Jesse Metcalfe Provides Update on 'John Tucker Must Die' Sequel, Talks His Costars & Plot Rumors

Jesse Metcalfe provided an update on the John Tucker Must Die sequel.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that a script was in the works for a sequel to the 2006 comedy, which starred Brittany Snow, Penn Badgley, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel, Ashanti and Jesse in the titular role.

During a recent interview, Jesse shared a slightly disappointing update on the new movie’s status. He also opened up about his costars and responded to a rumor about a possible plot point.

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“I’ve recently inquired about an update and I honestly don’t believe there are [any],” Jesse admitted to Us Weekly. “People are still talking about it. I’d love to help push it forward, but I don’t really know how to do that.”

He actor also acknowledged that it was refreshing to see the movie has fans still since it did not receive great reviews upon release.

“I mean, it’s always nice to hear that people love the movie, especially considering that it was critically panned when it came out,” he said. “It has like a 24% or 28% [rating]. I don’t even know if it’s that high [of a] Rotten Tomato score. People really seem to love a movie that has a pretty low Rotten Tomato score, I guess.”

While the new movie is seemingly temporarily stalled, Jesse has nothing but good things to say about his former castmates.

“I really liked all of the ladies that I worked with. I really did,” he said. “I thought they were all great and unique in their own ways. I guess the one common denominator for all of them is that they’re all very intelligent.”

Jesse also responded to whispers that his character would have a daughter in the movie. Did he have any thoughts about who should play the character?

“Honestly, I’m not that well-versed in actors in that age range, so I’d have to do some research on that and get back to you,” he told the outlet. “But it’s a fun opportunity to work with a talented, young, up-and-coming actress, that’s for sure.”

Two of the movie’s other stars revealed what they knew about the sequel a few months ago.