Sam Rockwell Says GALAXY QUEST Almost Had a Sequel on Amazon

Movie Galaxy Quest Alan Rickman Sam Rockwell about 8 years agoby Mick Joest

20 years after the release of Galaxy Quest, we are not only learning that a sequel was planned for an exclusive release on Amazon, but was also set to be filming right now! Sam Rockwell talked to The Nerdist Podcast and said the project ultimately fell apart due to scheduling conflicts and, of course, Alan Rickman's untimely passing. His exact words are found below:

They were going to do a sequel on Amazon and we were ready to sign up for, and you know, Alan Rickman passed away and Tim Allen wasn’t available, he has a show, and everybody’s show was all weird. We were going to this sequel on Amazon. It was going to shoot like, right now.

So now that we know it was out in the universe, do we still push for it? Obviously, the loss of Alan Rickman won't make it easy, but maybe it's worth reevaluating the script...or should we just let sleeping dogs lie?

Mick Joest

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