Jesse Metcalfe has excessive hopes for the long-awaited sequel to his 2006 rom-com, John Tucker Should Die.
On Wednesday, Metcalfe, 45, walked the crimson carpet on the Hollywood premiere of Netflix’s new drama Ripley — forward of its April 4 debut — and he spoke with ET’s Denny Directo concerning the sequel, which he just lately teased throughout a panel Q&A at a Chicago fan expo final month.
“It could dwell on,” Metcalfe stated. “I am hopeful. I feel this script that I’ve learn is a good jumping-off level. It is very well executed.”
The truth that Metcalfe has truly learn a script for the sequel is encouraging information for followers after the actor beforehand revealed that he “heard rumors” concerning the script, however did not affirm that he’d truly seen it himself.
Metcalfe additionally gave “kudos” to his co-star, Arielle Kebbel, who he credited for “growing it and pushing this alongside.”
“I feel everyone’s up for it, so hopefully it will occur,” stated Metcalfe. Whereas it appears Kebbel and Sophia Bush could be sport — as they have been with Metcalfe when he first teased the sequel on the fan expo — he wasn’t in a position to affirm for certain whether or not co-stars Ashanti and Brittany Snow would signal on.
“I can not converse for them, however I do know that they are within the script,” Metcalfe shared.
As for the thought of the challenge as a complete, the actor stated he’d be “very excited” to get an opportunity to work on it.
“I feel it would be cool. They rebooted Imply Ladies… I feel it is sensible, you recognize? I feel we’re sort of in a Y2K second proper now,” he shared. “There’s positively an urge for food for it. So yeah, it feels good.”
In the course of the fan expo late final month, Metcalfe divulged that the sequel (or potential reboot) is within the early levels.
“I’ve heard rumors of this script — there is a script,” Metcalfe instructed followers in a video posted to TikTok. “Apparently, it is superb.” On the time, he stated that he had not learn it, however that he would “positively like to be part of it.”
Kebbel, in the meantime, chimed in and shared that she had learn the script and that it “does contain all the OG solid.”
She added that Metcalfe’s devious character “might or might not get an opportunity to alter” and that it may very well be “very thrilling.”
The unique movie follows three teenage women — Heather (Ashanti), Beth (Bush) and Carrie (Kebbel) — who uncover they’re all relationship the identical man, John Tucker (Metcalfe). To get again at him, the three teenagers staff up with the college’s new woman, Kate (Snow), to embarrass him publicly for dishonest on all of them. Penn Badgley performs Scott Tucker, the nerdy and lovable brother of Metcalfe’s character.
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