10 Things I Hate About You director reveals hes working on a sequel with a nod to Heath Ledger

We don’t hate the idea of a follow-up film.After directing the 1999 rom-com “10 Things I Hate About You,” Gil Junger revealed a second movie is in the works called “10 Things I Hate About Dating.”“’10 Things I Hate About Dating’ is definitively in the works as a feature film.

We’re developing it right now,” the creator, 70, told People.Junger is working with the film’s original producer, Andrew Lazar, and is co-writing the script with Naya Elle James.He teased that the trio has “some pretty good ideas.”“10 Things I Hate About You” follows Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles), who is a smart, quick-witted teenager but is also a loner.Due to rules implemented by their single dad, Walter (Larry Miller), her younger sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) can’t date until her older sister does.And that might happen sooner rather than later, as once the charming new kid at school, Patrick (Heath Ledger), comes around, everything changes for Kat.“I would love to work with Julia again,” Junger told the outlet.

“She shaped the lives of millions of women.That Kat character really spoke to young women in a very powerful way.”The director explained that since the movie is in the early stages, he hasn’t given casting much thought yet.“If it resonates with [the original cast] and I can have some cameos or even real parts, I’d love [that],” Junger admitted.“I’d love Larry Miller to come back, because he’s so great,” he shared.The movie’s leading male, Ledger, died in 2008 at 28 from an accidental overdose.“I think that’s a beautiful idea,” Junger said about including a nod to the fallen actor in the movie, “and the answer is now going to be yes.

… He deserves to be loved.”The film also starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union, and Andrew Keegan.During his chat, Junger mentioned that the current movie is set to be the first of three, with “10 Things I Hate About Marriage” and “10 Things I Hate About Kids”...