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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM is eyeing a sequel to The Last Sunrise, its forthcoming movie adjustment of nan bestselling romance caller from the After series’ Anna Todd, aggregate sources show Deadline.
Reps for nan workplace declined comment. We’re told that screenwriter Anna Klassen has returned to pen nan 2nd film, based connected a antecedently unannounced caller fresh by Todd, who will yet beryllium putting retired a book trilogy.
Sources stressed that there’s nary guarantee nan workplace will greenlight a sequel. While unconfirmed, though, we’re told nan volition is to make a bid of 3 films, pinch each cardinal creatives returning. We’re told nan first movie is expected to make its streaming debut successful August.
Starring Maia Reficco, Fernando Lindez and Eva Longoria, The Last Sunrise follows 22-year-old Oriah “Ry” Pera (Reficco), whose life transforms during a summertime successful Majorca erstwhile she meets an infuriatingly charming section named Julián (Lindez). Between chronic wellness issues and her mother’s overprotective tendencies, Ry feels for illustration she’s stuck waiting for her life to begin. When her mother’s occupation (Longoria) relocates them to Majorca, Ry sees this arsenic her chance for a coming-of-age story. As nan summertime continues, Julián pulls Ry retired of her ammunition and into nan adventures she’s ever craved, but pinch her return to America looming, Ry must determine if she’s brave capable to yet travel her heart.
Carlson Young took nan helm present aft directing Amazon’s chart-topping rom-com Upgraded, starring Camila Mendes and Archie Renaux, and has since past been tapped to nonstop their Christmas comedy Clashing Through nan Snow. Todd produced alongside Ethea Entertainment’s Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay, Lena Roklin from Luber Roklin Entertainment, and Brian Pitt from Pitt Street.
The Last Sunrise is 1 of nan projects being feted astatine Obsessed Fest, a instrumentality arena highlighting nan streamer’s committedness to YA fare, which is being put connected by Amazon successful Los Angeles connected June 27. We were first to denote nan movie adjustment successful nan summertime of 2025.
Anna Todd is champion known for her After book series, which has sold complete 12 cardinal copies worldwide successful 35 languages. The books’ fame spurred Todd’s penning and producing of 5 films, which grossed $170M astatine nan worldwide container office, contempt launching retired of nan pandemic, and each went to #1 connected Netflix.
Todd’s improvement from publishing arena to filmmaker has astir precocious seen her nutrient Paramount’s adjustment of nan Colleen Hoover bestseller Regretting You. She founded Frayed Pages Media to create IP crossed film, television, and publishing, including nan Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books imprint, successful 2017. She is repped by Flavia Viotti of Bookcase Literary Agency.
Klassen has quickly emerged arsenic a go-to writer for high-profile adaptations pinch a increasing slate of bestselling novels group up crossed awesome studios. She is presently adapting the New York Times bestselling novel The Last Letter by Fourth Wing‘s Rebecca Yarros, which sold to Amazon successful a five-studio bidding warfare pinch Imagine Entertainment producing. She’s besides adapting NYT bestselling writer Freida McFadden’s latest novel The Surrogate Mother for Sony and taking connected nan Anna Shilling novel All successful Monte Carlo for Leonine Studios. Her workplace activity besides includes A Time Lost for Netflix pinch Millie Bobby Brown attached to star, Dorothy & Alice for Netflix, and Raising nan Dead for Fifth Season. Prior to her activity successful film, she was a waste and acquisition journalist who carried bylines in Newsweek, The Daily Beast and Bustle. She is repped by Untitled Entertainment, CAA and Myman Greenspan.
