Normally sequels come out come out just a few years after their predecessors, but every now and then a follow-up to a major movie will arrive decades later. Examples from recent years include Blade Runner 2049 being released 35 years after Blade Runner, and next year’s Beetlejuice 2 arriving 38 years after Beetlejuice. Well, evidently we can now count The Polar Express 2 in this group, as it’s currently being “worked out,” and I’m truly baffled by this news.
Based on the same-named book by Chris Van Allsburg published in 1985, The Polar Express film adaptation came out in 2004, with Robert Zemeckis both directing and co-writing the script with William Broyles Jr. There are some cool behind-the-scenes facts about The Polar Express, and nowadays it’s considered one of the best animated Christmas movies. Surprisingly though, producer Gary Goetzman has revealed that he and Tom Hanks, who played multiple roles in The Polar Express, have been mulling making a sequel. Here’s what he had to say about that and other potential sequels on his mind:
