Although the excellent Sicario was a modest hit at best ($84 million in worldwide box office against a $30 million budget), talk of a sequel started during the film’s theatrical run and now that talk has turned into reality. The follow-up film, which will be titled Soldado, is moving forward with stars Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro expected to return.
Not coming back for a second run at those Mexican drug cartels are Emily Blunt, who will be off singing and nannying her heart out in Mary Poppins Returns, and director Denis Villenueve, who’s working on Blade Runner 2. The new director is Stefano Sollima, best known for creating and directing the Italian TV series Gomorra. Taylor Sheridan, who penned Sicario, is writing the sequel, which will reportedly focus on Del Toro’s shadowy assassin character (who was the best thing about the first film, IMHO).
Production is due to start on Soldado later this year, and Sony has now confirmed that it will open on June 29th 2018. More on the movie as we hear it…