According to Brian Helgeland, discussions about “A Knight’s Tale” sequel have been happening for quite some time. “When we finished ‘A Knight’s Tale,’ we were already thinking about making the sequel as a pirate film,” Helgeland told the outlet, detailing how the villainous Count Adhemar of Anjou (Rufus Sewell) would kidnap Jocelyn (Shannyn Sossamon) … at which point they’re both captured by pirates. That said, Helgeland also revealed that two of his original “A Knight’s Tale” stars came up with a brilliant way to honor the late Heath Ledger,
As Helgeland recalled, the idea focused on a possible daughter of Ledger’s jousting champion William Thatcher. “Paul Bettany called me after he had dinner with Alan Tudyk, and the guys had an idea that William had passed away during a war,” the director said. “However, William has a teenage daughter who wants to joust, but she’s not allowed to because she’s a woman. She tracks down the gang and they agree to teach her how to joust, but she has to hide who she is. They cut her hair short and she speaks with a deep voice, et cetera.” This is definitely a fascinating idea, but fans of the original film seem fairly split over whether or not they want a sequel.