Chinatown was the first of a trilogy, but after the second film failed to achieve box office success (personally I liked The Two Jakes more), the concluding film was scrapped (plus the director isn’t allowed back in the USA).
Some characters merit a backstory or prequel, but I don’t think Jake Gittes is one of them. Who he is and what compels him to act is fully flushed out in the two films. I’d much prefer a third movie, though I suppose that’s unlikely. So I think it’s best that they forget it... It’s Chinatown. On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 7:39 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > An origin story of Jake Gittes, with David Fincher and Robert Towne (the > Nicholson film's writer) scribing. > > > https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/chinatown-prequel-series-netflix-david-fincher-robert-towne-1203408719/ > (link) > > B > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e3f72421-5ee4-42c9-974e-76a1fcd8a3c8%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e3f72421-5ee4-42c9-974e-76a1fcd8a3c8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DVccSKkcQnkv-GRqzZBzbBFYLih%3DudQ_sZ2H7gEcDD3Q%40mail.gmail.com.
