From Teen Vogue: Jacob Elordi Is Officially Returning for "The Kissing Booth 2"

If you’re a fan of The Kissing Booth, hold on to your seat because Jacob Elordi is officially coming back for the upcoming sequel.

On October 18 and following intense fan speculation, Netflix US confirmed the news with a short video on Instagram. “I’m returning as Noah Flynn in The Kissing Booth sequel,” the actor can be heard saying in his native Australian accent.

Even though the Euphoria star deemed Noah as “kind of awful” back in June, Jacob seems ecstatic to be returning to the film in the promotional clip, which finds him clad in what looks like an orange kart racing jumpsuit.

Apart from confirming Jacob’s return and reintroducing stars like Joey King and Joel Courtney, the small teaser gave us our first glimpse at some of the new characters in the franchise. In the clip, the streaming giant also announced the second installment of the series has officially wrapped filming.

The Kissing Booth 2 does not have a premiere date as of yet but fans expect it to drop sometime in 2020. And while plot details remain under wraps, the new book sequel, which will come out in January, could reveal some clues — so you can bet we'll be reading it cover to cover.

From NetflixLife: The Kissing Booth 2: Everything We Know So Far

Everything we know so far about Netflix’s The Kissing Booth 2 starring Joey King, Jacob Elordi and Joel Courtney!

The Netflix original film The Kissing Booth premiered on Netflix during Netflix’s “summer of love” in 2018 and was a massive success. The film is easily one of the most popular Netflix romantic comedies to date, and because of that, the film is getting a sequel!

That’s right; Netflix is making The Kissing Booth 2. The streaming network announced a sequel was in the works on Valentine’s Day earlier this year.

Fans are obviously desperate for any news about the film, so we have share everything we know about the series so far.

Check out the official announcement below!

Release Date

This is the most important thing fans want to know: When is The Kissing Booth 2 coming to Netflix?

Well, we don’t know the exact release date yet because Netflix has not announced it. But, don’t worry. We have a pretty good idea when to expect The Kissing Booth 2.

The Kissing Booth 2 started filming earlier this summer, and it usually takes about one year to film, edit and promote the film before it hits Netflix. Right now, we’re thinking The Kissing Booth 2 will be released in the late spring (May or June) or summer of 2020.

At the time of publishing, I’d expect the film later in the summer, but because of the subject matter and school tie-ins, I could see Netflix pushing this out at the end of the school year and beginning of summer if they can.

Stay tuned for the official release date!

Is The Kissing Booth 2 based on a book?

As many people know, The Kissing Booth is based on the book of the same name by Beth Reekles. There is no sequel yet, but Reekles is working on that sequel! Reekles announced the news on Twitter earlier this year that The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance is in the works.

Reekles also added that the film will be based on the book, as well. The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance will be released on Jan. 2, 2020.

So, yes, The Kissing Booth 2 will be based on Reekles’ new book, which, again, will be released in January 2020.  You can pre-order the book now on Amazon and other book stores.

What is The Kissing Booth 2 about?

That’s the other good question at this point. Things were in a relatively good place for Elle, Lee and Noah at the end of the first film.

Of course, Noah was going off to college, though, so there’s bound to be some big-time drama. According to a report from Deadline, Noah might have a new girlfriend or new love interest, which means Elle and Noah are probably not together or things are on the rocks.

The Deadline report shared the news that Maisie Richardson-Sellars will play a “seemingly perfect college girl.” That’s not a good sign for Noah and Elle.

To make the long-distance relationship even more complicated, there’s a new guy that might’ve caught Elle’s eye. According to the Deadline report, Taylor Perez stars as Marco, who appears to be a possible love interest for Elle.

We’ll see if Elle and Noah’s relationship will survive!

Cast

It looks like most of the cast is back for the sequel, according to the deadline report. Of course, Joey King, Jacob Elordi and Joel Courtney will be back, but Molly Ringwald, Meganne Young, and Carson White will also return, according to Deadline.

I’m sure there will be even more new cast members for the film, as well.

That’s all we know about The Kissing Booth 2 so far! Stay tuned for more news about the sure-to-be hit Netflix original film!

From The Digital Weekly:

If you haven’t seen The Kissing Booth now, what are you doing?! The initial film of Netflix is essentially the 10 Things I hate about you in 2018 and the most revised film on the 2018 streaming website! The Kissing Booth 2 will quickly be coming into the streaming platform with the wildly famous returning casters in tow on February 14, Netflix announced.

It’s Joey King, whom Ramona and Beezus and Joel Courtney can acknowledge. They’re playing BFFs Elle and Lee, who’re complete friend objectives until they’re playing for Lee’s elder sister Noah, Joey’s ex-boyfriend of the IRL, Jacob Elordi. However, if you have watched the film, I must ask a very significant question.

Joey King disclosed that while we were still expecting Netflix release dates, the film was formally wrapped up in South Africa. Joey went back into her hotel room with a selfie of herself. She pointed out that for her birthday, the cast and crew gave her some balloons and other nice gifts.

