In 2015, Denis Villeneuve?s drug-war thriller Sicario roared into theaters with nothing more than a few enticing trailers and some film festival hype. But the film soon became an instant classic with critics, despite it never drawing in huge audiences. There were few other films that year that had Sicario?s extremely tense, nail-biting thrills. Sadly, the film ended up with just a modest box office haul of $84 million and three unsuccessful Oscar nominations. That didn't stop the studio from ordering two standalone sequels, though--"Soledado" and "Sicario 3." According to ScreenRant, "Soledado" has already been green-lit by Lionsgate--but sadly, without Emily Blunt, who played FBI agent Kate Mercer in the original "Sicario." Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan told The Wrap he just can?t find a way to logically write Mercer?s character into the sequel. He also expressed his genuine sadness in knowing that this creative choice means not working with Blunt again.