'Savage Mode 2' Is A Rare COVID-19 Era Blockbuster Sequel
In a year when Hollywood's splashy sequels are continually delayed, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin delivered a big-budget revenge thriller that toes the line between authoritativeness and absurdity.
by Christina Lee
Oct 07, 2020
4 minutes
"Are things better or worse the second time around? Can we really do anything more than once?" the actor Morgan Freeman asks in 21 Savage and Metro Boomin's new collaborative album, . Hollywood might shrug at the first question, though it has certainly answered the second loud and clear. Typically Hollywood is guiltier than even for cashing in on nostalgia by way of sequels. But on Friday, the same day dropped, the James Bond film became the latest splashy sequel pushed back to 2021, which could tank Hollywood's bottom line once and for all this year. Unless premieres as scheduled this Christmas Day, will stand as the rare blockbuster sequel in the COVID-19 era,
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