The Dick Tracy movie was a defining summer blockbuster, yet somehow never got a sequel.
And it probably never will.
Make no mistake, the 1990Dick Tracymovie was intended to be the nextBatman.
But from a box-office perspective, this is where things stood as we headed into the summer of 1990.
Instead,Dick Tracyfinished its theatrical run with a far more modest $162 million worldwide.
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Batmania, this wasnt.
Dick Tracyreceived a somewhat less enthusiastic critical reception as well, and its easy to see why.
With all of the above in mind, its almost no wonder thatDick Tracy 2was an impossibility.
But its nothing so simple as story or economics that have keptDick Tracyin the cooler.
Thats because, as usual, you’ve got the option to blame lawyers.
Warren Beatty first acquired the rights toDick Tracyfrom comic strip publishers Tribune Media in 1985.
The case wasresolved in his favor.
But there always seem to be plans afoot for more… Im gonna make another one, Mr. Beattytold a crowdat the Hero Complex Festival in 2011.
I think its dumb talking about movies before you make them.
I just dont do it.
It gives you the perfect excuse to avoid making them.
This seems as unlikely now as it did five years ago.
The first two of these (Big City Blues and Dick Tracy vs. For that matter,theDick Tracymovie novelization by Max Allan Collins is also worth tracking down.
Itll have to do…because Dick Tracy is most assuredlynoton his way.
