There’s no doubt the 1984 film Repo Man has quite the dedicated cult following. Offbeat and downright quirky, many appreciated its jabs at the culture of America back in the day. Apparently, the allure of doing a sequel was just too much for Alex Cox, the original writer and director, who is also writing and directing the second installment 40 years later.
Actor Alan Ritchson has quite the down-to-earth car collection.
According to Variety, which got the scoop about the sequel in the works, the new movie picks up right where the old one left off. Otto comes back after traversing the universe and such, only he’s aged a mere 90 minutes. From the sound of things, he’ll be in the modern era, likely as a fish out of water.
Among the things Otto will be grappling with is how repo men operate in “a new age of nuclear brinkmanship and driverless cars.” That could go any number of directions, but knowing how Cox wrote and directed the original, we expect this installment will be equally absurd in its approach.
Expect many technologies people hold near and dear, even downright sacred, to be mocked. And just like the original, this one will likely lampoon the social structure of the US in this current era, poking fun at the whole spectrum.
But what we’re most interested in is what cars will be featured and how they’ll be key to the script. After all, a 1967 Malibu was central to the story in the original. What will it be now? A 2011 Toyota Prius? A 1996 Chevy Camaro SS? Maybe Elon Musk’s personal Tesla Roadster that’s currently in space? It seems anything is possible and we’re here for it.
The new movie is officially called Repo Man 2: The Wages of Beer. It reportedly will be shopped at the Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market and is currently backed by Buffalo 8 Productions. We have no idea when it will reach theaters for a wide release.
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