{"id":2082593,"date":"2026-08-07T12:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2082593"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:13:14","slug":"john-hughes-was-working-on-a-sequel-to-the-breakfast-club-before-he-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2082593","title":{"rendered":"John Hughes was working on a sequel to \u2018The Breakfast Club\u2019 before he died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026_thebreakfastclub_getty_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">John Hughes was working on a sequel to \u2018The Breakfast Club\u2019 before he died<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The 1985 teen classic followed a group of high schoolers from different social cliques who spent a Saturday in detention together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Damian Jones<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-07T13:13:14+01:00\">7th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026_thebreakfastclub_getty_2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"2005 MTV Movie Awards - Press Room\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Stars of &#8216;The Breakfast Club&#8217;, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy and Paul Gleason CREDIT: Albert L. Ortega\/WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>John Hughes was working on a sequel to <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em> before he died, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The 1985 teen classic follows a group of high schoolers from different social cliques who spend a Saturday in detention together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Now, Anthony Michael Hall who played the nerdy Brian Johnson in the movie has said in a new interview with the <em>Rich Eisen Show<\/em>, he once spoke to the late director about the possibility of a follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>Hall said: \u201cYou know what\u2019s crazy? The last time I spoke to Mr. Hughes, Rich, he called me with John Candy\u00a0on the phone, and it was about 1988, and we just hung out on the phone for a couple hours, and he talked about it at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Breakfast Club Official Trailer #1 - Paul Gleason Movie (1985) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BSXBvor47Zs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He added: \u201cIt was something that was on his mind, the idea of bringing back the\u00a0<em>Breakfast Club. <\/em>Like, those five characters reunited somehow later in their life and they\u2019re in the workforce and they\u2019re in their 30s. I mean, it\u2019s a long time ago. So I think that it was something he was playing with. I don\u2019t know if he had written it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hughes, who also directed films such as<em>\u00a0Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Sixteen Candles<\/em>, and wrote <em>Home Alone<\/em> and its two original sequels, passed away in 2009 after a heart attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hall\u2019s latest comments echo similar sentiments he made in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that time, he [Hughes] did mention the potential of doing a sequel to <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em>,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cIt would have been all of us in our middle-age. His idea was to pick up with them in their twenties or thirties. That [idea] was on his mind, but that was the last conversation I had with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-star Molly Ringwald also previously hinted at a potential sequel. \u201cSomebody told me that there is a script for a sequel to <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em>. 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interview with the <em>Rich Eisen Show<\/em>, he once spoke to the late director about the possibility of a follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>Hall said: \u201cYou know what\u2019s crazy? The last time I spoke to Mr. Hughes, Rich, he called me with John Candy\u00a0on the phone, and it was about 1988, and we just hung out on the phone for a couple hours, and he talked about it at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Breakfast Club Official Trailer #1 - Paul Gleason Movie (1985) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BSXBvor47Zs?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>He added: \u201cIt was something that was on his mind, the idea of bringing back the\u00a0<em>Breakfast Club. <\/em>Like, those five characters reunited somehow later in their life and they\u2019re in the workforce and they\u2019re in their 30s. I mean, it\u2019s a long time ago. So I think that it was something he was playing with. I don\u2019t know if he had written it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hughes, who also directed films such as<em>\u00a0Ferris Bueller\u2019s Day Off\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0Sixteen Candles<\/em>, and wrote <em>Home Alone<\/em> and its two original sequels, passed away in 2009 after a heart attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hall\u2019s latest comments echo similar sentiments he made in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt that time, he [Hughes] did mention the potential of doing a sequel to <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em>,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cIt would have been all of us in our middle-age. His idea was to pick up with them in their twenties or thirties. That [idea] was on his mind, but that was the last conversation I had with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-star Molly Ringwald also previously hinted at a potential sequel. \u201cSomebody told me that there is a script for a sequel to <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em>. One day, all that stuff will come out,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/john-hughes-was-working-on-a-sequel-to-the-breakfast-club-before-he-died-3961355&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026_thebreakfastclub_getty_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News John Hughes was working on a sequel to \u2018The Breakfast Club\u2019 before he died The 1985 teen classic followed a group of high schoolers from different social cliques who spent a Saturday in detention together By Damian Jones 7th August 2026 Stars of &#8216;The Breakfast Club&#8217;, Anthony Michael Hall, Molly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2082593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2082593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2082593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2082593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2082593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}