With the Hulu documentary Brats bringing back nostalgic memories of the Brat Pack and “St. Elmo’s Fire,” Sony is now considering making a sequel to the 1985 coming-of-age film.
Deadline’s reporting that the studio is currently exploring all options for a “St. Elmo’s Fire” sequel which would reunite the entire cast, including Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Andie MacDowell, and Ally Sheedy.
The late Joel Schumacher directed the original, based on a script he co-wrote with Carl Kurlander. The sequel would tackle the characters in present day and find out what happened in their lives. No director is attached. They don’t even have a script, but it looks like Sony wants to make this happen.
The 1985 film, centering on a clique of recent graduates, and their adjustment to post-university life, received negative reviews from critics but was a box-office hit, grossing $37.8M on a $10M budget. Rob Lowe also won the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor.
While James L. Brooks teased last year that "we'll soon be seeing" Jack Nicholson, 89, act again, and that he was "reading scripts," that idea has now been shut down by his close friend Michael Douglas, 82.