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March 6, 2006 —

Fangoria reports:

Despite recent reports elsewhere, it doesnt look like the Creeper will be returning to the buffet line for a third helping of humans any time soon. According to our sources, the recent merger between Sony and MGM has crippled plans for a proper wrapup in the proposed JEEPERS CREEPERS trilogy, this despite the fact that the previous entries have proven to be solid moneymakers. At one time, Rogue Pictures offered series creator Victor Salva and Francis Ford Coppolas production shingle Zoetrope Pictures (also responsible for both JEEPERS films) a sizable budget to launch a JEEPERS CREEPERS 3. A complicated framework of rights logistics between MGM and Sony prevented Rogue from moving forward, and Salva was left with no choice but to move on. He helmed an adaptation of WAY OF THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR, starring Nick Nolte and Amy Smart, instead, and Zoetrope was left to seek funding of its own if it wished to see the Creeper fly again.

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