The Big Picture It's been over a decade since Richard Linklater blessed the world with Before Midnight, the third film in the critically acclaimed Before trilogy, but it seems he is not done with the franchise, as there could be a fourth installment. Linklater, who wrote and directed the three films, recently spoke with ComicBook, expressing his willingness to develop another Before movie; however, he will only proceed when the time is right.
Although a fourth movie has been discussed several times in the past with no hopes of moving forward, Linklater assures fans that there is room for possibility. He said, "Never say never. I mean, we did kind of blow past our nine-year whatever thing, but we weren't too precious about that. You know, it's like that was kind of arbitrary to begin with. We'll do it when it makes sense, when those characters have something to say.
The trilogy then concludes with Before Midnight, set nine years later once again and highlighting Jesse and Céline's marriage as they are now a couple with twin daughters. The couple is seen vacationing in Greece but end up arguing over Jesse's intentions to relocate to Chicago to be closer to his older son, Hank. Nevertheless, after examining their relationship, the couple end up staying together.