The producers behind Atlas Shrugged Part 1 have made their intention to make a sequel official, albeit with a new cast and crew, with principal photography set to begin in April. The team is also planning an October release, hoping that the politically charged film will strike a chord with moviegoers a few weeks before they head to voting booths to choose a U.S. president.
The first film opened last year on April 15 to coincide with Tax Day – high taxation being one of the themes of Atlas Shrugged, the classic novel by Ayn Rand — and with no traditional marketing earned a respectable $5,640 per theater. While the Rand faithful praised the film for getting the Objectivist-Libertarian philosophy right, critics panned the movie and its box office trailed off quickly.
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