Bend It Like Beckham Director Has An Exciting Sequel Update

Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley on the set of 2002's Bend It Like BeckhamAmid the current sea of sequels, reboots and remakes that continues to flood the box office, you’d be forgiven if you’re struggling to keep up with which films are being revived in various different ways.But for fans of a certain sports comedy from the early 2000s, there’s one piece of news you’re not going to want to miss.Over the weekend, Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha revealed she was planning a sequel to the hot movie.Gurinder made the admission to the BBC in Basel, Switzerland, where England’s Lionesses shot to victory for the second time in the Euro 2025 tournament on Sunday evening.The filmmaker claimed that Bend It Like Beckham has been “part of changing the game for women” in football, “so it felt like this was a good time for me to go back and investigate the characters”.She added that she was hoping to release the follow-up in 2027, commemorating both 25 years of Bend It Like Beckham and the next Fifa Women’s World Cup, which is due to take place in Brazil in two years’ time.Gurinder ChadhaGurinder said: “A lot has changed since the original movie, but I think that people still don’t think that women should play football. There are people who still don’t take it seriously, although the Lionesses are riding high.”“I’ve left it a while,” she admitted of the time since the first film. “But I thought: look at the Euros, look at the Lionesses.”Bend It Like Beckham centres around two best friends, played by Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley, who defy the wishes of their parents by trying to pursue a career in women’s football.Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley in a promotional shot for Bend It Like BeckhamAfter Bend It Like Beckham, Parminder went on to land the role of Neela Rasgotra in the medical drama ER, as well as appearing in the likes of Bird Box, DI Ray and Maternal.The year after Bend It Like Beckham’s release, Keira appeared in both Pirates Of The Caribbean and Love Actually, going on to appear in movies including Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Never Let Met Go, The Imitation Game and Colette.Last year, she also returned to the small screen in the Netflix thriller Black Doves, a second season of which is also in the works.MORE FILM NEWS:The Devil Wears Prada 2 Just Added A Wave Of Exciting A-Listers To Its CastJames Gunn Reveals The 1 Superman Scene He Nearly Cut After Audience FeedbackChristopher Nolan's The Odyssey Trailer Is Already Sparking Debate For This 1 Reason

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