Director Kevin Smith has recently spoken out about a disturbingly enticing plot for a sequel to his 2014 horror comedy Tusk. While the film isn't considered a cult classic, it does have a major fan following online filled with the major question: Will Tusk 2 happen? According to Smith, there is a possibility for Wallace the Walrus to make a reappearance but, this time, he won't play the role audiences are familiar with. Here's why Smith's plot for a Tusk sequel is exactly what horror fans need.
Smith made his feature length directorial debut in 1994 with the cult classic film, Clerks. Since then, Smith has gone on to direct Dogma (1999), Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), and Yoga Hosers (2016), which shares a universe with Tusk's Guy LaPointe (Johnny Depp). In fact, both movies belong in the True North trilogy, which is supposed to conclude with Moose Jaws. Smith intends to finalize the trilogy and, in April 2020, announced he was reworking a draft of the film. Tusk sets the scene for the potential trilogy: Canada, animals, and horror comedy. It is the essence of each film so far, but his plot for Tusk 2 doesn't appear to have many comedic elements.
During a Twitch stream, Smith unexpectedly revealed his idea for Tusk 2. It may be just as gruesome and filled with body horror as its predecessor but this time, the villain has completely changed as well as the motive. The plot of Tusk 2 is exactly what fans of Tusk need and furthermore, what Wallace needs for his story arc.
Tusk 2 Poses A New Spin On A Familiar Threat
Tusk introduced the sadistic and walrus obsessed Howard Howe, portrayed by the late Michael Parks. His drive is to craft a human into the walrus that saved his life as a young boy. Wallace happens to be in the wrong place at the right time for Howe's experiment. The entirety of the film displays a horrific science experiment that ends with Wallace embracing his new life as a mutilated man who has become a walrus. During Kevin Smith's Twitch stream, he made it a point to emphasize the importance of Justin Long's character in Tusk 2. Since Michael Parks passed away, he obviously will not be able to return to his role as Howard Howe. Therefore, the film must introduce a new walrus-crazed experimenter; Smith intends for that individual to be Wallace.
Smith's proposed idea for Tusk 2 involves Wallace somehow shedding the skin and bone contraption that keeps him imprisoned in the form of a walrus. The plot's set-up scene description alone proposes that there will be an abundance of body horrors and blood, as he will have to physically rip through himself to be free. It is entirely unexpected, considering the ending of Tusk assumes that Wallace will never be able to return to humanity. In Smith's sequel, Wallace would return in the present day filled with the trauma of his experiences and seeking to torture others in the same way he was tortured. In short, Wallace will become Howe, but with a much more personal spin. The fact that he was a victim to Howe's violence means that there will undoubtedly be an internalized conflict that may drive him towards even more egregious acts.
Tusk 2 could bring in other points of tension with Wallace's girlfriend. Did she continue to visit him, and did she do it throughout the six years since the original film concluded? Wallace's traumatic experience will be tremendously important to any plot, but so will his personal relationships with women, as it was a strong point of his characterization in the original movie. While Tusk was original and unique in its own ways, Tusk 2 could take the off-the-wall concept even further and abandon comedy altogether for an even more boundary-pushing horror movie than its predecessor.