One of the most iconic Australian films ever made, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, is set to return after director Stephan Elliott confirmed a sequel was underway.
Moreover, he confirmed that all three fabulous ‘drag queens’ from the original – Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving – were “onboard” to come back.
The Guardian Australia reported that Elliott confirmed to them that he will serve as director, writer and producer on the sequel and that the script has been finished.
When the original film debuted in 1994, starring Weaving, Pearce and Stamp as drag queens who drive a bus they named Priscilla – from Sydney to Alice Springs, it became a huge hit around the world.
All three are “onboard” to return Elliott confirmed to The Guardian, which also said that negotiations were continuing with production companies and financiers.
The paper said Elliott had been reluctant to make a sequel but he began realising that “I had something that needed to be said”.
“People have been screaming for me to do this for 30 years. And suddenly I had the realisation that we’re all getting old. We’re losing people,”
Elliott said. “And with Trump coming in now – it’s all about to erupt again. Somebody said to me, ‘Is this the right time to make this film?’ I said, ‘It is the perfect time to make this film.’