I really hope they do something more with The Truman Show IP. Not because I expect it to be good, because I don't at all, but because it's a really funny concept. What on earth is there to add? Where do you go from here?
Jim Carrey is both old and retired, so Truman himself is absolutely not coming back. So what else is there? They could make a remake, but they have to realistically do *something* different to justify making it even if it follows the same plot beats. This is the most boring answer because the most interesting thing you'll get is one or more characters acting out of character, maybe differently tones scenes or extra goodies.
What's REALLY interesting to me is if there's a reboot and they try to make The Alice Show or something. Maybe it's only a soft reboot. Christof just thought 'Y'know, it worked really well the first time' and then just does it *again* 20+ years later because why not? I mainly want this because of how funny it would be to see what would be caused by companies trying to randomly dig up this movie and try to work around what they've already made, but there is genuine potential for a modern version of this movie.
I've seen others bring up the idea of Truman being gay or trans and how the directors would react. The obvious answer is that they try to push this out of him like his love for adventuring as a kid, but I can just as easily see them forcefully leaning into it as much as they possibly can for attention from their audience, especially in the modern age. There's also a million more hypotheticals that would be great to see. What if the Truman Show gets a bad ripoff and someone tries to recreate it on a lower budget? What if the show gets naturally canceled without Truman doing anything? What if the show becomes sci-fi or fantasy halfway through to get better ratings? What if newer shows fake an 'escape' to try to copy the success of of TTS's finale? What if there were crossovers? What if it was a different genre altogether and Truman had to discover the fact magic didn't exist or something?
Even Truman himself could have so much potential. What if Truman was a complete unapologetic jerk? What if Truman knew about the show and hid it from the directors to keep the show going? What if Truman was more open about his suspicions and told everyone he knew? What if Truman spent all day scrolling TikTok? Literally any personality changes could massively change the story.
All I'm saying is if they want to did up Truman's grave, they just have to make The Alice Show where the in-universe directors desperately try to boost ratings by making Alice a lesbian and turning it into a multiverse story halfway into her 20s and I'm immediately buying all the tickets.
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