News of the sequels front:
– “Journey 3” is already in the works. New Line Cinema announcing that the third installment in the series will come-out in 2014. The story will center around the Jules Verne book From the Earth to the Moon, which appears in the final scene of “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.” Both Josh Hutcherson and Dwayne Johnson are “absolutely” returning for the film, according to Producer Beau Flynn. “Journey 2” has already outgrossed the original – “Journey to the Center of the Earth” – worldwide, and will pass the $275M mark this week.
– However, the next Muppets movie will apparently not have Jason Segal attached to it. The actor, who starred and co-wrote “The Muppets”, says he’s turning down the opportunity to work on the sequel.
“My goal was to bring ‘The Muppets’ back and I feel like we did it. I just felt that I did what I set out to do”, Segal told The Hollywood Reporter.
“The Muppets” made a somewhat disappointing $88M at the box office but should do very well on Blu-ray/DVD.