From News Lagoon:

The Kissing Booth 2 is opening up for business this summer. Netflix has set the release date for the sequel to its inexplicably popular teen rom-com hit The Kissing Booth, which hit the streaming service in 2018 at the height of its romantic-comedy explosion. The Kissing Booth 2 brings back Joey King, Jacob Elordi, and Joel Courtney for more romantic mishaps and heartbreaks.

Joey King hosted a livestream Thursday announcing the summer release date of The Kissing Booth 2. The teen rom-com sequel will debut on Netflix on July 24, 2020, The Kissing Booth star revealed after a 48-minute video.

In addition to King, The Kissing Booth 2 stars Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Meganne Young and Molly Ringwald. Vince Marcello returns to write and direct the sequel after turning The Kissing Booth into one of Netflix’s biggest hits.

But the algorithm speaks loudest, and Netflix quickly brought back the cast and crew for the sequel, which seems to be their new practice, following the success of the sequel to To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. While To All the Boys probably warrants a sequel since it’s based on a series of books, I don’t know if I like this whole tradition of rom-com sequels, which I fear will lessen the magic and chemistry that makes a rom-com so watchable. Few people want to watch conflict get invented for a couple we rooted so hard for in the first movie, just to see them get back together for lesser effect. It destroys the illusion. Not that The Kissing Booth had that illusion to begin with, as many — critics and fans alike — condemned the movie for its sexist and outdated tropes.

Here is the synopsis for The Kissing Booth 2:

Elle Evans (Joey King) just had the most romantic summer of her life with her reformed bad-boy boyfriend Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi). But now Noah is off to Harvard, and Elle heads back to high school for her senior year. She’ll have to juggle a long-distance relationship, getting into her dream college with her best friend Lee (Joel Courtney), and the complications brought on by a close friendship with a handsome, charismatic new classmate named Marco (Taylor Perez). When Noah grows close to a seemingly-perfect college girl (Maisie Richardson-Sellers), Elle will have to decide how much she trusts him and to whom her heart truly belongs. Director and screenwriter Vince Marcello returns for The Kissing Booth sequel, based on characters from Beth Reekles’ 2012 young adult book.

The Kissing Booth 2 premieres on Netflix on July 24, 2020.



From Variety:

“The Kissing Booth 2,” the sequel to Netflix’s popular teen rom-com, will debut on the streaming service this summer. The follow-up — again starring Joey King, Joel Courtney and Jacob Elordi — drops on Netflix on July 24.

King shared the news Thursday night during a live event on YouTube, where she was joined by fellow cast members to share secrets about the upcoming movie.

“The Kissing Booth” became a breakout hit among teen audiences when it premiered in 2018. At the time, Netflix reported that it was one of its most-rewatched original films that year. Though Netflix rarely provides statistics in context, the company’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos said “The Kissing Booth” was “one of the most-watched movies in the country, and maybe in the world.”

The original film follows King’s character, a high schooler who runs into trouble when she starts to fall for her best friend’s older brother. The sequel’s tagline is “Rules can be broken, but so can hearts.”

Molly Ringwald, Meganne Young and Carson White are reprising their roles from “The Kissing Booth,” while Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Taylor Zakhar Perez have joined the cast.

Vince Marcello directed “The Kissing Booth 2” from a screenplay he wrote with Jay Arnold. Both were adapted from novels by Beth Reekles.

From Just Jared Jr.

Joel Courtney is engaged! 

Over the weekend, the 24-year-old The Kissing Booth actor proposed to his longtime love Mia Scholink. 

Joel took to his Instagram to share the exciting news. 

“I like it, so I just had to go and put a ring on it #valentinesday #proposal #shesnotmygirlfriend #shesmyfiancé #engaged #overthemoon #cloud9 #beyondblessed and #sothankful,” Joel captioned the photo getting down on one knee.

He added, “Stay tuned! Sooooooo much more to come!!!” 

Joel and Mia have known each other since they were kids and have been dating for quite some time.

Congratulations to Joel and Mia!

From Just Jared Junior:

Joel Courtney showed his support for the To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You cast at the film’s premiere!

The 24-year-old actor, who was joined by girlfriend Mia Scholink, hit the pink carpet at the event on Monday night (February 3) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

All photo credit to Just Jared Junior! Thanks, Jared Eng!

The 24-year-old actor, who was joined by girlfriend Mia Scholink, hit the pink carpet at the event on Monday night (February 3) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

The 24-year-old actor, who was joined by girlfriend Mia Scholink, hit the pink carpet at the event on Monday night (February 3) at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.