Plans for a sequel to
The Lost Boys had been in varying stage of development since the release of the original film. The director of the original film
Joel Schumacher had wanted to do a sequel called
The Lost Girls before the announcement of
The Tribe, a film in which he had no input and did not believe should be made. In addition, a script called
Lost Boys: Devil May Cry was also considered.
Script Hans Rodionoff originally wrote a script about surfing werewolves titled
The Tribe which was turned down by studios including Warner Bros. for its resemblance to
The Lost Boys. Warner Bros. studio executives changed their mind when they decided on a sequel, who then persuaded Rodionoff to alter the script as a sequel, including changing the werewolves of the original to vampires.
Casting Corey Feldman returns to play the role of one of the vampire slaying "Frog Brothers", Edgar but was initially reluctant to participate in the sequel. Newcomer Greyston Holt, as Evan, finds himself up against the vampire horde after he becomes close to the object of the head vampire's affection, Reeser.
Merwin Mondesir,
Shaun Sipos, and Kyle Cassie have been cast as the vampires led by Angus Sutherland's character, Shane. Moneca Delain has also been added to the cast. Said Feldman on the film: "
Warner Bros. has further developed the script — they brought on a great writer, Hans Rodionoff, who came up with a great story line. In the script, as it is today, I am one of the leads. My involvement is very close to what my involvement was in the first one. So I'm pretty much scattered throughout. Edgar was always an outcast, but here his close-knit family have drifted apart. They've had a major problem, and because of that problem, Edgar today is working alone. The film is about him trying to still carry the torch as it were, without the aid and assistance of his partners. That leaves him in an even lonelier and even more delicate place than he was in the first film being the outsider that he already was." In an interview with
Fangoria,
Tom Savini said the following in regards to his role in the film: "I'm one of the first vampires you see in the movie, I'm a surfer who runs into the vampires at the beginning of the film, in a sequence that is shot very
Sergio Leone-style. They're shooting
The Tribe in Vancouver right now, and I'll be there September 11."
Jason Patric, who portrayed Michael in the first film, was rumored to be returning to the role for a small scene in the sequel; however, this was debunked in
MTV's August 28, 2007, interview with
Corey Feldman.
Corey Haim briefly reprises his role as Sam Emerson, but only appears following a portion of the film's final credits, and in the two nearly identical alternative endings.
Jamison Newlander is also listed in the film's credits, although he only appears very briefly as Alan Frog in the two alternative endings.
Production The film was filmed in Canada from August to September 2007. ==Music==