Red Notice could get a sequel with enough fan , according to producer Hiram Garcia. Red Notice premiered on Netflix on November 5, 2021, and within 28 days became the most-watched film on the platform, with over 364 million watch hours, beating out the previous record-holder Bird Box. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot, with direction by Rawson Marshall Thurber.
Red Notice follows an FBI agent who reluctantly teams up with an art thief to stop a more notorious criminal. The film found success from its action-comedy formula as well as having three big-name leads that can hold focus in the kinetic-energy-driven genre. Despite being a hit with audiences, received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with many citing the plot and action as cliche and forgettable despite praise for the actors' performances and humor.
Garcia, in an interview with Collider, discusses the possibility of a sequel with enough fan . Garcia is president of Seven Buck Productions, Johnson's production company that will help produce Black Adam and the next Jumanji. Garcia talks about how the ending of Red Notice wasn't meant to set up a sequel or franchise, and that the film itself is supposed to stand on its own. However, he mentions that given the success of the film and with enough fan , that a sequel could be made a few years down the road. Read Garcia's full quote below:
"We do have a really fun blooper reel, but we did like where we ended. In regards to the end credits, with something like this that, in essence, you could view as a franchise starter, we never really like to get ahead of ourselves too much. I think ultimately it's the fans that dictate if they want a sequel, we'll be ready to deliver them one. But there was never really a talk about doing some kind of post-credits scene because we always knew how we wanted the movie to end. We knew we wanted to tee up something big, but we didn't feel that there was really any need for any kind of a post-credits scene. I think we have ideas in our head in of where we'd like the story to go, and if the fans respond to the movie the way we're hoping they will, then it's on us to be ready to deliver that, and we do have some really good ideas on deck."
With Red Notice being Netflix's most-watched film ever, for a franchise wouldn't be surprising, with Johnson and Thurber both expressing interest in the idea, with Thurber wanting to shoot two sequels concurrently. With a budget of $200 million dollars, the investment for Netflix has been large, but with the success of the first, the price tag is likely more tenable. The film also brought in $2 million at the box office from its limited theatrical release.
Red Notice proves once again that a movie doesn't have to be good to be popular. The gap between what's popular with critics and audiences has been widening substantially in the past 50 years, likely given the ease of accessing more content, leading audiences to find their own entertainment rather than everyone seeing the same films in theaters as they did before the invention of the VHS player. Despite not leaving much for the brain, sheer fun, energy, and star power can be all a film needs, and Red Notice certainly delivers on those fronts.
Source: Collider
