Duralde, a self-avowed "superfan" of the 1st film, writes that "the sequel might (in, just one hopes, a happier foreseeable future) be hilarious in retrospect, but at the instant, it's a largely cringe-deserving practical experience". Grillo hinted in a June 2014 interview about the character's return in the sequel with the change-ego Crossbones. Smith, Glenn King, Michael (June 2009).