3rd film? - The Jewel of the Nile (1985) Discussion

[–] Dyogi736 16 years ago

According to the Wikipedia article, there was a third movie planned, called "Crimson Eagle," but this movie did so badly critically that it died in the planning phases.

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[–] ChristmasStan 16 years ago

There was a chance for a thrid film around 1990. A movie called Las Vegas Gold
The story was Joan Wilder is on her honeymoon with Jack. Jack is somehow is given a treasure map of hidden stash of Bugsy Seagal's Gold.

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[–] JEyler1183 13 years ago

a sequel to The Jewel Of The Nile would never work. First of all Michael Douglas should just relax. Douglas and Danny DeVito will be 67 years old this year. Kathleen Turner will also be 57 this year. It is a shame what happened to her voice. I know they were all in 1989's The War Of The Roses. If they were going to make another sequel they should have done it around 1990 or 1991. Just let them all enjoy the third act o their lives. I pray Mr. Douglas cancer does not come back. All three actors what a class act from 1984 to 1989.

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[–] talisencrw 9 years ago

I think since near the beginning of the shoot, three people involved in TJOTN died in an accident, and the creator of the characters herself died in an auto accident, that it kind of took the wind out of the sails for the franchise, and they decided to move on to better things. As well, initially Kathleen Turner was quite unhappy with the script (this time not written by RTS's screenwriter, who had to be brought in to do a lot of script doctoring until Turner was happy and in the fold).

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[–] bradleynath 8 years ago

The most recent film to be mentioned in regards to a 3rd film was 'Racing The Monsoon' that was back in January 2005 http://uk.ign.com/articles/2005/01/26/douglas-racing-the-monsoon

Actor Michael Douglas (Mr. Catherine Zeta-Jones) has signed to star in and produce Racing the Monsoon, a second sequel to Romancing the Stone. The original, directed by Robert Zemeckis, was one of the biggest films of 1984. A lackluster sequel, Jewel of the Nile, followed in 1985.

Today's Variety reveals that Douglas has hooked up with India's Percept Picture Company to produce the film which will reportedly revolve around a diamond robbery in India.

Steven Carr (Daddy Day Care, Doctor Doolittle 2) will direct the film.

Douglas and the filmmakers are reportedly keen to sign Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai (Bride and Prejudice, Devdas) for the female lead.

Shailendra Singh, managing director of Percept Picture Company says, "This will be a Hollywood film, inspired by India, which will be shot here with a mostly Indian cast."

Production on Racing the Monsoon is due to start by the end of 2005.

A few day's later Michael Douglas explaind that it was not a sequel just in the spirit of Romancing and Jewel. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2005/01/27/douglas-monsoon-no-sequel

By Stax Michael Douglas announced a few days ago that one of his next projects would be an adventure film called Racing the Monsoon that would be in the vein of his breakthough hit Romancing the Stone. This somehow morphed into a story where Monsoon would be the third film (after Stone and Jewel of the Nile) to feature Douglas' wise-cracking adventurer Jack T. Colton. That is not the case.

"It's a project we've had in development for some time and it is centered in India," Douglas' rep Alan Burry advised E! Online. "It's an action-romantic adventure kind of thing like Romancing was...in the same genre, but it's just not those characters and that set up continuing."

Burry said Monsoon would only be in the "spirit" of Stone and Nile rather than an actual sequel to them. Douglas' shingle Further Films will coproduce Monsoon along with Indian-based Percept Picture Company and Sarah One Motion Pictures. Steven Carr (Daddy Day Care) will direct. Aishwarya Rai (Bride and Prejudice) is being wooed to co-star.

Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) penned the script which, according to Percept's managing director Shailendra Singh, is "a thriller about a diamond robbery."

Douglas reportedly sparked to the project "after reading a Wall Street Journal article profiling traditional Indian couriers called Angadias, who have the dangerous job of moving money and uncut diamonds around various Indian cities by train."

Douglas will shoot The Sentinel before seguing to Racing the Monsoon.

From what I remember the 'Monsoon' in question was a steam train in India.

The last mention of Racing The Monsoon that I know of was in April 2006. http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/04/11/douglas-talks-development-slate

By Stax IGN FilmForce spoke with Oscar winner Michael Douglas while he was doing press for his forthcoming release, The Sentinel, and got the skinny from the actor on the status of several projects he's had in-development.

When I asked Douglas about Smoke & Mirrors, a long-gestating magician adventure period pic, he replied firmly, "Smoke & Mirrors is dead." Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones were attached to star together at one point.

One project Douglas said they are mulling pairing up for is Racing the Monsoon, an India-set adventure in the spirit of Romancing the Stone that could feature Zeta-Jones in a more "adversarial" role, at least initially.

I later asked Douglas about his involvement with The Mechanic, a remake of the Charles Bronson hitman classic that Variety once reported he was involved with. The mere mention of the project almost seemed to make Douglas cringe; he shook his head and uttered a pained, disinterested "Naaah."

Ironically, Douglas had not heard that his old film The Star Chamber was being remade but said, "I suppose everything gets remade."

Douglas, who is currently sporting a grey, bushy beard, begins filming The King of California next month.

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