Hoax Alert: The Big Lebowski 2 Has NOT Been Announced, Filming Won't Begin January 2016

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  • by: Maarten Schenk

Although fake news site nbc.com.co (not nbc.com) announced it, there will be no sequel to the classic 1998 Coen Brothers cult film. The brothers have clearly stated in interviews there wouldn't be a sequel and even if there were plans to make one they wouldn't be announced on a site that also posted such classic headlines as:

It is not the first time a hoax about a possible sequel makes the rounds, this Snopes.com article has examples dating back to 2014.

Since no sequel is coming, enjoy the trailer for the original movie:

Lead Stories' Trendolizer™ constantly scours social networks worldwide for trending news about The Dude. Scroll down to see the latest.


  Maarten Schenk

Maarten Schenk is the co-founder and COO/CTO of Lead Stories and an expert on fake news and hoax websites. He likes to go beyond just debunking trending fake news stories and is endlessly fascinated by the dazzling variety of psychological and technical tricks used by the people and networks who intentionally spread made-up things on the internet.

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