Back in 2020, we got the very cool “ultra violent Home Alone” thriller Becky (you can read the 9/10 review the film received from our own Lance Vlcek HERE). In 2023, the film got a very underwhelming and disappointing sequel, The Wrath of Becky (my 5/10 review can be read at THIS LINK). Today, we have a good news / bad news scenario. The good news: Becky is getting another sequel, with The Last Temptation of Becky having just wrapped production in Northern Ireland. The bad news: it was the same writers as The Wrath of Becky and picks up from that film’s ridiculous ending.
Cast and Synopsis
While the first Becky was directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion from a screenplay by Nick Morris, Ruckus Skye, and Lane Skye, The Wrath of Becky was written and directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Angel has also written the screenplay for The Last Temptation of Becky, working from a story he crafted with Coote.
The silver lining here is that the film was directed by Jenn Wexler, who was at the helm of The Ranger, a movie I really enjoyed.
Lulu Wilson reprises the role of Becky in the new sequel, which has the following synopsis: Now working as a field agent for the CIA, Becky (Lulu Wilson) is sent undercover to Poland to infiltrate a family of innkeepers who are running a tourist venture at The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s WWII bunker. After learning that the father, Wilhelm Reuss (Neil Patrick Harris), is on a mission to bring about the Fourth Reich, Becky takes matters into her own hands.
Wilson and Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) are joined in the cast by Brandon Flynn (13 Reasons Why), James Urbaniak (Oppenheimer), and Kate Siegel (The Fall of the House of Usher), whose role as Agent Kate Montana was teased in the previous film.
The film is a Post Film production in association with BoulderLight Pictures and produced by Russ Posternak and Chadd Harbold of Post Film, Larry Greenberg of Quiver Distribution, and Paul Kennedy and Aideen Hand of Village Films. Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman are also producers. Quiver Distribution’s Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman are executive producers, along with Lulu Wilson, Neil Patrick Harris, Louis Winters, Nick Morris, Joe and Mike Huguenot, Kevin and Brian Debold, Nicholas Emanuel, Aaron Dalla Villa, and Carl Moellenberg. Production financing was provided by Creativity Capital, Media Finance Capital and Northern Ireland Screen.
Statements
Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Berry Meyerowitz and Jeff Sackman provided the following statement: “After the incredible audience response to the first two Becky films, we are thrilled to have Lulu Wilson step back into this character that was made just for her. Having Neil Patrick Harris facing off against Lulu Wilson will take this series to a whole new level, and we can’t wait for audiences to see what Becky has in store for anyone who dares get in her way.“
Director Jenn Wexler added, “As a huge fan of the first two films, I am so incredibly excited to be a part of the Becky universe and to help carry its legacy forward. Long live Becky!“
Producer Russ Posternak said, “With The Last Temptation of Becky, we’re delivering the biggest, bloodiest and most unhinged installment of the franchise yet, taking everything Becky fans love and turning it up to eleven.“
Are you a fan of the previous Becky movies, and do you have a more positive outlook on The Wrath of Becky than I do? Let us know, and share your thoughts on The Last Temptation of Becky, by leaving a comment below.
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