McG isn’t ruling out the chance of reuniting Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu for another Charlie’s Angels movie.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly about his upcoming film Family Switch, McG, who directed 2000’s Charlie’s Angels and 2003’s Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, addressed the possibility of making another entry in the franchise.
“It would take a long discussion with those three wonderful performers who I adore,” he said. “I was very happy to see Elizabeth Banks take the helm and do what she did, which was fun. There always seems to be chatter about that. I’m very happy to discuss it with Drew and Cameron and Lucy, but at the same time, I’m very happy to pass the torch. I mean, I love the Tim Burton Batman movies, I love the new Batman movies. It’s just sort of like there can be a keeper of the flame and you can pass the torch.”
He continued: “Who knows? Maybe we’ve got one left in us that tells a very compelling story if the opportunity presents itself. I love the three of them so much. They put me on the map. They looked out for me when I was a first-time filmmaker. I was very nearly fired off that film on many, many occasions, and Drew stood up for me and I’m forever indebted to her. And obviously, those are three performers where God broke the mold. They don’t make ’em like that. I mean, those are three special ones.”
Elizabeth Banks rebooted Charlie’s Angels in 2019
In 2019, Sony Pictures put out a Charlie’s Angels reboot directed by Banks that starred Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Patrick Stewart, and Djimon Hounsou. The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned approximately $73.3 million at the worldwide box office on a $48-55 million production budget.
Family Switch, meanwhile, is a new body-swap comedy starring Matthias Schweighöfer, Jennifer Garner, Emma Myers, Rita Moreno, Ed Helms, and Paul Scheer. The movie hits Netflix on November 30, 2023.
