Sequel To S.W.A.T. In Development

Released in 2003 S.W.A.T. was a relatively entertaining but forgettable film that had a solid cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, and Jeremy Renner. It wasn’t the huge smash hit that some had expected but on a budget of $80 million it ended up making $116 million domestically and the worldwide total gross finished with over $200 million. So it may be more of a surprise that a sequel hasn’t happened already than the news today that one is in the works.

Benny Boom (Next Day Air) has signed on to direct. A brief synopsis was released laying out that the film will be set in Detroit where LAPD Lieutenant Paul Cutler finds himself the target of a homicidal genius who is protected by government officials. Given that there was no character by that name in the original it seems likely that none of the cast will return for this sequel making it a candidate to go straight to DVD.