“Even in making a sequel, you have to be fresh. You have
to be different. You have to take risks,” Christopher
Nolan, the director told Entertainment
Weekly recently. It’s no secret that Nolan’s Inception
was a worldwide phenomenon.
Recent news suggests, however, that Warner Bros. is itching to add to the
lucrative box office run of the sci-fi/fantasy/action epic by making a
sequel.
Australian site WhatsPlaying.au recently broke the news
that the studio has expressed interest in a sequel, but that the decision would
fall squarely on Nolan’s shoulders. One unnamed Studio rep was reportedly asked
if Leonardo DiCaprio would return if the film sought trilogy status:
“Hopefully there won’t be a sequel. [The ending]
definitely leaves it open for a sequel, but really you could do it with a whole
new cast,”
Nolan recently stated plans to develop a video game based on the concept of Inception.
However, aside from a couple of prequel comics, which further add to the
story of master “extractor” Dom Cobb, there really isn’t a logical way to
further explore the world of Inception on the big screen without marring
the original. All of this sounds quite absurd, but it does beg the question of
just how far a Hollywood studio will go to make money.
While DiCaprio may be expendable, one person would have
to be back though: “You don’t have this movie if you don’t have Christopher
Nolan,” a source at Warner stated. “And to make a sequel—at least a successful
sequel—they would have to go bigger.” Considering the first flick is rumored to
have cost $160 million, bigger also means way more expensive. “You’re only going to set yourself up for failure.”
Inception proved DiCaprio could work with someone other than Martin Scorsese, and that Joseph
Gordon-Levitt is a true Hollywood star in the making. The film also boasted one
of composer Hans Zimmer’s finest works. The question though, is does Inception need a
sequel? The film ended rather ambiguously, and has since prompted heated discussion
across the internet in regards to its deeper meanings. A sequel may compromise the thought-provoking, rhetorical questions
fashioned throughout the original.
