'Project X' Sequel Already in the Works

'Project X' Sequel Already in the Works

"Project X" writer Michael Bacall began planning the sequel long before the low-budget comedy opened as the No. 2 movie at the domestic box office

Published: March 06, 2012 @ 5:50 pm
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By Joshua L. Weinstein

"Project X," the low-budget comedy that opened as the No. 2 movie in America, may have spawned a sequel.

"Project Y" anyone?

TheWrap has confirmed that screenwriter Michael Bacall, who wrote the $12 million found footage film that grossed $21 million over the weekend, began work on a potential sequel well before the movie opened.

Also read: ‘Project X’: It's Like a Party With Great Guests But a Loud, Awful Band

The Warner Bros. movie is about three high school students who plan a birthday party to improve their image -- and find the fiesta spinning out of control.

Todd Phillips, who produced and directed "The Hangover" and wrote, produced and directed "The Hangover Part II" for Warners, produced the R-rated "Project X."

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.

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