What A Surprise: 'Horrible Bosses 2' is Coming

In what has become a norm in Hollywood these days, when a low-budget comedy turns out to be a surprise hit (i.e. The Hangover, last year's Bridemaids), the natural thing to do is simple: sequel.

Yup, fresh on the heels of today's news that Bridemaids 2 is in the works (what Kristen Wiig is suddenly too big to star in a sequel to the one hit movie she's made?) word comes from the Hollywood Reporter that last year's other breakout comedy hit, Horrible Bosses, is getting the sequel treatment as well.

The screenwriting duo of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein - who penned the original - have just closed a deal to work on the sequel.

Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis are expected to return with the first film's director, Seth Gordon, in early negotiations to come back as well.

No word on when it will be released but it's safe to say we'll be seeing this baby in theaters by Summer 2013.

I thought Horrible Bosses was a smart, dark little comedy that had a great take on the all-but-forgotten killing your hated boss routine.

The one thing that bothers me about this is what story is there left to tell?  I mean, all three successfully got rid of their bosses (well except for Jennifer Aniston but they pretty much got her in the end), which leaves me with the question of where else is there to go?  Is this going to be just another Hangover 2 where the same characters and premise are used from the first film because the studio knows it will get asses in the seats and make tons of money?  I sure as hell hope not, but, well...we all saw how the aforementioned "Wolf Pack" sequel turned out.

I hope history doesn't repeat itself.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter