Matt Damon says he’s down for a sequel to The Instigators, the heist comedy which debuted on Apple TV+ final month.
The Instigators premiered on Apple TV+ final month, and whereas the streaming service hasn’t confirmed any particular numbers, it apparently did nicely sufficient {that a} sequel is a chance. The heist comedy, directed by Doug Liman, stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck as reluctant companions who’re tasked with robbing a corrupt politician of his ill-gained earnings. For his half, Damon is right down to return for one more installment.
“That would be incredible if it happened,” Damon instructed Deadline when requested a couple of sequel. “Look, it was the best most enjoyable group of individuals. Working with Casey and with Doug once more in spite of everything these years, and Apple was simply superb the entire approach. Casey and I had been simply speaking about how nice that entire rollout was, the way in which they dealt with the film. They stated that it was primary on all the streaming, together with the TV exhibits. So that’s great; it simply implies that persons are liking it as a lot as we favored making it. So yeah, that might be great if that got here to go.“
Apple hasn’t dipped its toe into the realm of sequels an excessive amount of, however a follow-up to The Instigators wouldn’t be the primary for the streaming service. They’ve been planning a sequel to Tom Hanks’ WWII film Greyhound, and it was just lately revealed {that a} sequel to Wolfs was additionally within the works with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and author/director Jon Watts set to return.
The official synopsis for The Instigators: “Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck) are reluctant companions: a determined father and an ex-con thrown collectively to drag off a theft of the ill-gained earnings of a corrupt politician. But when the heist goes incorrect, the 2 discover themselves engulfed in a whirlwind of chaos, pursued not solely by police, but additionally backwards bureaucrats and vengeful crime bosses. Completely out of their depth, they persuade Rory’s therapist (Hong Chau) to hitch their riotous getaway by way of the town, the place they need to put apart their variations and work collectively to evade seize—or worse.“
Reviews for the movie had been combined, with our personal Alex Maidy saying that whereas it wasn’t a dangerous film, it was “not nearly as good as it should have been.” Still, he has loads of reward for Damon and Affleck, however discovered that a lot of the supporting actors (who’re fairly good of their roles) by no means really feel integral to the plot “other than to prop up the flimsy narrative.” You can take a look at the remainder of Maidy’s evaluate right here.
I haven’t seen the movie myself, so I’ll go away it to these of you who’ve: Should The Instigators get a sequel?
