A story bouncing around social media this week claims that a new movie, The Notebook 2, will be shot in Akron. Don’t believe it. Any of it.
A publicist for Notebook author Nicholas Sparks says the story started on a fantasy site and “it is simply that, someone’s fantasy.” There is no Notebook 2 movie, let alone plans to make it in Akron.
Sparks’ novel, published in 1996, was the writer’s first and a big success. It led to the 2004 movie The Notebook, also a hit and a boost for the careers of its young stars, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
Sparks never planned a Notebook sequel, which should be clear to people who read the book. (No spoilers here.) He did write a follow-up of sorts, The Wedding, but it focused on the son-in-law of the main characters in The Notebook.
The CW in 2015 began developing a series based on The Notebook, looking at the characters early in their romance. But the project stalled before a pilot could be made.
— Rich Heldenfels