Sweet Home Alabama sequel: cast quotes on potential movie
Nathan Lee Graham, Reese Witherspoon and Rhona Mitra.
Cover imagesThe cast of Sweet Home Alabama has made many comments about the possibility of a sequel to the 2002 film.
The rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon, Jos Lucas And Patrick Dempsey was a box office success upon release, and over twenty years later it continues to charm fans. The story follows Melanie Smooter (Witherspoon), a successful fashion designer in New York City who adopted the last name “Carmichael” to hide her poor Southern roots. After wealthy politician Andrew Hennings (Dempsey) proposes, Melanie returns home to Alabama to finalize her divorce from Jake Perry (Lucas), her first love whom she has known since childhood.
Melanie reconnects with her roots when her real past is revealed to Andrew, and she finds her way back to Jake.
In addition to the top actors, there is also a supporting cast Dakota Fanningwho plays a 10-year-old Melanie, Fred Ward, Mary Kay Place, Jean Slim, Candice Bergen, Ethan Embry And Melanie Lynskey.
Keep reading to see what the cast said about a possible sequel.
Reese Witherspoon
In 2022, Witherspoon responded to the idea of a sequel Hoda Kotb asked if the film would ever get a “reboot” during the actress’ appearance Today.
“I hope so. I think that would be a great idea,” Witherspoon said at the time. Cohost Jenna Bush Hager then asked if the actress would star in the potential film.
“Maybe. I don’t know. That sounds fun. Would you like me to do that?” Witherspoon said before responding to the hosts’ positive comments. “Okay, I’ll just make a call,” she joked.
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Before that, Witherspoon confirmed that she would “joyfully” remake the iconic film.
“I love Sweet Home Alabama!” she said during a Facebook Live chat in August 2016. “As far as I know we’re not making a sequel, but if Disney wants to call me I’d be happy to make a sequel.” Sweet House Alabama 2!”
Jos Lucas
“Look, I would love to do the sequel,” Lucas said during a July 2023 appearance on SiriusXM’s Pop culture in the spotlight with Jessica Shaw. “And I say that with a laugh, but Reese is, you know, I’ve heard like, ‘Oh, you can talk to her about stuff in five years.’ You know, she’s a mogul.’
The actor continued: “And while I was still working Sweet Home AlabamaI remember for some reason I told the director or someone else who was talking about her, but I said, “I bet this woman is going to run a movie studio one day.” And right now she’s even further than that. … I mean, it’s extraordinary and not surprising at all.”
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Andy Tenant
Tennant, Sweet Home Alabama‘s director, developed a sequel concept where “Reese’s character and Melanie Lynskey’s character take their kids on a college tour,” he shared. Business insider in 2022.
“Reese’s daughter, Ava, went to school with my son, so I saw Reese occasionally. … When the movie came out thirteen to fourteen years later, I started thinking about where they would all be. Where are those four characters now: Melanie, Jake, Andrew, and Melanie Lynskey’s character, Lurlynn? Tennant explained. “My kids were going to college, so it got me thinking about a new generation of kids going to school and young love, and what that would do to parents when they see their kids being real adults. If the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree, what does Melanie’s daughter look like?”
However, Tennant admitted that Witherspoon probably hasn’t seen his script, adding, “Even Reese’s lawyer loved the treatment, but that’s as close as I got.”
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Dakota Fanning
The actress fueled speculation about the sequel after commenting on Witherspoon’s Instagram account in 2021. Witherspoon posted a photo of Sweet Home Alabama with the caption: “Do you remember what she said?”
Fanning gave the correct answer: “The truth is, I gave my heart away a long time ago, all my heart, and I never really got it back.”
Witherspoon made fans swoon when she replied, “I love you little Melanie.”