Sony Pictures International Sets Sequels To German Box Office Hit ‘The Three Investigators – Legacy Of The Dragon’
10.01.2024 - 14:51
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures International Productions is ramping up two sequels to 2023 German box office hit The Three Investigators – Legacy of the Dragon (Die Drei ??? – Erbe des Drachen). Both adventure mysteries are co-productions from Wiedemann & Berg Film and Deutsche Columbia Pictures Filmproduktion in cooperation with Kosmos Verlag.
The sequels, The Three Investigators – Carpathian Dog and The Three Investigators – Isle of Death, will be shot back-to-back in the Canary Islands, with principal photography beginning in February. They are scheduled to reach cinemas on January 23, 2025 and January 22, 2026, respectively. Tim Dünschede, who helmed the first picture, will direct both films.
Based on the bestselling children’s book series Die drei ???, published by Kosmos Verlag, The Three Investigators – Legacy of the Dragon centered around a famous trio of boy detectives in Transylvania who must unravel mysteries involving a long-missing boy, a mysterious brotherhood and a mysterious undead.
Returning cast members for the sequels are Julius Weckauf, Nevio Wendt and Levi Brandl.
The original made its theatrical debut on January 26 last year, opening to $3.2M from four markets, with Germany leading at $2.8M. The film held the No. 2 spot in Germany for three weeks and went on to gross $15.9M total, including $13M from Germany, to make it the second biggest local film of the year there.
The screenplay for Carpathian Dog is by Anil Kizilbuga with a story by Kizilbuga and Dünschede based on The Mystery of the Invisible Dog by M.V. Carey. Isle of Death is written by Anil Kizilbuga with a story by Kizilbuga, Dünschede & André Marx based on the novel The Three Investigators – Isle of Death by Marx.
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