A Chronicle sequel is in the works at 20th Century Studios, with a female-led story that picks up a decade after the events of the original film.

Speaking to Forbes, producer John Davis reflected on his catalogue of work, citing 2012's Chronicle as "one of the most financially successful movies" in his stable. He then confirmed that a sequel to the original sci-fi thriller is in development and that the plot will revolve around a cast of female characters, starring as the "next generation" of power-possessors.

"We're working on Chronicle 2 right now, and I think it's going to be great," Davis revealed. "It's going to give us a chance to tell the story in a different way. We're going to tell it from the female point of view. It will have been ten years since the event happened in Seattle, and a lot of it's going to deal with fake news and real news and cover-ups.

"More interestingly, it's the next generation getting these powers that are corruptive," he added, further elaborating on the plot for the sequel. "These are young women just finishing college, they are empowered, and this is their journey. I mean, what a new and interesting story you can tell there."

The original movie was released in 2012 and starred Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, and Alex Russell as three high school students who developed uncanny powers beyond their understanding. The trio attempted to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, but their lives started to spin out of control and their darker sides started to take over.

Chronicle grossed $126.6 million worldwide, against a budget of $12 million. Davis noted that the movie then had "a huge afterlife in syndication," which further elevated its success and opened the door for a potential sequel. Fox tapped Max Landis to write a script for Chronicle 2 in 2012, but he later dropped off the project as Fox was not happy with the script.

Chronicle is in my top 10 favorite films, it means a whole lot to me and I've been waiting for this day. No Max Landis, No Martyrs script let's f***ing go

Awesome. The first one was a really fun watch, looking forward to Pt. II

The original is the greatest found footage and superhero film ever yeah I said it

Could actually be really interesting focusing on 3 women instead of 3 guys. Just hope it's not a repeat of the first one's story.

IN

IN.

Been waiting on a sequel forever. Hopefully it does the original justice.

Keep Max Landis

its crazy he rode off the success of this movie for the better part of a decade

American Alien a classic tho

He's not involved

You mean American Ultra? It's okay

Thought this was Narnia

I’m like I swear they did a trilogy

In these young niggas on KTT wasn’t outside when this hit the streets

nah his superman comic

It's actually the last film I ever saw with my father in the theatre before he passed, solid f***ing choice

Oh my bad

My ass was grounded when this dropped and my friends saw it without me /:

Classic movie though can’t wait for this

"These are young women just finishing college, they are empowered, and this is their journey."

lmao reads like a oxygen show description

oh lord

What story is there to tell after the first one?

I think it's just a flip on how much of a boys film the first was. I doubt it'll be the Ghostbusters cliche

Seriously, other than more people came into contact with similar asteroids, what tasteful story can be told without coming off as sharking jumping?