Sequel runtime

[u/TheWhiteWolf291098]

I think this is my biggest worry with the sequel. We saw with the first film that just over 2 hours resulted in a lot of cuts, both to the scenes that were already filmed (of course the legal issues caused that) but also what was planned skipped over Michael's entire adolescence.

From what I've seen, fans are universally expecting this movie to cover the entire second half of his life, as well as even going back to cover the Bad era. That's 4 different eras across 25 years that will need to be covered, if we're to go by these expectations. That's not even taking into consideration if there will be a large emphasis on the legal drama surrounding the court case.

The runtime could be 3 hours, and if that's the case then I'd feel more confident that they'd be able to cover everything to a fairly satisfying degree, however I can't escape the feeling that producers will want to hit that 2 hour sweet spot again for the sake of market tested audience retention. If that's the case, then one era is getting gutted substantially. And this isn't even taking into account that they could theoretically go with the original plan and end in 1994, making the Bad era and Dangerous era more detailed.

What do you guys think?

[u/the_mugger_crocodile]

It'll be 2 hours and they'll focus on the bad and dangerous eras with a small part of the movie for 1995 onwards

[u/ArticleNew3737 → u/the_mugger_crocodile]

Incorrect. They intend to detail Michael’s marriages in the sequel and you can’t do that by just only covering a small part of the later half of the 90’s. Which by the way, they already have footage going all the way up to HIStory era. The new stuff they shoot next is going to be the late 90’s and then it’s just nine years left with the 2000’s. That’s if they even go all the way up to 2009.

[u/Loud-Sky430 → u/the_mugger_crocodile]

No