“And so he uses this to go undercover, basically, to work for Frank Nitti to put himself into a position to take vengeance for his father’s death. He was adopted and he becomes a hero within the Italian-American community in the Chicago area,” Collins elaborates. And he comes back, he’s wounded and comes home, and was raised by an Italian family. “It’s ten years later and the basic idea is the son has gone to the early days war and basically become an Audie Murphy kind of figure, he is literally the first Medal of Honor winner of World War II. The followup will fast forward the narrative a bit, catching up with an older Michael Sullivan Jr. So this is still very much in the works.” “Basically there’s two paths we’ve been going down, one is to do it as a big-budget movie and I would not be the director and the other would be to do it as more of an independent film in the $5-8 million dollar range in which case I might get to direct it. If you’re a guy like me who’s directed a half-million dollar movie and you say, ‘Yeah I’m up for doing $25 million dollar movie,’ they look at you askance, as they say. “I’ve got a screenplay that I wrote, and frankly what happened was for years…I was holding out to direct, and I just couldn’t get the job done. continue and while development has moved in fits and starts over the years, Collins confirms a sequel is still very much alive, but that it’s now a question about how to approach the second chapter of the story. Many have been eager to see the story of Michael Sullivan Jr. Kirsten Dunst’s 13 Best Performances, From Child Vampire to Manic Pixie Dream GirlĪ “Road To Perdition” Sequel Is Still In The Works & Will Focus On Michael Sullivan’s Post-WWII Quest To Avenge His Fatherįor years now talk has continued about a sequel to Sam Mendes’ excellent graphic novel adaptation, “Road to Perdition.” The film, starring Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, followed a hitman who is forced to go on the run, bringing his young son on the road with him on a journey that takes them through the Midwest and into the sprawling metropolis of Chicago.
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