The month of January is usually a dumping ground for theaters. But almost everyone was blindsided with how good Max Landis‘ Chronicle was. Since the film brought in a nice amount of cash for Fox, the studio commissioned a sequel to be produced. Landis has been hard at work writing the script. But despite his efforts, it seems that Fox isn’t too happy with what he has turned in.

In a recent interview, John Landis (Max’s father) gave some rather troubling news about the status of Chronicle 2.

When you make a movie for $12 million and it goes on to score over $105 million worldwide (and counting) at the box office, you’re going to make a sequel to that movie. Every time.

Such is the case with Chronicle, the found footage movie about a trio of friends who gain superpowers, the often humorous learning curve that comes with mastering said powers, and the eventual abuse of power that gets them into trouble.

The movie was written by Max Landis (yes, son of John), who’s now been set to work on the screenplay for Chronicle 2.