Jesse Metcalfe offers major update on shelved 'John Tucker Must Die' sequel

Jesse Metcalfe has shared a major update about the new sequel of John Tucker Must Die after actress Arielle Kebbel revealed the project is “on pause for now.”

“There is a sequel script over at 20th Century Fox that Arielle was attempting to spearhead,” the 47-year-old actor told People magazine. “It seems to have lost a little momentum, but I like the script, and I do think there’s an appetite for a sequel."

"I don’t necessarily know if it’s going to get over the finish line or not, and I’m not really losing any sleep over it, but it would certainly be fun to participate in that," added the Desperate Housewives alum.

Jesse's comments come after Arielle announced that the long-awaited sequel to John Tucker Must Die has been put on hold.

“One of the first projects I ever sold was a sequel to John Tucker, which was very exciting, and the whole cast was back on board,” Arielle said on the Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe podcast in Feburary.

“We worked with the studio for a while, and then we got a script in right before the writers’ strike,” she continued. “Then post-writers’ strike we were supposed to pick up and full-force move forward into casting and ready to rock, and their slate totally changed. You know, that happens.” 

“That’s the game with studios and the film business. But it got ‘shelved,’ which is not a permanent thing, but it is not currently active. I have faith, you know? The moment will come. But it’s on pause for now," Arielle added.