David Spade Making JOE DIRT Sequel for Crackle Digital
A week after Adam Sandler made his four picture deal with Netflix, his Saturday Night Live buddy David Spade teamed up with Happy Madison Productions and Crackle to produce a sequel that no one asked for… Joe Dirt 2. This will be the first digital sequel to a major motion picture. Why they chose make a sequel to Joe Dirt is beyond me. That was an awful film that I didn't think was funny at all, but apparently they feel there is a market out there for it.
The news comes from Deadline, who says that Spade will reprise his role as the moronic mullet-head character. The actor will also team up with former Saturday Night Live writer Fred Wolf to co-write and executive produce the film. Wolf will also direct it.
They are looking to start shooting the movie in mid-November on location in Louisiana, which is the backdrop for the first movie. Spade said in a statement,
“I’m beyond stoked that Joe Dirt will finally hit the screens again on Crackle. I’ve been sleeping in this wig for years and it will be nice to wear it in the daytime again.”
Eric Berger, Crackle GM and Sony EVP Digital Networks, thinks that the movie will do well.
“David Spade had a fresh and unique vision for Joe Dirt 2 that he could have brought anywhere and we couldn’t be happier that he brought it to Crackle for a first-of-its-kind, worldwide release. The original film has been a longtime viewer favorite, ranking among the most viewed in our library, and we decided to produce and distribute the sequel as a feature for fans everywhere.”
Is anyone out there happy about this sequel happening? I'm just curious to know what the market is like for a Joe Dirt sequel. I'm just surprised that there might actually be an audience out there for this.