The movie is such a massive decline that it must be some kind of joke on the part of any combination of director Paul Weitz (perhaps a subversive plan to kill a
franchise he was not a fan of with his first (and let us hope only) entry),
writers John Hamburg and Larry Stuckey (the
former, maybe, enjoying steady work with the series after the success of the first movie; the latter possibly assuming he could coast on the coattails of his partner), and / or the cast (if we go with the hypothetical assault on the audience's sense of dignity, no doubt laughing themselves silly at the sight of the paycheck).
THQ Nordic has acquired Koch Media, the corporate that owns Saints Row, Dead Island, and Metro Exodus
writer Deep Silver, bringing again
former THQ
franchises beneath the identical roof.