Piper Perabo Addresses ‘Coyote Ugly’ Sequel Rumors: ‘Being Discussed’

Piper Perabo says there has been “some discussion” about a sequel to Coyote Ugly.

The actress visited The Hollywood Reporter’s suite at San Diego Comic-Con to promote her upcoming spy-thriller series Butterfly, alongside cast members including Daniel Dae Kim, who stars in and executive produces the Prime Video series.

The film, which was released 25 years ago next month, stars Perabo as an aspiring songwriter who moves to New York to pursue her dreams and winds up taking a job at a trendy bar, Coyote Ugly. The cast also includes Adam Garcia, John Goodman, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Tyra Banks, Bridget Moynahan and Melanie Lynskey.

THR’s Tiffany Taylor interviewed Perabo at Comic-Con, noting that there has been talk of a sequel over the years and asked what the status is.

Kim interjected, jokingly, with a suggestion for a title: “Coyote Uglier?” Quipped Perabo: “Coyote-er Ugly?”

Choosing her words very carefully, Perabo then confirmed that “there has been some discussion about that. Some things are being discussed. I can’t really say, but people that were doing it are talking about some stuff.”

“So the conversations are back on, it sounds like,” Taylor noted, to which Perabo replied: “Among the necessary — and some people that were like, well, we don’t necessarily need, they’re like, ‘Oh, well I wanna be in it.’ So, there’s a lot of cooks in the kitchen right now, but things are moving around.”

As for whether there is a script, Perabo demurred.

“I can’t say anything about that, but I will say that people that were integral to making it are in communication about how to do something more,” she said.

The movie pulled in $114 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo, not adjusted for inflation, and received mixed reviews. However, it’s become a bit of a cult classic in the years since its release.

It also spawned a LeAnn Rimes hit, the Diane Warren-penned “Can’t Fight the Moonlight.”