The idea of Bill and Ted 3 has been floating around the infamous development hell for a while now. With both Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter very much onboard to finally turn the much loved films into a trilogy, the third film still has some hurdles to clear before it can become a reality. It has been 24 years since Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, the film that opened modestly at cinemas but has grown an incredible cult following ever since.
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The script has been finished for quite some time according to Alex Winter, with both him and Keanu Reeves happy with the end result. The problem now is acquiring the funds to make it happen, with studios reluctant to jump on a project that is not a guarantee success is what’s holding the film back. With such a long time since the last movie, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, it was always going to be difficult to replicate the first two films’ success. Plot details are few and far between at the moment, with only hints as to what the story will be about, Alex Winter released details that the film will be about Bill and ted grown up, or not grown up, as they would be both be in their forties.
Luckily, Wyld Stallyns have remained friends off screen all this time. Both Reeves and Winter would meet up with the original writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon and throw ideas around for a possible third film. But they did not want to hastily rush a film that doesn’t do the original justice. A number of years passed before the idea was set in stone, it was a plot that all four agreed on and Matheson and Solomon proceeded to write a first draft. Upon completion, both Winter and Reeves loved it and the search for a director and producer began. Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) was welcomed aboard, but the biggest obstacle remained, a studio to finance it.
As for the cast, the only two confirmed are of course Ted Theodore Logan and Bill S Preston Esquire themselves, played by Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter respectively. It has also been rumoured that William Sadler will reprise his role as the Grim Reaper but sadly George Carlin, who played Rufus, died in 2008.With no release date set, or even a start for filming, the wait could still be a long one, but talks of a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds is another method of making another Bill and Ted film a reality.
