Mike Mitchell says thatSky High 2was going to be called Save U, which is Save University. The heroes were all going to graduate high school and movie up to college, but the first movie didn’t do as well as Disney had hoped it would. The movie had a budget of $35 million and only ended up earning just over $86 million worldwide. However, reviews forSky Highwere generally favorable and the movie saw some success when it was released on DVD.

Disneyhad a plan to make a sequel before the first movie was finished. While out promotingThe Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Director Mike Mitchell revealed just exactly what those plans were, and there was a lot more than just a sequel in the works. Mitchell had this to say about what the sequel would have been about.

“I am hugely proud of it and theyshould make it a franchise. In fact the same writers that didn’t get credit on it, (Jonathan) Aibel and (Glenn])Berger, they did a lot of writing on that film, and we have a whole sequel that’s called Save U (which stands for) Save University. (But) the only way you can do it is if you bring back all (the actors). Mary Elizabeth Winstead has to be in it. Michael Angarano, Kurt Russell has to come back. But that was such a fun film to make.”

It’s been nearly 15 years, so one can’t really see Disney going on to make aSky Highsequel, especially since all of the young actors aren’t so young anymore. When the sequel idea was shot down Disney continued with a plan that would have expanded on the premise of the first movie and brought back nearly all of the cast. The second idea actually would have been a pretty cool project. Mike Mitchell explains.

“Except for Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston, every actor signed a contract to make it into a TV show. That was going to be Disney’s plan. But what happened was, when it came out,it was kind of an underdogthat no one knew about. (Also) it came out againstCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Tim Burton-Johnny Depp one, and then no one knew thatMarch of the Penguins, a documentary, (would become) the hugest family film of all time.”

Sky Highcentered on ahigh school for superheroesand is considered to be an undiscovered gem 14 years later. The adults were shown as caricatures and the girls were shown as the most intelligent and more powerful than the boys. It was a great concept that sadly got overshadowed by larger productions. However, Mike Mitchell has said thatSky High, “was a dream,” because he was able to work with some of his cult heroes including originalWonder Womanstar Lynda Carter, Kurt Russell, who played Snake Plissken inEscape from New York, and Bruce Campbell, who portrayed the iconic Ash Williams fromThe Evil Dead.

Superheroes are all the rage currently, so one could easily see Disney going for a remake ofSky Highto further capitalize on their superhero success. If that does happen, a sequel is already written and ready to go, though it will more than likely need some tweaks to get it ready for the big screen. The interview with Mike Mitchell was originally conducted byGizmodo.