Pussy Riot Linked To 'Spring Breakers' Sequel 'Second Coming'

The sequel to Spring Breakers, the hit 2012 comedy, is going ahead and Pussy Riot may be the stars.

Pussy Riot, the highly politicised Russian punk band, consists of a number of women the most prominent being Nadezhda “Nadya” Tolokonnikova and Maria “Masha” Alyokhina. They have, allegedly, a meeting with Spring Breakers: Second Coming director Jonas Akerlund and the film’s producers which is scheduled to take place in Cannes later this week, according to Variety.

The original Spring Breakers starred James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine and Ashley Benson and centred on four college girls who, enjoying their spring break, are drawn into a web of crime and drugs. Franco is not involved in the sequel and neither is the original’s director and writer Harmony Korine. Unfortunately, Franco’s hasn’t let anyone forget he and Korine were the brains behind the initial film and has taken to Instagram to complain at length about the abuse of artistic rights.

Read more: James Franco Blasts Spring Breakers Sequel Plans.