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The Kissing Booth 3 : Will There Be a Sequel to the Netflix Rom-Com?

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The Kissing Booth 2 has been out for less than 24 hours, and I'm here to tell you that it's not greedy at all to start asking about a third film. I'll refrain from totally spoiling the ending, but…there has to be The Kissing Booth 3 on the horizon, right? Plus, The Kissing Booth was the most rewatched movie on all of Netflix in 2018—if The Kissing Booth 2 achieves even half that success, it's just smart business to keep the franchise going.

While Netflix hasn't announced a third film, which is based off the Beth Reekles novels of the same name, we went ahead and asked some of the cast if they'd be down for a third. Kissing Booth 2 scene stealer Taylor Zakhar Perez (who plays charming new classmate, Marco) didn't hesitate to tell us “of course” he'd return to the role. “The cast was so lovely to work with that it would be wonderful to get back together," he tells Glamour. “It’s fun and light-hearted, especially during these times. I hope we get to bring some fun and joy to the audience for the third." (Careful: Some spoilers ahead.)

Plus, he points out, we still have to find out which school Elle (Joey King) will choose, something she's still debating by the end of the movie. Not to mention Marco's unresolved feelings for her. “Yeah, I don't think he is over Elle at all,” Zakhar Perez says. “At the end of the movie when Marco's buddy says, ‘Come on, dude, she’s not worth it,' and Marco says, ‘Yeah, she is,’ you're like, what?! How do you leave it at that knowing what could happen?”

Zakhar Perez believes in Elle and Marco so much that he's already worked out a possible story in his mind should the franchise get a third film. “He's going to take a gap year and go to New York, or maybe South Africa. We really have to round out Marco and Elle’s relationship because I felt like he brings such a good energy to her life." Zakhar Perez also points out that Marco is honest with Elle, something she doesn't always get from Noah. "I feel like there’s always something hiding around every corner, so I would like justice for Marco.” 

And what if we don't get a third movie? “Well, then I think he’s going to keep playing his guitar and singing,” Zakhar Perez says with a laugh.