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"This is the f--kin&amp;apos; American dream: a second Spring Breakers movie is on its way.&amp;#xA0;\r\nNews broke this week that a sequel is in the works to 2013&amp;apos;s controversy-courting dramedy starring James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine. The Harmony Korine-directed movie told the story of four young women who have a wild spring break, which takes a turn for the dramatic after a cocaine binge, robbery, and ensuing arrest.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nAs first reported by Screen Daily, production company Wild Bunch announced plans to complete Spring Breakers 2 in time for the Cannes Film Festival.&amp;#xA0;\r\nCalled Spring Breakers: The Second Coming, the upcoming installment is not expected to feature any of the stars from the first film. The sequel will be directed by video helmer&amp;#xA0;Jonas Akerlund (Spun) and written by Irvine Welsh (Trainspotting).&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;#x2019;s not a direct sequel, although there are allusions to some of the characters in the original,&amp;quot; Wild Bunch&amp;apos;s Vincent Maraval told Screen Daily.&amp;#xA0;\r\nThe new film will reportedly focus on a new group of partiers, who run into trouble when a group of evangelical Christians try to convince them to convert.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nWith a production budget of just $5 million, Spring Breakers opened in limited released in March 2013, earning $14.1 million at the domestic box office and $17.6 million abroad. The indie became a cult classic and took home awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the San Francisco Film Critics, and the Venice International Film Festival.&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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