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Anthony Michael Hall Reveals John Hughes Had Plans for a Breakfast Club Sequel
More than 40 years after The Breakfast Club first brought five very different teenagers together for a Saturday detention, Anthony Michael Hall has revealed that director John Hughes once envisioned bringing the group back together as adults.
Hall, who played Brian Johnson, “the brain,” in the beloved 1985 film, recently recalled one of his final conversations with Hughes. During that conversation, the filmmaker reportedly discussed an idea for a sequel that would reunite Brian, Claire, Bender, Allison and Andrew years after their unforgettable day at Shermer High School.
According to Hall, Hughes imagined catching up with the characters when they were in their 30s and had entered the working world.
“He was talking about the idea of doing a sequel and having us all be in our 30s and in the workplace,” Hall recalled.
The concept would have offered a fascinating continuation of the original film. The Breakfast Club centered on five students from completely different social circles who slowly discovered that the labels placed on them did not tell the full story of who they were.
Hall starred alongside Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Emilio Estevez, portraying the brain, princess, criminal, basket case and athlete respectively.
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Rather than simply repeating the detention setup, Hughes’ proposed sequel could have explored how those same characters changed as they entered adulthood. The pressures of popularity, parents and high school expectations could have been replaced by careers, relationships and the realities of adult life.
Unfortunately, the movie never materialized.
Hall said the conversation took place around 1988 and also included John Candy, another frequent Hughes collaborator. It remains unclear how far Hughes ever developed the idea or whether a completed screenplay exists.
The revelation is particularly interesting because talk of another Breakfast Club movie has surfaced several times over the years. Molly Ringwald previously suggested she had heard that Hughes had written some form of follow-up, while other reports have claimed the filmmaker considered different ways of revisiting the characters.
Hughes died in 2009 at the age of 59, leaving any potential continuation without the filmmaker who created the original.
Despite never receiving a sequel, The Breakfast Club has maintained an enormous cultural presence since its release on February 15, 1985. Made for roughly $1 million, the movie earned more than $50 million worldwide and became one of the defining coming-of-age films of the 1980s.
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The five principal cast members also reunited publicly in 2025 for the movie’s 40th anniversary at C2E2 in Chicago, marking the first time Hall, Ringwald, Nelson, Sheedy and Estevez had all appeared together at the same convention.
Whether Hollywood would ever attempt a modern continuation remains unknown. There is currently no officially announced Breakfast Club sequel in development.
Still, Hall’s story offers fans a glimpse at what might have been. Instead of leaving Brian, Claire, Bender, Allison and Andrew behind in that library, Hughes apparently wondered the same thing audiences have wondered for decades:
What happened to the Breakfast Club after detention ended?
Entertainment
The Mummy: Book of the Dead Revealed as Official Title for Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Sequel
Universal Pictures has officially revealed the title of the next chapter in The Mummy franchise, and it is leaning straight into the mythology that started it all.
The upcoming sequel will be titled The Mummy: Book of the Dead, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz returning as Rick and Evelyn O’Connell. The film is currently scheduled to hit theaters on October 15, 2027.
The new movie will serve as a continuation of the earlier Mummy films, bringing Fraser and Weisz back together in the franchise that helped define late 1990s and early 2000s adventure cinema.
Weisz’s return is especially notable because she did not appear in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Her reunion with Fraser immediately gives the new film a stronger connection to the first two movies, which remain the most popular entries in the series.
The Book of the Dead title also ties directly back to the mythology of the original 1999 film. The ancient book played a major role in unleashing the supernatural events surrounding Imhotep and remains one of the most recognizable artifacts from the franchise.
Plot details are still being kept under wraps, but the title suggests the sequel could return to the darker Egyptian mythology, ancient curses and supernatural adventure that made the original films such a hit.
For longtime fans, The Mummy: Book of the Dead represents a major reunion. Fraser and Weisz returning as Rick and Evelyn gives Universal an opportunity to recapture the chemistry, humor and old school adventure tone that made the first two films so memorable.
The Mummy: Book of the Dead is scheduled to arrive in theaters October 15, 2027.
Matt Reeves has directly addressed his temporary absence from The Batman Part II, making it clear that he is still very much involved with the highly anticipated DC sequel.
Steven Soderbergh is stepping in to help oversee the final stretch of principal photography while Reeves attends to a family matter. The arrangement will allow production to continue while Reeves remains connected to the film and its creative direction.
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“Just to be clear, I am not leaving The Batman Part II. I am profoundly grateful to Steven for coming to my aid during this challenging time to help me finish principal photography. Thank you to all for your concern and well wishes.”
Just to be clear, I am not leaving The Batman Part II. I am profoundly grateful to Steven for coming to my aid during this challenging time to help me finish principal photography. Thank you to all for your concern and well wishes. 🦇
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) October 15, 2026
Soderbergh is expected to work closely with the existing cast and crew to complete the remaining material while maintaining the visual style and direction Reeves has already established.
Reeves is still the director of The Batman Part II and is expected to continue overseeing the film once principal photography is completed.
Robert Pattinson returns as Bruce Wayne and Batman, with Jeffrey Wright, Andy Serkis and Colin Farrell also returning. Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan are among the major new additions to the sequel.
The Batman Part II is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on February 18, 2028.
James Mangold’s long developing Swamp Thing movie is still alive at DC Studios, with studio co chairman Peter Safran confirming that work on the project is actively moving forward.
Speaking at the premiere of Clayface, Safran addressed the status of the film after years of limited updates and growing speculation that it may have quietly fallen off DC Studios’ slate.
“We’re working on it, absolutely.”
Safran said. “The script is being written as we speak.”
Safran added that DC Studios remains excited about the project, while acknowledging that getting the film into production will also depend on Mangold’s availability.
Swamp Thing was originally announced in 2023 as part of the first chapter of James Gunn and Safran’s new DC Universe. The film is expected to explore the dark origins of the character while leaning heavily into horror rather than functioning as a traditional superhero movie.
Swamp Thing
Mangold previously described his approach as a simple Gothic horror story centered around a man and a monster, comparing the concept to the type of classic tragedy found in Frankenstein.
That direction would make Swamp Thing one of the darker and more distinct projects currently being developed for the DC Universe.
The character, most commonly associated with scientist Alec Holland, has long occupied the horror side of DC Comics. After Holland is killed in an explosion, Swamp Thing emerges as a powerful plant based creature connected to a supernatural force known as the Green.
The character most recently received a live action television adaptation in 2019, although the series was canceled after a single season.
Mangold remains attached to direct the new film, though DC Studios has not announced a production start date, cast, or release date.
For now, Safran’s comments offer the clearest indication in some time that Swamp Thing remains part of DC Studios’ plans.
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