'The Italian Job' Gets A Sequel To The Remake

[Wednesday, July 21st, 2004]
A sequel to The Italian Job is being planned by Paramount Pictures, according to Variety.

The F. Gary Gray directed remake starred Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron and Edward Norton. The original 1969 heist hit starred Michael Caine in the story of a scheme to steal $4 million in gold by causing a massive traffic tie-up in Turin.

While the sequel plot is still being fleshed out, St. Tropez, Paris and the Swiss Alps are being eyed as the primary shooting locations.

The nascent stage of the project makes it difficult to handicap which cast members will be back for encores. Most, if not all, made deals that did not include pre-negotiated sequel options; those who return for another heist will be looking for a bigger share of the loot.

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