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After 25 years, Josie and nan Pussycats has recovered its cult fandom, but don’t expect a reunion circuit anytime soon.
Rachael Leigh Cook, who starred arsenic nan titular Riverdale rocker successful nan 2001 movie, precocious addressed nan thought of a imaginable sequel aliases reboot of nan philharmonic comedy, which was written and directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan.
“I don’t deliberation I would request to touch it myself,” she told People. “I’m proud of what we made. Maybe if they did immoderate clip traveling, possibly there’s thing that could beryllium weird and interesting.”
Cook added, “I do not deliberation that there’s immoderate talk of thing for illustration that. It took agelong capable for group to get it nan first time. We’re not gonna push our luck, I don’t think.”
Although nan 2001 big-screen adjustment of nan Archie Comic only grossed $14.8 cardinal erstwhile it was first released, nan camp, stylized drama has earned a monolithic cult pursuing complete nan years, acknowledgment to its fierce takedown of capitalism done subliminal messaging, in-your-face merchandise placement and an iconic original soundtrack, performed by Letters to Cleo’s Kay Hanley arsenic nan sound of Josie.
The movie besides featured a cleanable ensemble, including Rosario Dawson and Tara Reid arsenic her bandmates Val and Mel, arsenic good arsenic Alan Cumming and Parker Posey arsenic evil Mega Records execs Wyatt and Fiona.
Cook said nan movie’s long-overdue fandom “feels awesome” aft 25 years. “People are rediscovering that movie aft it being considered an absolute box-office flop and only getting its flowers arsenic it were successful nan past mates of years, possibly nan past decade aliases so,” she said.
“I don’t cognize what to say. Better precocious than never,” added Cook. “I’m conscionable grateful for it. It’s easy to make a movie that conscionable benignant of falls into nan abyss. I’ve surely made a batch of those, and I’m not saying they each merit nan Josie resurrection and treatment, but I’m conscionable gladsome that this very deserving movie yet recovered an audience.”
