{"id":2088824,"date":"2026-08-11T11:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088824"},"modified":"2026-08-11T11:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:01:10","slug":"spring-breakers-sequel-to-be-written-and-directed-by-bella-thorne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2088824","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Spring Breakers\u2019 sequel to be written and directed by Bella Thorne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bella-Thorne-Premiere.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\">\u2018Spring Breakers\u2019 sequel to be written and directed by Bella Thorne<\/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>&#8220;From start to finish, it\u2019s lit as fuck&#8221;<\/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> Victoria Luxford<\/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=\"2026-08-11T12:01:10+01:00\">11th 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\/Bella-Thorne-Premiere-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Spring Breakers\" title=\"Bella Thorne Premiere\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Bella Thorne. CREDIT: Michael Buckner\/Variety via Getty Images<\/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>The upcoming sequel to <em>Spring Breakers<\/em> will be written and directed by Bella Thorne, according to a new interview with the actor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> Bella Thorne: \u201cIt would be sad if I quit because of cancel culture\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harmony Korine directed 2012\u2019s\u00a0<em>Spring Breakers<\/em>, the tale of a group of college students who steal money to attend spring break, only to become entangled with a dangerous drug dealer named Alien (James Franco). The film starred\u00a0Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine in a crime drama that was a modest hit at the box office, but gained popularity online in the following years.<\/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>A sequel, made without Korine\u2019s involvement or approval, was announced last year starring Bella Thorne. In a new appearance on the podcast <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em>, she revealed she was also writing and directing the film.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bella Thorne: Disney, Dating, &amp; Reclaiming Her Story\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlJCJGXEuH0?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>\u201cThe producers watched <em>Colour Your Hurt<\/em>, which is the movie that I just wrapped, an early cut of it. And they asked me to write something to see if they would like it,\u201d Thorne recalled. \u201cAnd they loved it! And now I\u2019m writing and directing <em>Spring Breakers 2<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As to what fans can expect from the film, she teased: \u201cI don\u2019t want to get in trouble, but what I can say is it is so litty, litty McTitties. From start to finish, it\u2019s lit as fuck. We are having fun. If you want to go to the theater and have fun, you\u2019re going to have fun with this movie, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The star of the original <em>Spring Breakers<\/em>, James Franco, has made headlines recently due to unusual videos he is posting on the social media platform TikTok. 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Thorne, according to a new interview with the actor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> Bella Thorne: \u201cIt would be sad if I quit because of cancel culture\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harmony Korine directed 2012\u2019s\u00a0<em>Spring Breakers<\/em>, the tale of a group of college students who steal money to attend spring break, only to become entangled with a dangerous drug dealer named Alien (James Franco). The film starred\u00a0Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine in a crime drama that was a modest hit at the box office, but gained popularity online in the following years.<\/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>A sequel, made without Korine\u2019s involvement or approval, was announced last year starring Bella Thorne. In a new appearance on the podcast <em>Call Her Daddy<\/em>, she revealed she was also writing and directing the film.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bella Thorne: Disney, Dating, &amp; Reclaiming Her Story\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlJCJGXEuH0?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>\u201cThe producers watched <em>Colour Your Hurt<\/em>, which is the movie that I just wrapped, an early cut of it. And they asked me to write something to see if they would like it,\u201d Thorne recalled. \u201cAnd they loved it! And now I\u2019m writing and directing <em>Spring Breakers 2<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As to what fans can expect from the film, she teased: \u201cI don\u2019t want to get in trouble, but what I can say is it is so litty, litty McTitties. From start to finish, it\u2019s lit as fuck. We are having fun. If you want to go to the theater and have fun, you\u2019re going to have fun with this movie, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The star of the original <em>Spring Breakers<\/em>, James Franco, has made headlines recently due to unusual videos he is posting on the social media platform TikTok. The account has several posts showing the star promising he would reveal something revelatory, only for the footage he eventually showed to be of someone walking around in an alien costume.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/spring-breakers-sequel-to-be-written-and-directed-by-bella-thorne-3961901&#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\/Bella-Thorne-Premiere.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News \u2018Spring Breakers\u2019 sequel to be written and directed by Bella Thorne &#8220;From start to finish, it\u2019s lit as fuck&#8221; By Victoria Luxford 11th August 2026 Bella Thorne. CREDIT: Michael Buckner\/Variety via Getty Images The upcoming sequel to Spring Breakers will be written and directed by Bella Thorne, according to a [&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-2088824","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\/2088824","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=2088824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088824\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2088824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2088824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2088824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}