Speaking at the Paley Festival Panel on “Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog” the other night, creator Joss Whedon said the success of the original on the Web, iTunes, DVD and CD could interest studios in funding a full-budget sequel that could be seen at a theater near you. Whedon then went on to say that he’d entertain the idea, but only if he could keep things intimate like the original.
“Well, we don’t want to be beholden to anybody,” Whedon said. “We want to do the product the same way we did the first one, which is out of our hearts, and then go to people [and say], ‘OK, if you’re interested in this, this is what it is.’ Besides, it could be something theatrical. It could be something on the Internet again, where it’s done on the fly and it all comes from us. We don’t know how we want that to be. The best thing to do is to write it. Then we can start deciding a business model based on the script.”
Whedon went on to say that a feature-length sequel is one idea he and co-creator Jed Whedon have entertained.
“We’ve talked about doing an actual studio film, and we’ve talked about doing an independent tiny little thing,” Whedon said. “We’ve talked about everything in between, the bumper sticker, whatever format.”
In a separate interview, co-writer and composer Jed Whedon (Joss’ brother) said the sequel’s length would be determined by the medium in which it appears. “It depends on what form it takes,” Jed said in an exclusive interview on the red carpet. “The story that we’re talking about is pretty big, so it might end up being longer.”
Another creative mind behind the project, co-writer Maurissa Tancharoen, dropped a bomb-shell for the potential sequel. She said they are looking at ways to bring back Felicia Day’s character of Penny for the sequel. However, she was quick to add that any return by the character wouldn’t violate her death from the original.
“Penny is definitely dead, but there are ways,” Tancharoen said. “We love Felicia so much. Maybe she’ll do catering while we shoot the movie.”
Jed added: “It’s movie magic, so there are a lot of different things we can do. We just want to hang out with her.”
To Joss Wheldon: listen Joss I don’t mind if it’s gonna be a movie or some web stuff or whatever, only thing I’m asking you is SOMETHING and QUICKLY.
I’m dying here man. I need more dr. Horrible NO, I’m here craving since 2008.
I want to see more, prequels, sequels, everything, please, I don’t care about the media, I just want to see. Can’t wait btw.
Oh btw and without NPH, Nathan and Felicia this stuff won’t work and you know it, so pls don’t change the cast. Joss you are a genius.