Nearly four years ago, the unlikely sequel Beverly Hills Ninja 2 was greenlit as the first mainstream Hollywood film to shoot in South Korea, symbolizing just how much America values that special relationship. Unfortunately, the would-be continuation of a story even cable has forgotten hit a few significant snags along the way, not least of which is that it was a sequel to the commercially dismal, critically reviled Beverly Hills Ninja—a project Chris Farley himself would refuse even if he weren’t dead, which forced the producers to find a replacement star in David Hasselhoff, who would do it either way (though his contract stipulates a larger fee if you want him alive). And now it seems as though it will never find its way to its rightful place in the Wal-Mart $5 Movie bin, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed the surprisingly complex back-and-forth on how Beverly Hills Ninja 2 fell apart, which somehow did not happen the second those involved realized they were making Beverly Hills Ninja 2.
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