As in the first film, Hardin’s possessive, controlling tendencies are once again romanticized in concerning ways. It looks like we're about to find out. [20][21], "Voltage Heats Up 'After' Sequel; Josephine Langford & Hero Fiennes Tiffin Returning – Cannes", "Dylan Sprouse Will Play 'F-cking Trevor' In The After Sequel", "We can confirm that cameras are now rolling and the first scenes for #AfterWeCollidedMovie are now being shot", "Dylan Sprouse has been cast in the sequel of After", "#AfterWeCollidedMovie is out TODAY in the UK, Ireland, Portugal, and Italy! And though it's hard to imagine how things can get more scandalous than they did in After, we're pretty sure that this sequel is going to be seriously wild. 11 hours ago, by Mekishana Pierre The physical chemistry between Langford and Fiennes Tiffin isn’t enough to overcome the inertia of a lackluster script co-written by Anna Todd, who also penned the novels on which the series is based. The movie isn't due out until sometime in 2020, so you have plenty of time to read the novel to get the full story before it hits theaters. Directed by Roger Kumble, After We Collided finds Tessa and Hardin—a character who was originally based on One Direction star Harry Styles in … Langford (who, yes, is the younger sister of Katherine Langford from 13 Reasons Why) is reprising her role as innocent college student Tessa, alongside English actor and model Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, who plays bad boy Hardin Scott. Tessa Young finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin Scott. It’s that it’s boring. A sequel to After — which debuted in April 2019 — is now in the works, and Anna Todd, the mastermind behind the After franchise, took to Twitter to share the news back in May. He continually tries to win her back, though he knows that the only way he'll really win her trust again is by changing. According to Todd, After We Collided is strictly rated R. The movies aren't exactly like the books — Josephine Langford, who plays Tessa Young, told Cosmopolitan in an interview back in April, "The books are so different from the film in so many different ways." Ahead of the film’s release, the stars have opened up about what it was like filming After We Collided… What happens after After, you ask? [18] In its fourth weekend, the film earned $3.25 million from 32 countries. So what's the story? While the first film tackled sexual awakenings, first love, and drama of the “Am I a fucking bet?” variety, After We Collided throws a new set of romantic clichés into the mix. Nor does the fact that this whole story started as One Direction fan fiction add much in the way of novelty to the finished product. There are just as many nits to pick about the film’s troubling sexual politics—from a retrograde “cat fight” between two young women to the seeming assertion that it’s perfectly fine for an adult businessman to encourage his company’s teenage intern to get drunk at a nightclub networking event. For starters: After was rated PG-13. After We Collided is more comedically self-aware than its predecessor, with scenes of madcap nudity and sexy yoga that occasionally capture some of the “so bad it’s good” energy that kept Twilight and Fifty Shades afloat. Contributor, The A.V. It is based on the 2014 new adult fiction novel of the same name by Todd, and is the sequel to After (2019). [6][7], After We Collided was theatrically released in Italy, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom on September 2, 2020. With Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Dylan Sprouse, Louise Lombard. Who is going to see the movie? 14 hours ago, by Alessia Santoro 8 hours ago, by Monica Sisavat Principal photography began in August 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. ", "#AfterWeCollidedMovie is out today in Austria, Cyprus, Czechia, Slovakia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Spain, Switzerland, and Ukraine! After We Collided is a 2020 American romantic drama film directed by Roger Kumble and written by Anna Todd and Mario Celaya. Predictably, that honeymoon phase is short-lived. The film stars Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Tessa Young and Hardin Scott, respectively, with Dylan Sprouse, Shane Paul McGhie, Candice King, Khadijha Red Thunder, Inanna Sarkis, Samuel Larsen, and Selma Blair in supporting roles. 9 hours ago, by Kelsey Garcia (At one point he shows up to stop someone from “taking advantage” of Tessa when she’s drunk, and then proceeds to have sex with her himself.). "After We Collided era is here," Todd said. In the aftermath of their breakup, she begins her internship at Vance Publishing Company, where she attracts the attention of her new co-worker, Trevor. [15] In Sweden, the film grossed $295,567 from 122 theaters during the first five days of its theatrical release, beginning on September 9. In the series, Langford stars as … Please select the topics you're interested in: Would you like to turn on POPSUGAR desktop notifications to get breaking news ASAP? Her interests include superhero movies, feminist theory, and Jane Austen novels. Nintendo Switch - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition. Sign up for our Celebrity & Entertainment newsletter. Now the sequel, After We Collided, hits Stateside after becoming something of a sensation in Europe, where its devoted fanbase helped it open to impressive box office numbers despite limited marketing, few reviews, and, you know, a global pandemic. 