Sandra Bullock says film industry isn’t “brave enough” anymore to make ‘Speed 3’
"It would require a lot from everybody"
by Emma Wilkes · NMESandra Bullock reckons the film industry isn’t “brave enough” anymore to make a third Speed film.
Bullock appeared alongside Keanu Reeves and director Jan de Bont at a Q&A during an anniversary screening of the film yesterday (October 8). This was the first time that they’d ever discussed the 1994 action thriller on the same stage.
The event also marked a rare return to public life for Bullock, who has largely been away from such events following the successful release of The Lost City in summer 2022 and the death of her partner Bryan Randall last year.
The discussion turned to the notion of making a sequel. “The geriatric version. It won’t be fast,” Bullock joked “All these things happened because the crazy man [de Bont] in the greenish jacket over there. He’s so soft and gentle today and I’m like, ‘That’s not the man I remember.’ But he’s the man who put the energy and the idea together, knew what the audience wanted and demanded it from everyone and everyone stepped up to play it.
“So what would that movie be that would make Jan’s brain and brilliance happy? It would require a lot from everybody. I don’t know if we’re in an industry anymore that’s willing to tolerate it and be brave enough to do it. Maybe I could be wrong. … If he can’t make [what’s in his brain] for the audience, then he’s failed it felt like. I don’t know what we could do that would be good enough for the audience.”
In 2022, Bullock said that she was “still embarrassed” to have starred in Speed 2. telling TooFab that she believes it “makes no sense” as a concept.
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“That’s one I wished I hadn’t done and no fans came around, that I know of,” Bullock said of the film, saying she doesn’t know of anyone who has since enjoyed the film after rewatching.
“I’m still embarrassed I was in it,” she added. “I’ve been very vocal about it. Makes no sense. Slow boat. Slowly going towards an island.”