In the event you loved Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista’s latest motion hit, a sequel could also be on its method.
Momoa and Bautista star in The Wrecking Crew as estranged half-brothers who’re introduced again collectively by their father’s mysterious loss of life and discover themselves on the coronary heart of a conspiracy. Armed with a stable 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, Angel Manuel Soto’s buddy comedy has turn into a serious hit on Prime Video. Now, a key inventive teases that there could also be extra to return.
In an interview with The Direct, The Wrecking Crew‘s screenwriter Jonathan Tropper expressed hopes to finally produce a sequel. Whereas each stars have busy schedules, Tropper shares that they’ve “a reasonably sturdy concept” for the subsequent installment’s story and that “Amazon desires one other one.” He additionally mentioned how, now that the “brothers are actually united in a method they weren’t earlier than,” the writers must provide you with “a rather more troublesome scenario.“
Try Tropper’s full feedback beneath:
The Direct: Leaping again to The Wrecking Crew, I am curious with how nice their dynamic is and all of the enjoyable motion, and… I simply really feel like there’s plenty of tales there with these two folks. If there have been ever a Wrecking Crew 2, what do you assume that appears like?
Jonathan Tropper: I’ve talked about it with Jason [Momoa] a bit bit, and I’d have talked about with Dave [Bautista], besides Dave is so busy making two different motion pictures proper now. However yeah, I feel we’ve got a reasonably sturdy concept … These brothers are actually united in a method they weren’t earlier than and so I feel if we did one other one, it could be principally to up the ante, up the stakes, and put them in a way more troublesome scenario than they had been within the first one … and watch type of no matter relationship they’ve constructed between the primary and the second begin to unravel, as a result of they’re thrown into the trenches once more collectively.
Tropper concluded by saying: “However you realize, we’ve got some concepts about the place it goes. We simply have to attend and see if Amazon desires one other one.” Particularly if The Wrecking Crew‘s streaming success endures within the weeks to return (it was solely launched on January 28), Amazon would possible pursue a continuation, fleshing out its personal authentic motion franchise that’s assured viewership each time.
Momoa, who was launched to fame by Recreation of Thrones, then subsequently landed his high-profile roles in Aquaman and Quick X, has a number of accomplished initiatives arising. This contains Dune: Half Three, through which he reprises his position as Duncan Idaho. However he’s doubtlessly an in-demand star and is connected to the delayed Quick 11 and confirmed Minecraft 2.
In the meantime, Bautista, whose schedule Tropper cites as being extra of an impediment, is slated to star in Street Home 2 and Henry Cavill’s Highlander reboot. IMDb lists 11 supposedly upcoming initiatives for the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Glass Onion star, labeling all of them as filming or in pre-production.
However Tropper nonetheless sounds optimistic that these stars will return; it’d simply take a while for schedules to unlock. Followers of Momoa or Bautista have a number of extra motion pictures popping out to sit up for. So quickly after its launch, The Wrecking Crew remains to be proving precisely what sort of hit it’s, however its reception to date does point out {that a} sequel is so as.
The Wrecking Crew is obtainable to stream on Prime Video.
- Launch Date
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January 28, 2026
- Director
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Ángel Manuel Soto
- Writers
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Jonathan Tropper