Furthermore, there is the question of the novel. Slumdog Millionaire is based on Vikas Swarup’s novel Q & A . Swarup wrote a second book, The Accidental Apprentice , in 2013. While not a direct sequel (it features a different protagonist, Sapna Sinha), it exists in the same universe of corrupt game shows and underdog justice. However, Fox Searchlight (now Searchlight Pictures) never optioned it as Slumdog 2 .
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Boyle’s stance on sequels is that they must be earned. T2 Trainspotting worked because it was based on a sequel novel ( Irvine Welsh's Porno ) and dealt with the melancholic reality of aging and lost potential. A Slumdog sequel would require a similar tonal shift. It could no longer be an underdog story; it would have to be a story about the corruption of innocence or the weight of sudden wealth. Furthermore, there is the question of the novel