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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel in works with original cast, director confirms

Stephan Elliott says Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce and Terence Stamp are ‘on board’ and that the sequel will be set partly in Australia but will also head overseas

The 1994 original starred Weaving, Pearce and Stamp as drag queens who drive a bus – the titular Priscilla – from Sydney to Alice Springs. All three are “on board” to return as Tick/Mitzi Del Bra (Weaving), Adam/Felicia Jollygoodfellow (Pearce) and Bernadette Bassenger (Stamp), Elliott confirmed, but said negotiations with production companies and financiers are still ongoing. The History Trust of South Australia is now restoring the vehicle to the state it was in the film, having been damaged years out in the open and by bushfires and floods.

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