From the "Hollywood Reporter": Netflix Sets Sequel to 'Kissing Booth' Rom-Com

The film — starring Joey King, Joel Courtney and Jacob Elordi — was Netflix's most rewatched movie of 2018.

Joey King, Joel Courtney and Jacob Elordi are headed back to The Kissing Booth for a sequel, Netflix said Thursday.

The original rom-com was based on the Beth Reekles self-published coming-of-age novel and became Netflix's most rewatched movie in 2018. The Kissing Booth was directed and adapted into a film by Vince Marcello for British film and TV banner Komixx Entertainment, with the backing of Random House Children's Screen Entertainment.

Set in the U.S., The Kissing Booth centers on never-been-kissed Shelly Evans (King), who comes face-to-face with her secret crush at a kissing booth. It charts the ups and downs of infatuation as Shelly is swept up in the aura of the hottest boy in school.

Besides The Kissing Booth, Netflix has found success with other feel-good rom-coms such as Set It Up and To All the Boys I've Loved Before. 

Marcello will direct The Kissing Booth 2, based on a script he co-wrote with Jay Arnold. Marcello's credits include Zombie Prom, Teen Beach Movie and McKeena Shoots for the Stars.

The Kissing Booth 2 is currently in production. Marcello, Michele Weisler, Andrew Cole-Bulgin and Edward Glauser will produce for Komixx Entertainment.

From Deadline Hollywood:

Netflix said it is making a sequel to The Kissing Booth, the original film it released last year on the streaming service based on Beth Reekles’ smash self-published YA book. The Kissing Booth 2 is now in production with  stars Joey King, Joel Courtneyand Jacob Elordi all back.

Netflix said in December The Kissing Booth was its most-re-watched original movie of 2018, noting half of all viewers who watched it and fellow YA hit To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before re-watched them at least once. To All the Boys is also getting a sequel.

Vince Marcello (Teen Beach Movie) returns to direct Kissing Booth 2 from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jay Arnold. The Komixx Entertainment Inc pic is being produced by Marcello, Michele Weisler, Andrew Cole-Bulgina and Edward Glauser.

Reekles was 15 when she wrote the novel, which she self-published on Wattpad before Random House picked it up. It follows Elle Evans (King), a 16 year old girl who’s popular and loves to party but has never been kissed. She faces her long-term crush (Courtney), her best friend’s older brother, at a kissing booth at a school carnival, launching a story that charts the ups-and-downs of teen infatuation.

No release date or plot details were forthcoming today, but Netflix did release a video announcing the sequel:

It’s official: there will be a “Kissing Booth #2” movie!

Tribute.ca recommends “The Kissing Booth” for Valentine’s Day!

The Kissing Booth – This is another teen rom-com that’s too cute to skip. The movie stars Joey King, Molly Ringwald, Joel Courtney and Jacob Elordi. What happens when a girl is forbidden from dating her best friend’s brother? Well, you’ll have to watch to find out. 

Entertainment IE recommends these “15 sappy romantic movies on Netflix to get you in the mood for Valentine's Day”.

When Elle Evans (Joey King), a pretty, late-bloomer who’s never-been-kissed, decides to run a kissing booth at her high school’s Spring Carnival, she unexpectedly finds herself locking lips with her secret crush– the ultimate bad boy, Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi). Sparks fly, but there’s one little problem: Noah just happens to be the brother of her best friend, Lee, (Joel Courtney) and is absolutely off limits according to the rules of their friendship pact.

From Alan Orange over at TV Web: 

Netflix had quite a few break out stars in 2018, all of which are celebrated here. At the top of the list is the new Fab Five from their revived version of Queer Eye. As a group, they're great. But the single most celebrated person in Netflix's past 12 months is Lana Condor, the lead in the phenomenon To All The Boys I've Loved Before. She is on par with Joel Courtney, who starred in The Kissing Booth. Both of those YA romantic comedies scored as two of the most watched items on Netflix this year. People truly fell in love with these movies, and they are just as, or perhaps even more popular than some of the big releases that wound up in theaters this year.

Joel attended the 2018 GQ Men of the Year Party on Thursday 6 Dec 2018 in Beverly Hills. 

Thank you, Just Jared Jr for these excellent photos!