11 hours ago, by Kelsie Gibson ", "After We Collided Delayed to October, Getting Two Sequels", "Voltage Pictures' 'After We Collided' crosses $20m at international box office", https://deadline.com/2020/10/stephen-moyer-mira-sorvino-chance-perdomo-after-movie-sequels-1234594858/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=After_We_Collided&oldid=984584713, Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wikipedia pending changes protected pages, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Stefan Rollins as Homeless/ Richard Young/Tessa's father, This page was last edited on 20 October 2020, at 22:22. Although Hardin and Tessa are on the rocks following the reveal that he initially pursued her solely to prove his powers of seduction, she agrees to a “fake dating” scenario when Hardin’s mom (Louise Lombard) comes to visit for Christmas. After seeing Hardin's darker side (and learning about the extent of his cruelty), Tessa attempts to distance herself from him by focusing on her schoolwork and her new internship at Vance Publishing. Which is a shame because Sprouse turns in one of the film’s livelier performances. [12][13], The film debuted to $10 million from 16 countries, with Italy ($2.6 million) being the largest market. After We Collided starts right after the revelation that Hardin only dated Tessa as a bet. Understandably, Tessa is destroyed by the news and wants nothing to … "We're getting a sequel, guys." ", "Let us know if you'll be seeing #AfterWeCollidedMovie in theaters this week! Get the daily inside scoop right in your inbox. After We Collided is a 2020 American romantic drama film directed by Roger Kumble and written by Anna Todd and Mario Celaya. For everyone else, however, there’s not enough innovation to make the second installment a worthwhile jumping-on point. Club. "We're getting a sequel, guys." Note: The writer of this review watched After We Collided from home. As you might recall, Tessa and Hardin manage to finally begin a relationship (albeit a tumultuous one) by the end of After. [9] It was then released in Sweden on September 9,[10] in Australia, Denmark, the Middle East and New Zealand on September 10, and in Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Romania on September 11. , After We Collided Is in the Works — Here's What You Can Expect From the Next Story in the After Series, HBO Max's The Witches Is More Like the Book Than the Classic '90s Film, but With a Twist, Hardin Scott Finally Got the Little Makeover Fans Were Hoping For in After We Collided, After We Collided: Why Tessa and Hardin Aren't Actually Good For Each Other, Furiosa: All the Details We Have About the New Mad Max Movie, You'll Need Oven Mitts to Handle the Hot Movies on Netflix This November, My Heart Sure Is Full After Hearing Dolly Parton Sing in the Christmas on the Square Trailer. American “Afternators” will no doubt be similarly pleased with this slightly campier continuation of the series. [17] In its third weekend the film made $4.1 million from 31 countries. Two sequels are in development. We are so excited and can't wait to hear what you think! Langford also confirmed that a third and fourth film are in the works. After We Collided was released in select European countries on September 2, 2020 and is scheduled to be released simultaneously in theatres and video-on-demand in the United States on October 23, 2020 by Open Road Films. [19], In September 2020, it was announced that two sequels, After We Fell and After Ever Happy, were greenlit to go into back-to-back production, with Castille Landon directing both films. Directed by Roger Kumble. In the end, however, this series’ biggest problem isn’t that it’s problematic. There's also her handsome new coworker, Trevor, who eagerly pursues her and serves as a welcome distraction. For starters, there is literally no story to be had in the screenplay (co-written by Todd), just a series of tedious incidents in a relationship, for lack of a better word, that somehow manage to come across as both startlingly toxic and completely innocuous. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. Caroline Siede is a pop culture critic in Chicago, where the cold never bothers her anyway. On August 4, it was announced that Roger Kumble would direct the sequel. Here’s an interview on the matter with scientific experts. Although only a month has passed since the events of the first film, this sequel has seemingly vaulted its college-aged characters straight into adulthood. [4] On August 15, Charlie Weber, Rob Estes, Louise Lombard, Candice King, Karimah Westbrook and Max Ragone were announced to play Christian Vance, Ken Scott, Trish, Kim, Karen, and Smith, respectively. By signing up, I agree to the Terms & to receive emails from POPSUGAR. According to Deadline, that new relationship is tested when Tessa and Hardin "get a bombshell revelation about the origins of their relationship — and Hardin's mysterious past." 15 hours ago. So what is it about “After We Collided” that makes it bad? As Tessa and Hardin’s erotic encounters become less creative and more repetitive, they offer plenty of time to ponder the franchise’s confused continuity. But unless those sequels add some much-needed style or substance, it looks like that ecosystem will remain closed. [3] On August 5, it was announced that Dylan Sprouse was cast as Trevor, Tessa's coworker. With two more cinematic sequels already in development, the After franchise has clearly carved out its own thriving ecosystem amid an increasingly crowded teen romance market. 13 hours ago, by Kelsey Garcia We'll just have to wait to find out (though having to choose between Fiennes-Tiffin and Sprouse is definitely not the worst situation to be in).