Rob Lowe has confirmed that talks are happening for a sequel to Joel Schumacher’s iconic 1985 Brat Pack film, St Elmo’s Fire.
Joel Schumacher made many films over the course of his career, but 1985’s St Elmo’s Fire, which Schumacher also wrote with Carl Kurlander, holds a special place for many. Made at the height of the teen movie boom spearheaded by John Hughes, the film starred an ensemble that came to be known as The Brat Pack – Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell and Mare Winningham.
The film focuses on a group of graduates from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, following their journey as they begin to adjust to post-university life and the responsibilities of adulthood. The theme song, St Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) by John Parr became a 1980s classic, inextricably intertwined with the film in the same way Simple Minds’ Don’t You (Forget About Me) is associated with The Breakfast Club.
According to Deadline, Lowe has confirmed that the cast are in talks for a sequel. He noted that it is “very, very early stages”, and it is unclear which members of the ensemble might return.
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The news comes on the heels of Andrew McCarthy’s documentary Brats, a nostalgic look back the the era of 1980s teen movies in which McCarthy caught up with various co-stars and other familiar faces, including Lea Thompson and director Howard Deutch (Pretty In Pink, Some Kind Of Wonderful, plus more besides). It also attempted to delve into the psychology of the group, and how the Brat Pack label affected them.
There have also been various attempts to turn St Elmo’s Fire into a television series over the years; NBC attempted to make one in 2019 but a series wasn’t commissioned.
Andrew McCarthy’s Brats is available to stream on Paramount+.
