A promising update has come in forChuckfans hoping to see the series get a continuation. Recently speaking with Michael Rosenbaum on theInside of Youpodcast, series starZachary Leviaddressed the status of the Chuck franchise. He brought up the fact that he’s been consistently trying to get new Chuck content made, feeling that a movie would be the best way to move the story forward.
“I’ve been trying to make a Chuck movie since before we even finished the show. Like, I was always like, for almost no money budget and no time, we were basically making a mini action movie every week anyway. And so if we have a little more budget and a little more time we could make some really killer little Chuck movies and put them online or whatever the heck. I’ve been literally trying to do this since 2012. And dude, I feel like the time is nigh. Yeah, I’ve had some very good, promising conversations with the creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. We had a really lovely get-together and catch-up.”
Levi speaks about hwo the cast put together aChuckreunion through Zoom during the pandemic and it was a total blast. The reunion also served as a “great reminder for everyone just show special and magical” the series was for everyone and how easily it was for them to get right back into it. While nothing has officially been greenlit as of yet, Levi feels that now we are closer than ever to getting aChuckmovie made after vowing to never give up his pursuit for it to happen.
“I don’t know if this is an official announcement or not, but I will tell you that for all of you who have been patient, thank you for your patience, I have not stopped trying and I will not stop trying. I’ve joked that even if I’m a geriatric Chuck, we’re gonna do it one day… But I think we’re close to making something happen, which I’m super excited about. And I think it works perfect because now, y’know, it’s a Warner Bros. show, it’s owned by Warner Bros., and I think that with all the streamers now and HBO Max, we could easily start making some movies and putting them there.”
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Let’s hope the progress is for real this time, but it’s worth noting that Levi sounds more optimistic than ever. At one point in 2017, he addressed his plans to makeChuckmovies and suggested that he wasn’t having much luck at the time. He was thinking that Netflix would be a good avenue for them, but as several years have since passed, it would seem that the streamer just isn’t interested.
Still, as Levi now says, Warner Bros. has gotten into the streaming wars with the studio putting more and more exclusive content for viewers of WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO Max. Perhaps Netflix never gave newChuckmovies a chance, but with less red tape to cut through on HBO Max, they might finally have a good home after all. Fans should be keeping their fingers crossed.
