1991, and several games of the same name are loved by players. Even in 2019, the film was adapted into a Broadway stage musical, and in 2020, due to the interruption of the epidemic, it will return to the theater again in April 2022.

In 1990, Tim Burton asked Jonathan Gems to write a sequel titled The Underworld in Hawaii, but the script was shelved as Tim was busy filming Batman Returns .

In 2011, another sequel was planned to restart. Warner Bros. asked Seth Grahame-Smith to write the script. He once worked with Tim on " Dark Shadows " and "Vampire Slayer Lincoln". Unfortunately, this script was also cancelled.

In 2021, Seth himself said of the canceled script, "It's funny, the last time we met Tim, we were talking about five years ago, because it was so hard, there were 10 million mistakes waiting for you ,andThere are only 4 correct ways...I personally of course hope it can go on, and if it happens someday, it happens. "

Luckily, "The Underworld 2" has already started filming, and the release date has not yet been set, and the Internet rumor is 2025. That means, there is still a long time to look forward to it before it is released, but the excitement of fans will not be Diminished, we're ready for Underworld 2.