Jacob shares a very distinct view on Noah when he talks in an interview on his experiences in shooting The Kissing Booth and his fresh show Euphoria.

“There are two distinct experiences, the Kissing Booth was the first movie I ever created. It was kind of a Hollywood ticket so I was very thankful,” he said. “It is almost like remedying my mistakes a little too because the Kissing Booth personality is terrible and it is never really explained. It’s kind of idolized and created, so I think this show show show show show shows why.”

The Kissing Booth sequence isn’t too new, but it’s about to change because Netflix has just announced that two fresh characters will join the film!

Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Taylor Perez join the cast as Chloe and Marco, and they “are love interests, but not mutually” according to Netflix.

From Screen Rant:

J.J. Abrams has had an incredible career in Hollywood, known for creating Alias, co-creating Lost, and producing dozens of movies and TV shows. Abrams has also directed two of the sequel trilogy’s Star Wars films, two Star Trek films, and the third Mission Impossible.

In 2011, he directed the only film of his career that isn’t a sequel to an ongoing franchise: Super 8. This film pays homage to Sci-Fi flicks of the ‘70s, while also telling a heartwarming tale about a group of kids with a passion for filmmaking. Super 8 came out eight years ago, but there are some things you may not know about the monster flick. Here are 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Super 8.

You’ll want to read the entire article. It’s excellent.

10 SEVERAL OF THE CREW MEMBERS MADE SUPER 8 FILMS

9 THEY INTERVIEWED 5,000 KIDS

8 JOEL COURTNEY EVEN HAD TO AUDITION 14 TIMES

7 THEY GOT TO KEEP THEIR BIKES

6 CITIZENS OF WEIRTON ACTUALLY APPEARED IN THE TOWN MEETING SCENE

5 NEVILLE PAGE CREATED THE MONSTER

4 THE FILMMAKERS PAID TRIBUTE TO WEIRTON OHIO’S LEGACY

3 THE CINEMATOGRAPHER DOUBLED AS AN ON-SET MAGICIAN

2 THERE WAS AN ARG FOR THE FILM

1 THERE’S A MEANING BEHIND OPERATION WALKING DISTANCE

From Collider:

The Empty Man is based on the Boom! Studios graphic novel of the same name by Cullen Bunn. David Prior wrote and directed the film, which stars James Badge Dale, Stephen Root, Virginia Kull, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Joel Courtney, Evan Jonigkeit and Robert Aramayo. The story follows an ex-cop who is looking into the case of a missing girl when he comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.

Empty Man will open on Aug. 7, 2020 against Antoine Fuqua‘s sci-fi action movie Infinite starring Chris Evans and an untitled event film from Warner Bros, while Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will open on Oct. 23, 2020 against an “event comedy” — do they still make those anymore? — from Universal.

From IOL News: “Netflix sequel soaks up Durban magic”

Durban - It was lights, camera, action over the past two days on Durban’s North Beach as Hollywood actors arrived for the filming of scenes for the Netflix movie Kissing Booth 2.

The set was built next to the lifeguard tower, complete with a tropical beachcomber bar.

For the night filming, the sea was brightly lit, as was a specially constructed lifeguard tower, while a bonfire blazed.

Kissing Booth is a teen rom-com which garnered a massive fan base last year and, according to Netflix, was the most re-watched movie on the streaming site for 2018.

According to the official announcement, the release date for Kissing Booth 2, which has been described as “won’t stay a love story - but a dramatic movie” has not yet been announced. Netflix yesterday confirmed the movie was in production and fans hope for a 2020 release.

Kissing Booth starred teen heart throb Jacob Elordi (of HBO’s Euphoria fame), who played bad boy Noah Flynn.

His “it’s complicated” relationship with main character Elle, played by Joey King (The Act, White House Down and The Conjuring), formed the main storyline.

In the movie, Elle’s BFF is Lee Flynn, Noah’s younger brother, played by Joel Courtney (Super 8, The Messengers), who posted a Twitter pic of himself lounging on an undisclosed beach location earlier in the week.

Yesterday, King tweeted “good morning America and good afternoon South Africa”.

The cast and crew are believed to be staying at a beachfront hotel.

Yesterday afternoon, the production team on North Beach confirmed filming was taking place for the sequel, but remained mum on just who was on the beach, with any hint of the coming storyline kept firmly under wraps.

With Kissing Booth ending with Noah leaving for college, the sequel is set to see whether the couple stay together.

eThekwini Municipality spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela said the production company had been shooting in Durban for a few weeks.

He said it had employed 300 cast and crew, along with engaging support services, including hotels, vehicle and technical equipment hire, as well as catering and construction equipment.

“These types of productions are important revenue generators and job creators for the local industry,” said Mayisela, adding that the Durban Film Office worked with an estimated 150 productions a year.

“Durban’s busiest filming season takes place from April to August and our beaches, lagoons and jungles have proven to be the most popular locations for international productions, as well as the diverse architecture in the city centre.

“Beyond the immediate economic impact of these productions filming in the city, there are additional promotional benefits for Durban which is used as a backdrop for these films. It really is the kind of advertising money can’t buy.”