Rob Lowe, 61, Says Sequel to Iconic ’80s Movie Is ‘Really Getting Good’

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Rob Lowe, 61, Says Sequel to Iconic ’80s Movie Is ‘Really Getting Good’ originally appeared on Parade.

There’s an update on the sequel to one of the Brat Pack’s biggest movies! Rob Lowe revealed that he’s been working on a followup script to 1985’s St. Elmo’s Fire.

"We're working on the script, and it's really getting good,” Lowe told People in an interview published on June 29. "I think it's super valid to revisit those characters that continue to mean a lot to people and watch them navigate this chapter of life, because arguably this chapter of life is every bit as interesting and fraught as — 'What do I do when I get out of college?'”

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Lowe starred as Billy Hicks in the film, alongside Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson and Mare Winningham. The Outsiders star previously revealed that he and Moore have talked about what it will be like to revisit their characters from St. Elmo’s Fire.

“She has a pseudonym that she goes by, which I can't say, because then it wouldn't be a pseudonym,” Lowe said in an appearance on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast in October 2024. "And we're very much in contact now because we are actively trying to do [the] St. Elmo's Fire sequel."

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He added that the sequel was “moving along,” but that it was “going a little more slowly than [he] would have liked.”

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“But that's a good thing because we're trying to find the right writer and the right story. But all of the actors, everybody is on board. Everybody is excited,” Lowe continued. “I think now, the theme of St. Elmo's Fire today is that it's never too late for happiness. Our kids are out of school and maybe some of us have been divorced and maybe somebody has been falling ill — all the things that you deal with as you get to our ages, this is an opportunity to explore those themes with characters that people know and love. And I think as opposed to just a money run, let's just reboot it because people know the title of it. I actually think there's a lot to be said about why we're doing it. And I'm super excited about it. Hopefully we can pull it off."

Rob Lowe, 61, Says Sequel to Iconic ’80s Movie Is ‘Really Getting Good’ first appeared on Parade on Jun 29, 2025

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