Travel Movie Watch: ‘Before Sunrise 3’?

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  11.21.11 | 8:54 PM ET

Big news for fans of the “Before Sunrise”/“Before Sunset” movies: Director Richard Linklater and stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are plotting a third installment in the series. Linklater, Hawke and Delpy are co-writers on the films, which, of course, revolve around two young travelers in Europe.

According to Hawke they’re about ready to get started on a new script. Says Hawke: “All three of us have been having similar feelings that we’re ready to revisit those characters. There’s nine years between the first two movies and, if we made the film next summer, it would be nine years again so we’ve really started thinking that would be a good thing to do. We’re going to try write it this year.”

I know, I know. Everybody cringes when a fave flick gets the sequel treatment—and yes, the “Sunrise”/“Sunset” movies are among my all-time favorites. But for me the first sequel, “Before Sunset,” doesn’t just match the original: It betters it. So I’m not about to write off a third movie as overkill. I want to see what happens next—even if Hawke and Co. did leave us, last time, with one of the greatest movie endings of all time.

Tags: Movies, Romantic Travel, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


3 Comments for Travel Movie Watch: ‘Before Sunrise 3’?

Val 11.25.11 | 11:12 PM ET

Before Sunset is one of my favorite movies, and I like it better than Before Sunrise.  I wouldn’t write off a third film in this series either.  Great writing in each one.

peter 11.28.11 | 5:23 AM ET

is this a good movie?

Box Canyon 12.13.11 | 2:54 PM ET

I wouldn’t get my hopes up…

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