Bend It Like Beckham sequel in the works, director tells BBC
She said she was still unsure what form the sequel might take, but suggested it could either be another film or a television series.The director told the BBC she had been asked almost twice a week since the original film was released to come up with a sequel."A lot has changed since the original movie, but I think that people still don't think that women should play football," she said. "There are people who still don't take it seriously, although the Lionesses are riding high.""I've left it a while, but I thought: look at the Euros, look at the Lionesses."Chadha said she hoped not only to reunite the original cast, but that members of the current England squad would be "queuing up" to take on cameo roles.Grossing almost £60m on a budget of £3.5m, Bend It Like Beckham was a surprise hit that told the story of a young British-Indian girl with a passion for football.Chadha told the BBC that she had not expected the original to be so successful.Her intention, she said, had been to "uplift girls, girls who grew up like me, who were always being told how to dress, how to look, what to say, what not to say"."What I did was say you can do what you want, and you can have it all, and I think that's a really great message to put out again. I think there's still stuff to say, and stuff to challenge."
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