{"id":1237029133,"date":"2026-08-07T18:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deadline.com\/?p=1237029133"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:03:12","slug":"bella-thorne-spring-breakers-2-tapped-write-direct-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/08\/bella-thorne-spring-breakers-2-tapped-write-direct-star-1237029133\/","title":{"rendered":"Bella Thorne Says ‘Spring Breakers 2’ Producers Tapped Her To Write, Direct & Star In Sequel After Seeing Directorial Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\tAfter wrapping on her directorial debut last year, Bella Thorne revealed that Spring Breakers 2<\/em> will be her sophomore feature in the director’s chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\tFollowing the announcement that she’ll star in the sequel to Harmony Korine’s 2012 cult crime drama, the actress said that producers asked her to write and direct the film as well, having seen an early cut of her debut Color Your Hurt<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t“The producers watched Color Your Hurt<\/em>, which is the movie that I just wrapped, an early cut of it. And they asked me to write something to see if they would like it,” she recalled on the Call Her Daddy<\/a><\/em> podcast. “And they loved it. And now I\u2019m writing and directing Spring Breakers 2<\/em>. Spring Break forever, bitch, let’s go!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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