The 2014 film What We Do in the Shadows was loaded with “universe” potential, and thus far we’ve been treated to two spinoff shows in the form of “Wellington Paranormal” and, well, FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows.” But what about another movie, you ask?
Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement have been toying with the idea of making a sequel for a few years, which would center on the werewolves (not swearwolves) from the first film. Last we heard, the clever title for the project was We’re Wolves, and Waititi provided an update (kinda-sorta) on the project during an Emmys FYC event Wednesday (via Indiewire).
“We’re Wolves is the film that Jemaine and I keep pretending that we’re making,” he said at the event. “Every couple of years we say, we’re making this new film called We’re Wolves, which follows the werewolves from the film. I feel bad to even mention it now because we keep saying it, [but] it’s like a dad saying, ‘Yeah, I’ll be home for Christmas.’ It’s not like we don’t want to come home for Christmas. We would like nothing more but we have a lot of shit going on.”
Waititi then joked to the fan who asked about the movie, “When are you going to die? Do you have a … deadline before your death? I guarantee it before then. Five years, 10 years? It took us seven years to write the [first] film, so you do the math. That was a sad thing to say.”
In other words, don’t sit around waiting. For now, enjoy what we already have. Speaking of which, don’t miss the “What We Do in the Shadows” season finale on Wednesday, May 29th!