Meanwhile, despite rumors, a remake has never become a reality either. Given that Goldman was fairly protective of his work and ownership of the film rights, it isn't likely he would've wanted anyone else to expand the story. Sadly, Goldman passed away in 2018 without writing the sequel.Īs a result, a sequel film was never made because there was no book to adapt. In the 30th anniversary edition, he reiterated having trouble completing the sequel but vowed it would be finished by 2023. However, he indicated he was having trouble with copyright issues from S. In the 25th anniversary edition of Goldman's The Princess Bride, an epilogue was added that mentioned a sequel called Buttercup's Baby. After the success of the book and film, there were indications that Goldman planned to write a sequel. Goldman's novel was an abridged version of a longer work by S. The Princess Bride was an adaptation of the 1973 novel of the same name by William Goldman. Yeah, that got over 100,000 likes that one.' And that seemed to get the response that I wanted. And he posted that on Twitter, and I responded that there's a shortage of perfect movies in the world, be a pity to damage this one. There was an, I don't know, CEO or president of some studio at some point was trying to create some kind of publicity around the fact that he was gonna remake the film. Check out his statement and prior tweet, below: Hence, he revealed that he still stands by his prior sentiments and doesn't think anyone should risk tarnishing The Princess Bride's legacy. Elwes explained that he had already answered the question several years back when rumors of a remake started floating around, having previously taken to Twitter to share his thoughts on the idea, and his response garnered hundreds of thousands of likes.

In an interview with, Elwes had a perfect response when asked about the potential of a Princess Bride remake.

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