Jamie Lee Curtis expresses her interest in a True Lies sequel, but a follow-up faces one big problem. Directed by James Cameron, the 1994 action movie united Curtis with Arnold Schwarzenegger for a story about a globe-trotting spy whose life becomes complicated when he suspects his wife of having an affair.
Despite persistent love for the film, no True Lies 2 has materialized, but Curtis tells ET that she’s still hoping. After recently revisiting her characters from Halloween and Freaky Friday, the star reveals that she would happily reprise her role as Helen Tasker. Curtis isn’t optimistic a sequel will ever come to fruition, however, because Cameron would have to be involved. Check out her comment below:
“I always hoped that Arnold [Schwarzenegger] and I would get to do True Lies again. I don’t think that’ll happen because it could only happen if Jim Cameron wrote it. I don’t think we would ever do it without him. That was obviously a movie that changed my life in a big way.”
Cameron, of course, currently remains busy with the Avatar franchise and the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash release, and he’s also attached to direct an adaptation of Ghosts of Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino. In addition to Avatar 4 and 5, he has also previously revealed that he’s in the process of scripting Terminator 7, which would seemingly focus heavily on AI.
The Titanic director has spoken about a potential True Lies 2, though, offering varying responses over the years. Plans were seemingly in motion to make a follow-up in the late ’90s and early ’00s, but the September 11 attacks led Cameron to have a change of heart.
Cameron offered a more hopeful response just before the release of Avatar in 2009, answering a True Lies 2 question from a member of the crowd at San Diego Comic-Con. Per Den of Geek, the director said Schwarzenegger was currently busy with his role as Governor of California, but “who knows after that.”
It’s now been 16 years, of course, and Schwarzenegger is no longer governor, yet a sequel still hasn’t materialized. The franchise did return in the form of a True Lies TV show in 2023, but this was cancelled after only one season.
Though the 1994 film enjoys a 72% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $378 million, making it a big hit, it seems very unlikely that Schwarzenegger, Curtis, and Cameron will be teaming up again for a sequel. All three creatives remain very active in Hollywood, though, and there will be no shortage of their work in the coming years.
True Lies was evidently an important movie and an enjoyable experience for Curtis. Though the stars would really have to align for a sequel to happen, it sounds like she would jump at the chance to do another adventure with Harry and Helen Tasker.
- Release Date
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July 15, 1994
- Runtime
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141 minutes