'Empire' Season 2: Co-Creator Lee Daniels Confirms 'There Is Going To Be A Spinoff' To Hit Fox Series [VIDEO]
Empire is such a success on Fox that one of the co-creators Lee Daniels is wondering, ‘Why not make a spinoff?’
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According to new reports, that’s exactly what he plans to do. He confirmed the news at the Television Critics Association panel in Los Angeles Friday.
“There is going to be a spinoff from ‘Empire’ without question. I think there is so much ripe story. We’ve talked about it in the room already about Cookie’s family, what makes her her, Lucious’ family, what makes them them, that in itself is fascinating to me and stuff that I can get to.”
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It will certainly be interesting to see more of Lucious (Terrence Howard) and Cookie’s (Taraji P. Henson[ past. For instance that fateful day in which she took the fall when Lucious was busted for a huge drug ring.
Empire made waves on Fox when it shared the store of music executive Lucious Lyon and his three boys Andre Lyon (Trai Byers), Jamal Lyon (Jussie Smollett) and Hakeem Lyon (Bryshere Gray). Their seemingly perfect words were rocked when their mother Cookie got an early escape from prison after spending 17 years behind bars. Henson said that she and the boys have just as special a connection in reality.
“My boys, my babies, they are so sweet. Trai is cool. He seems more reseved and calm and more mature. I just had a conversation with Yazzy the other day about saving his money, you know, not believing in your own hype.”
She also said that she has a blast playing Cookie and even throws her own personality in the mix.
