'Cloudy With A Chance Of Pickles' On The Way?

Rumors are circulating that a sequel to box-office hit “Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs” is in the works. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, currently working on Jonah Hill’s “21 Jump Street,” are also expected to return to the helm. Based on the popular children’s book “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs” was a somewhat of a surprise box office hit, doubling its budget by bringing in $234 million worldwide haul and as well as spawning a fairly successful video game, spanning all three major gaming systems.

If you haven’t seen it, the film follows inventor Flint Lockwood (voiced by Bill Hader) as he creates a machine that rains choice food from the sky. Things go haywire when demand goes crazy, and the machine ends up wreaking havoc throughout the land. It’s up to Flint and his newfound friends to stop them. The sequel would most likely be based on the book’s followup, “Pickles To Pittsburgh.” Bear in mind, the project only recently went into development so it might be of a bit wait before it hits screens.

The original was not only insanely funny (hey, these are the people behind the cancelled-too-soon “Clone High”) but it was also very intelligent social commentary, focusing on our world’s obsession with food. Unfortunately, it was written off as either insanely goofy or just a children’s movie while “WALL-E” got the royal treatment. Food raining from the sky isn’t exactly subtle — but it’s a hell of a lot more understated than fat people in floating around in chairs watching TV all day. This writer even thinks it should’ve won the Oscar over “Up”, which definitely was a fine film with depth, but give us a jab at factory farming and the country’s ignorance of where its food comes from any day. So yeah, you can count us in for a potential sequel. – Christopher Bell