On March 31, 1999, 10 things I hate about you debuted The film, with stars like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles and Gabrielle Union, became an instant box office success. based on the taming of the shrewone of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies, the popular movie he quickly grew a large fan base. Many expected to get a sequel to the rom-com, and they almost did. However, the sequel quickly fell apart, and evan rachel wood it was in the center of everything.
’10 Things I Hate About You’ Almost Got a Sequel
Fans and viewers fell in love with Bianca Stratford and her older sister Kat. In 10 things I hate about youCameron, played by Gordon-Levitt, desperately wanted to date Bianca, played by Larisa Oleynik. As the public well remembers, until Kat started dating, Bianca still wasn’t allowed. Naturally, Cameron, with the help of his rebellious bad boy friend, figured he had the perfect solution for that.
The movie followed two sisters, Kat and Bianca, played by Stiles and Larisa Oleynik. Gordon-Levitt’s character, Cameron, will do anything to date Bianca, even hire her. Patrick, Heath Ledger’s bad boy to get Kat out. The movie performed well at the box office and is still popular over 20 years later.
Naturally, this got a sequel. 10 things I hate in life he was cast and had even started filming. Although it did not feature any of the original actors, prominent actors such as Wood and a before Marvel Hayley Atwell they were attached. Filming began in 2012. But just a month into production, it stopped.
A Closer Look At Why The ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Sequel Fallen Apart
So what happened to 10 things I hate in life?
What BuzzFeed reports, there were many factors at play. One of the main reasons seemed to be the result of the movie company changing leadership and making some financial mistakes. In addition, Wood, one of the protagonists of the film, was pregnant. This shut down production, but with plans to resume it.
Eventually, Wood withdrew from 10 things I hate in life, and soon after the actress was faced with a lawsuit from the film company. However, it didn’t take long for Wood’s legal team to speak up and set the record straight in a statement (via Term):
The lawsuit is absurd and simply an intimidation tactic by financially strapped growers. The production closed in February 2013 when the producers ran out of money. Even after that, Evan agreed to resume production in November 2013, at which point the producers said they would have cleared up his issues. However, the producers still couldn’t get their act together, nor did they pay Evan the money he was owed. Subsequent repeated promises by the producers to resume production and pay Evan also turned out to be false. Enough is enough. The producers, not Evan, have breached the contract.”
Ultimately, the lawsuit never moved forward and nothing ever happened with the film.
’10 Things I Hate About You’ Finally Got a TV Show Revival
The movie 10 things I hate about you The film’s sequel never came to fruition. However, before this one, there was another related project. In 2009, ABC Family premiered a television show of the same title, based on the concept. Starring Lindsay Shaw and Meghan Martin, it only has one last season.
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