A new cryptic social media post byMichael Jai Whitestrongly hints that the long-awaitedBlack Dynamite 2is coming in 2018. The actor posted a 30-second clip along with a caption that reads, “Black is Back.” It’s been 9 years since the release of the Blaxploitation movieBlack Dynamiteand a sequel has been talked about ever since, but nothing has happened for the big screen since then. We’ve seen the animated show on Adult Swim, but haven’t heard Michael Jai White and director Scott Sanders talk about any real sequel plans since 2012.
Michael Jai White took to Twitter to share the teaser forBlack Dynamite 2. A fan on Twitter asked if it was real, to which White responded, “stay tuned.” The 30-second clip features White’s glorious handlebar mustache, taking a cigar to light some dynamite in the same Super 16 grainy film look of the original. The voiceover says, “We been gone for a while, but now we back!” and as previously noted, the sequel appears to be calledBlack is Back.
Black Dynamite2 is long overdue and fans have been clamoring for it ever since the release of the first movie, which became a cult classic.Black Dynamitelovingly paid tribute to theBlaxploitation moviesof the 1970s and early 80s, turning it into its own thing, and gaining a cult fan base. A lot of the hallmarks of Rudy Ray Moore’s iconicDolemitemovies, including only doing one take and allowing simple mistakes to be used in the final cut, were purposefully used inBlack Dynamite, making for anawesome mix of action and comedythat looked exactly like the Blaxploitation movies it was inspired by.
It is not clear whatBlack is Backwill be though. It could end up as a live-action series onAdult Swimor another network or it might be the full-fledged sequel that we’ve all been waiting 9 years for. In an interview with Crave Online back in 2012, director Scott Sanders revealed that the idea had always been for the movies to be a trilogy and Michael Jai White echoed those sentiments in 2014 when he revealed that the script was finished and that it was like a cross between Mel Brooks’Blazing Saddlesand the 1972 WesternBuck and the Preacher. Both of these ideas point toBlack Dynamite2 on the big screen, so let’s hope that ends up happening.
Regardless of what happens, fans are ready forBlack Dynamite2 and Michael Jai White’s Twitter post is the proof. The post shot off like a rocket all over social media, which is leading many to speculate thatBlack is Back, akaBlack Dynamite2 will hit theaters in 2018. There is no other official information available at this time, so we’ll just have to take Michael Jai White’s advice and “stay tuned.” You can check out the teaser forBlack Dynamite2 below straight from Michael Jai White’s Twitter account.
