Vampire Academy 2 is not happening – the cancellation of the Frostbite movie explained

2014s Vampire Academy was based on a bestselling young adult novel series, and set to launch the next hit YA movie franchise, but Vampire Academy 2 Never happened. Directed by Mean GirlsMark Water, The Vampire Academy Movie adaptation of the first book in the series by Richelle Mead. It follows best friends Rose Hathaway (Zoe Deutch), a Dhampir (human-vampire hybrid), and Lisa Dragomir (Lucy Frey), a Moroi (a breed of peaceful vampires), who run away from their boarding school, St. Vladimir’s Academy. , only to be caught and forced to return.

The first Vampire Academy Novel was published in 2007, a time when young adult book series, especially those centered around the supernatural, were booming in popularity. It was the same year that both Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows And EclipseThe third book in the Twilight Sagaare out. Both of these series became such huge movie franchises that the adaptations of their final books were split into two movies. with Hunger Games Not far behind, it raises more than a few eyebrows that Vampire Academy Didn’t even get one sequel.

Vampire Academy 2 isn’t happening because the first movie was a box office bomb

Preger Entertainment launched a failed Indiegogo campaign to fund Frostbite

Sadly, unlike the first movies in the Twilight Or Harry Potter franchise, Vampire Academy was dead on arrival when it was released in 2014. The movie barely made back even half of its tiny $30 million budget, earning just over $15 million at the worldwide box office. (via Box Office Mojo). Vampire Academy Hasn’t been screened for critics, which is often a sign that a movie studio knows their movie is a dud. When pundits got a chance to review the film, the reviews were overwhelming. It received a little 17% on Rotten tomatoesWith the critical consensus said,

Although it may appeal to its built-in fans, Vampire Academys Twilight– meet-Mean Girls The Yard borrows lazily from its predecessors and offers few laughs or thrills to complement its overstuffed backstory.

Not surprisingly, with few critics or fans championing a Vampire Academy 2No one has been announced. However, Preger Entertainment, the company that acquired the rights to the Vampire Academy book series, made one last attempt to get a sequel funded. In the summer of 2014, they Launched a campaign on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo In an effort to raise the final $1.5 million needed to film Vampire Academy 2aka Frostbite (via Forbes). Alas, they fell short of their goal, only raising $254,500, and Vampire Academy 2 Never came to fruition.

The 2022 Vampire Academy show also failed to make audiences take a bite

Peacock canceled the series after one season

In the 2020s, Vampire Academy Fans are given renewed hope to see their beloved book series back on screen. This time, the adaptation came in the form of a TV series. Peacock released season 1 of Vampire Academy In September 2022, with Sisi Stringer and Daniela Nieves leading the Vampire Academy Cast in the respective roles of Rose Hathaway and Lisa Dragomir. Unlike the 2014 movie, Vampire Academy Season 1 did not directly adapt the first book, and instead took inspiration from the novels as a whole to tell a new story.

Critics were much kinder to the TV series than the movie, giving Peacock’s Vampire Academy An Admiral 77% on Rotten tomatoes. however, The show failed to impress audiences, as reflected in the 44% Rotten Tomatoes audience score (compared to the movie’s 56%). In January 2023, it was Announced that Peacock has canceled both Vampire Academy And another YA series, One of us is lying. With both a failed movie and TV adaptation, Vampire Academy Fans hoping for a Vampire Academy 2 May have to settle for rereading Frostbite.