‘1776’: Everything to Know About the ‘Young Washington’ Sequel
Young Washington was a timely release over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, and the box office has rewarded the film handsomely.
In its first few days in theaters, the movie has already grossed nearly $20 million in ticket sales, prompting its distributor, Angel, and creator to immediately announce a follow-up. So what do we know about the sequel, titled 1776, so far? Here’s a look.
Who will star in Young Washington?
The full cast for the film has not yet been revealed, but perhaps some changes to the original film’s cast will be in store. As the title indicates, the new film will center on the Revolutionary War and the eventual independence of the United States of America in 1776, whereas Young Washington chronicled the life of the first president-to-be from the years 1753 to 1755.
The first film starred William Franklyn-Miller as the titular George Washington, alongside Ben Kingsley as Robert Dinwiddie, Andy Serkis as Edward Braddock, Joel Smallbone as George William Fairfax, Kelsey Grammer as Thomas Fairfax, Mary-Louise Parker as Mary Ball Washington, Mia Rodgers as Sally Fairfax, Jonno Davies as James Mackay, John Foss as Lawrence Washington, Michael Benz as Thomas Gage, Leo Hanna as Christopher Gist, and Clement Toyon as Joseph Jumonville.
What else is there to know about 1776?
Jon Erwin (House of David) announced the new film in a social media post, explaining, “I’m Jon, creator of Young Washington, and I’m going to answer the number one question we’re getting about the movie right now. When people see it all over the nation, they love it. They cheer. We’ve shown it all over. And this one question keeps coming up: ‘Are you going to make another movie? Is there a follow-up on the life of George Washington?’ So we’re here at Mount Vernon. This is a museum dedicated to him. So I thought, ‘Well, there’s no better place in the world to answer that question than right here.’ The answer is yes, we are working on another one right now.”
“We have just begun writing another Revolutionary War epic on the year 1776,” Erwin’s statement continued. “If you think Washington‘s big, wait for 1776. It’s epic in every way. It’s another incredible chapter of this man’s life and legacy. So I hope you love Young Washington. I hope you come here after you see it. This is incredible, and I hope you’re ready for 1776. We’re writing it right now.”
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L
*piqued*
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K
Oh my! A historian?! A real live historian?? The only one?? I’ve seen several reviews by - gasp - other historians who say it was very factual, for a movie. And what is “propaganda”? Specifically. Don’t know, do you?! 🤡
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K
You sound sad. And poorly informed. Here’s an idea, read a book, study some history and then watch the movie for yourself.
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W
The Mormon influence and interpretation gives it a less impactful effect .
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J
What Mormon influence? Specifically?
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J
I've heard it's not historically accurate, and is a propaganda film.
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T
Have you seen the film? Do you know history?
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J
I read a review by someone who is an historian. She almost walked out of the movie 20 minutes in, but decided to stay and see how bad it was. And, in her professional opinion, it was bad.
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J
Says who?
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L
As someone who is a living historian (and portrays a British loyalist during the Revolutionary War period), the movie obviously peaked my interest. I have been to the theaters and watched it twice. There is nothing about the movie that I would refer to as propaganda. Important and crucial milestones are highlighted of his young life. It’s a movie not a History Channel bio… None of the main points are shown so historically off that I ever called bullcrap.
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L
A very long list of people have read the History of George Washington ,
None of them are the Same, none of our high school history books told of the Treatment of Indians at that time
Period or black people when the Declaration of Independence was written
All Men are Created Equal, didn’t exist in that time period, which led to the Civil War
Washington was in Armed Conflict for near 15 years, Bullet Holes in his Hat and a patch Shot off his Shoulder with half a dozen bullet holes in his Jacket
Real Simple, someone was looking over his shoulder, he wasn’t touched
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J
It seems farely accurate to me. A lot closer than your typical Hollywood movie hell bent on making money!
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