“10 Things I Hate About You” Sequels Planned

Gil Junger, the filmmaker who directed the beloved 1999 teen comedy “10 Things I Hate About You” starring Julia Stiles and the late Heath Ledger, says three sequels are currently in the works.

Speaking with People, he says that both himself and original producer Andrew Lazar are planning out not just a follow-up film titled “10 Things I Hate About Dating” but also making that the first in a trilogy of movies.

The other two would be titled “10 Things I Hate About Marriage” and “10 Things I Hate About Kids”. Junger is currently co-writing the script for the first film with Naya Elle James.

The 70-year-old Junger says: “10 Things I Hate About Dating is definitively in the works as a feature film. We’re developing it right now” and adds the team has “some pretty good ideas”.

The original film had Stiles playing Kat Stratford, a high-achieving, sharp-tongued loner constantly compared to her perky, popular younger sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) by their overprotective single dad, Walter (Larry Miller).

Kat’s world is shaken up by the arrival of edgy new student Patrick Verona (Ledger). Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Allison Janney, Andrew Keegan, Gabrielle Union and David Krumholtz co-starred in the movie which was a spin on William Shakespeare’s comedy “The Taming of the Shrew”.

The sequel will reportedly be inspired by Molière’s 1666 play “The Misanthrope”. It’s not yet clear if any of the original cast will return, but Junger says the aim of the film’s audience will be thirtysomethings as opposed to teens and “If it resonates with [the original cast] and I can have some cameos or even real parts, I’d love [that].”

A Broadway musical by Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen that is based on the 1999 film was also recently announced.

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