Hmm… I think I saw the first one but don’t remember too much about it…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Robert Redford may reprise his role as an idealistic California politician in a sequel to his 1972 film “The Candidate.”
Redford, who was 35 the year the original film debuted, would play politician Bill McKay 30 years after the chaotic Senatorial campaign in the first movie.
Redford, now 65, and screenwriter Larry Gelbart, best known for his work on the TV series “MASH” â€â€? are currently developing a script, the trade newspaper Variety reported Thursday.
Redford executive produced and starred in the original film and likely would star in, produce and direct the sequel, according to the report. The late Michael Ritchie directed the first film.
Jeremy Larner, a speechwriter for 1968 presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, claimed a 1973 screenwriting Oscar for the script to “The Candidate.”