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Bend It Like Beckham Sequel in the Works, Director Tells BBC
- Speaking to The Guardian on Saturday, Gurinder Chadha OBE unveiled plans for a sequel to 'Bend It Like Beckham' after 23 years, aiming for a 2027 release.
- With the FIFA Women’s World Cup underway, women’s football’s increased competitiveness and global reach have driven renewed interest, setting the stage for a sequel.
- Everything hinges on the script, while Nagra, Knightley, Punjabi, and Stevenson are aware of the sequel.
- Fans have long clamored for a sequel, and Britain’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP said the film “captured something so special about Britain, our spirit, our diversity, and our ability to dream big in the face of challenge.”
- Targeting 2027, the sequel aims to mark the 25th anniversary of Bend It Like Beckham and coincide with the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
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More than twenty years after the release of the original film, a sequel to Bend It Like Beckham is in the works, the BBC reports, following confirmation from director Gurinder Chadha.
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On July 26, Deadline reported that “Bend it Like Beckham” will be bending it like Beckham once again, or so says its writer/director Gurinder Chadha. The original film, released 23 years ago in 2022 and starring Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley was an indie sleeper hit, grossing $76 million on a $6 million budget. The comedy ended up being the harbinger of Knightley’s astronomical rise into stardom — coming just one year before “Pirates of th…
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