US-based filmmaker Param Gill’s satirical movie Dangerous President was quietly launched in 2020 to little fanfare. Nonetheless, 5 years later, the Donald Trump-themed satire has surged in recognition, lately turning into one of many most-viewed movies on OTT platforms in America.
Buoyed by the renewed buzz and viewers response, the makers are actually gearing up for a sequel. The unique starred actor Jeff Rector because the president alongside comic Eddie Griffin.
Talking solely to HT Metropolis, Gill confirms that Dangerous President 2 is within the works with each lead actors returning. “Sure, we’re engaged on the sequel and plan to start taking pictures in the summertime with Jeff, Eddie, and others. This time, the movie focuses on Trump’s journey to a second time period as president,” says the dentist-turned-director, who additionally penned the script.
Gill candidly admits that when the movie was initially launched on a video-on-demand mannequin, it didn’t make a serious affect.
“It was a post-lockdown interval, and the movie didn’t make many waves, although it travelled to a number of movie festivals. Not too long ago, we seen it gaining vital buzz, trending, and that includes among the many top-viewed movies in America for back-to-back weeks,” he reveals. “We began getting calls for for a sequel and have obtained the inexperienced gentle from the distributor for Dangerous President 2. We now have a script in place, and the plot is ideal for a satire concerning the president’s second time period.”
Providing a glimpse into the movie’s premise, he shares, “The satire revolves round Trump turning into president by exchanging his soul with the satan, performed by Eddie. The sequel begins with campaigning for the second time period. Once more, it’s a fantasy comedy with no connection to social gathering traces. It’s going to discover the altering panorama, not simply within the US however the world over.”
Param, who hails from Moga in Punjab, has made a number of worldwide and Hindi movies, together with Going to America (2015) and Resort Hollywood (2010). “After we launched the movie in 2020, we confronted many challenges, but it surely lastly got here out and reached the lots organically. We’re geared as much as face no matter comes our manner this time, too!” he indicators off.