NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 07: (L-R) Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy and Demi Moore attend ‘BRATS’ … [+]
The Brat Pack Documentary Brats has made Sony think of one St. Elmo’s Fire sequel starring the original film.
IN BratsFormer Brat Pack actor-turned-director Andrew McCarthy tracks down most of the members of the 1980s acting group to reflect on their films and the negative effect the label had on their careers.
The name was created by New York Magazine writer David Blum in his 1985 interview called Hollywood Brat Pack. Now, nearly 40 years after the release of one of the biggest Brat Pack films, Sony Pictures is exploring the idea of a reboot St. Elmo’s Fire, Deadline reports.
But instead of restarting the movie, Deadline noted that the new version of St. Elmo’s Fire would effectively be a sequel that would depend on the return of all the original cast members.
A romantic drama that followed a tight-knit group of Georgetown college students as they grapple with the uncertainties of life after graduation, St. Elmo’s Fire marks one of the largest ensemble casts of the Brat Pack to appear in the same film.
Released by Sony Pictures Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, St. Elmo’s Fire stars McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe and Mare Winningham.
Of the actors who played in St. Elmo’s Fire, McCarthy interviewed Estevez, Moore, Sheedy and Lowe. Nelson did not attend Brats and only appears in archival footage in the documentary. Winningham, who technically wasn’t considered a member of the Brat Pack, also only appears in archive footage.
When can fans expect an Elmo’s Fire St. Movie?
Since Sony is only in the exploration phase of another one St. Elmo’s Fire film, a script has not yet been written, Deadline reported.
The trade publication also added that it is uncertain whether any of the original St. Elmo’s Fire Cast members have even been contacted yet. the original St. Elmo’s Fire the film was co-written by Joel Schumacher, who died in 2020 at the age of 80.
Another famous Brat Pack filmmaker, Andrew McCarthy, explores Brats it is 1985 breakfast club, starring Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez and Anthony Michael Hall.
Ringwald also starred in the 1986 film Brat Pack Beautiful in pink, which also features McCarthy and Jon Cryer. Although Cryer is not a member of the Brat Pack and emphasizes on Brats that he doesn’t want to be – he is interviewed by McCarthy for the documentary.
Like Nelson, Ringwald declined to participate Brats and is only shown in archive footage.
Most Brat Pack movies from 1983-1990 are available on a variety of streaming services. Brats is streaming exclusively on Hulu.
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