#It follows 2 sequel 2016 movie

We all know that women are vastly underrepresented in terms of lead roles (or supporting characters for that matter) in all genres.

#It follows 2 sequel 2016 movie

Moreover, much of the appeal, or certainly much of the attention that Sicario received last year, stemmed from the fact that this was a gripping action movie that just happened to star someone like Emily Blunt instead of someone like, say, Ryan Gosling. If there were more films like Sicario, more genre films that just happened to be female-led as a matter of course, this wouldn't be much of an issue. That in itself isn't beyond the pale, but it's yet another case where a female-led hit leads to a sequel sans female lead.

Josh Brolin's CIA agent will also return, but the lead character in there is no room this time out in the new film for the previous movie's lead character. The sequel, penned by Taylor Sheridan, will focus not on Blunt's FBI agent but rather on Benicio Del Toro's two-faced murderous-vigilante. According to Deadline, Soldado is a go courtesy of Black Label Media and Lionsgate, with Stefano Sollima on tap to take over from original director Denis Villeneuve.

The would-be sequel to Sicario will press on with both of its male leads but without its female lead.