Rob Lowe finally has an update on the long-discussed “St. Elmo’s Fire” sequel, saying the project is “definitely in the works” and that the cast is due to receive a script draft this fall. He made the comments during a “Watch What Happens Live” appearance on Sunday.
“It is definitely in the works, for sure,” Lowe said when asked about the project’s current status. “All of us actors want to do it, and we’re supposed to get a draft of the script the first week of October.”
A decades-later reunion
Lowe’s update is the latest sign of progress on a sequel to the 1985 classic that fans have been waiting on since the project was first announced in 2024. At that time, Lowe told Entertainment Tonight that he had “met with the studio” and had been “talking about doing it for about four months,” cautioning that it was still in “very, very, very, very, very early stages.”
That same year, his co-star Demi Moore said “conversations are happening” around the sequel and revealed that discussions were underway with Sony, the studio behind the original film. Moore also said the studio was “really behind [and] driving this,” though they were still “looking for the right partner” to write it.
“All of us actors want to do it, and we’re supposed to get a draft of the script the first week of October.” — Rob Lowe
The legacy of the 1985 classic
Released in 1985, “St. Elmo’s Fire” starred Lowe, Moore, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson and others, chronicling a group of recent Georgetown graduates navigating friendship, career and the responsibilities of adulthood. Joel Schumacher directed and co-wrote the script with Carl Kurlander.
The sequel talk follows years of on-and-off attempts to revisit the property. Variety previously reported that NBC was developing a television series adaptation of the film in 2019, with Josh Berman attached to write and executive produce alongside Chris King, though that project never materialized.
Why It Matters
The “St. Elmo’s Fire” sequel reflects pop culture’s continued appetite for reviving beloved legacy titles, a pattern seen across Hollywood’s recent rush of reunion projects and follow-ups — from romantic-comedy reboots like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days to returning franchises covered this year, including the Devil Wears Prada sequel. Lowe’s confirmation that a script draft is imminent marks the closest the long-nascent project has come to entering an actual writing phase, giving its loyal fan base a concrete milestone to track.
