Brian Helgeland, director of “A Knight’s Tale”, shared his thoughts about the sequel. The planned sequel had its own idea and would be an interesting continuation of the story with Heath Ledger, but Netflix’s algorithms prevented this. In an exclusive interview with Inverse, Helgeland revealed how his ideas for the fate of the characters from the 2001 film were rejected by the streaming platform.
The scenario looked interesting
There was more than one idea for a continuation. However, the most interesting proposition that came after was the story of his character William being continued by his daughter. Paul Bettany and Alan Tudyk, co-actors of the original, suggested Helgeland a scenario in which William’s daughter, despite being a woman, decides to follow in her father’s footsteps as a knight. “The boys had the idea that William died during the war. His daughter, being a teenager, wants to become a knight, but she can’t because of her gender,” says Helgeland.
Netflix’s algorithm said no
The director presented this idea to Sony, which expressed initial interest in producing a sequel for Netflix. However, as Helgeland argues, when the project was evaluated by Netflix’s algorithms, the response was negative. indicated that the film would not be successful on the platform. “Netflix tested this sequel idea through its algorithms, which indicated it would not be a success,” the director added.
Helgeland expressed his disappointment with the decision, emphasizing that the original film is gaining in popularity every year. “It’s the strangest thing that ‘A Knight’s Tale’ has become more and more popular over the years,” he pointed out. This is surprising because Netflix is not afraid to turn older films into franchises, as in the case of the planned sequel to “Lucky Gilmore” from .
Source: Gazeta
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