'The Big Lebowski 2' was a rumored follow-up to the cult favorite of the same name released back in 1998. Joel and Ethan Coen admitted that the sequel will not push through despite actress Tara Reid's comments.
According to Variety, the Coen Brothers shot down rumors for a sequel to the 1998 cult favorite 'The Big Lebowski'. Joel Coen said, "Tara Reid likes to announce that just like [George] Clooney likes to announce 'Hail, Caesar!... In this case, I don't think we'll oblige." Reid played Bunny Lebowski in the original film. Bunny was the Big Lebowski's gold-digging "trophy wife" and ex-porn actress.
It was also reported by /Film that a rumored spin-off for John Torturro's Jesus Quintana was also shot down. Torturro teased the idea back in 2014 saying, "If I can get the permission I need, I'd like to return to that role. I have an idea, I want to do like a sequel where Jesus gets out of jail and drives a school bus... Joel and Ethan don't really want to do it, but if I can get them to approve my outline, which I think they liked.... Anyway, the only reason I wanted to do it was so that people will stop asking me questions about The Big Lebowski."
The original film was written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen and was loosely inspired by the work of Raymond Chandler. It followed the life of stoner, slacker and avid bowler Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, played by Jeff Bridges.
The film was a box office flop at that time of its release, earning only $46 million against a $15 million budget. Although Bridges was praised for his performance, the film received mixed reviews. It eventually cemented itself as an industry cult favorite and was added to the National Film Registry for its "cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance".
Joel and Ethan Coen directed numerous films together including 'Barton Fink', 'Fargo', 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', 'No Country For Old Men', 'True Grit', 'Inside Llewyn Davis' and the most recent 'Hail, Caesar!'. Their films are usually described as "genre-busting" as they usually cover everything from Western, adventure, comedy and even neo-noir.
Although the two denied development for 'The Big Lebowski 2', they hinted at the possibility of 'Barton Fink 2'. According to MovieWeb, Ethan Coen admitted that they would like to do a sequel "at some point" and it would feature "Torturro in Berkley in the '60s". Joel Coen added, "That's the one movie that we thought deserved a sequel, called 'Old Fink.' But we don't want to do it until Turturro is quite old. He's getting there."
'The Big Lebowski 2' was a rumored sequel to the 1998 film of the same name. The Coen brothers recently announced that there were not interested in a follow-up despite the numerous speculations.
