'10 Things I Hate About You' director has plans for a sequel trilogy
- Gil Junger, director of the 1999 rom-com '10 Things I Hate About You,' is developing a sequel trilogy starting with '10 Things I Hate About Dating'.
- The trilogy development follows the original film’s success and Junger's collaboration with producer Andrew Lazar and co-writer Naya Elle James on the script.
- The planned sequels include '10 Things I Hate About Marriage' and '10 Things I Hate About Kids,' inspired in part by Molière's 1666 play 'The Misanthrope'.
- Junger said, "We're developing it right now," and expressed interest in having some original cast members and honoring Heath Ledger with a nod in the films.
- Although the feature films have not been greenlit or cast, the project suggests a continuing revival of the franchise including a Broadway musical adaptation in development.
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'10 Things I Hate About You' director has plans for a sequel trilogy
Buena Vista/Getty Images The director of 10 Things I Hate About You has plans for a sequel trilogy based on the original film. Gil Junger, who directed the 1999 teen romantic comedy, revealed he is cowriting a sequel script in an interview with People magazine. The new film, which he is cowriting with Naya Elle James, is titled 10 Things I Hate About Dating. It would be the first in a planned sequel trilogy of films, which he hopes would be titl…


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