Bend It Like Beckham Sequel Plan Confirmed More than 20 Years After Release - Liverpool Echo
- On Saturday in Basel, Gurinder Chadha announced a Bend It Like Beckham sequel aiming for a 2027 release to coincide with the 20th anniversary and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
- Its legacy, inspiring a generation of girls to play football, aligns with the Euro 2025 final on Sunday.
- Chadha said, `Currently developing a compelling script to ensure character depth and engagement` and `Keira Knightley and Parminder Nagra are aware of the sequel but await a script before committing`.
- With political backing, while @rasalistair on X wrote `MY CHILDHOOD!` urging the original cast’s return, Lisa Nandy MP will attend the Euro 2025 final with Chadha, backing the sequel.
- Chadha envisions a 2027 release, potentially as a film or television series, to mark the film's 20th anniversary and the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
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'Bend It Like Beckham' sequel in the works more than 20 years after original
“I’m pretty certain that everyone’s going to want to come back," director Gurinder Chadha said.20th Century Fox Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley in 'Bend It Like Beckham'Goal!Gurinder Chadha is working on a prequel to Bend It Like Beckham, the 2003 sports cult classic about a young Indian woman (Parminder Nagra) whose dreams of playing pro soccer clash with her strict immigrant parents' ideals.In the comedy, Nagra starred as Jess Bhamra, a t…
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