--- title: '‘Young Guns’ Cast Reunites as Third Film Waits in the Wings' type: 'blog post' section: 'Away From Set' format: 'Editorial feature' standfirst: 'Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and three fellow Regulators gathered at FAN EXPO Dallas nearly four decades after the 1988 Western. The rare reunion also put fresh attention on the quietly pending ‘Young Guns 3.’' author: 'Marcus Reid' published: '2026-09-14' updated: '2026-09-14' about_films: - 'Young Guns (1988)' tags: - 'Young Guns cast reunion 2026' - 'FAN EXPO Dallas Young Guns cast' - 'Emilio Estevez Kiefer Sutherland reunion' - 'Young Guns 3 Dead or Alive update' - 'Lou Diamond Phillips Young Guns photo' - 'Charlie Sheen Young Guns reunion' sources: - 'https://deadline.com/2026/09/young-guns-cast-reunion-photos-1237101198/' - 'https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrities/young-guns-cast-reunites-at-fan-expo-dallas-meet-the-stars-from-the-1988-classic/ar-AA2c6KS0' - 'https://finance.yahoo.com/media-advertising/articles/regulators-mount-young-guns-cast-164400733.html' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/blog/young-guns-cast-reunites-as-third-film-waits-in-the-wings' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # ‘Young Guns’ Cast Reunites as Third Film Waits in the Wings *Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and three fellow Regulators gathered at FAN EXPO Dallas nearly four decades after the 1988 Western. The rare reunion also put fresh attention on the quietly pending ‘Young Guns 3.’* By Marcus Reid, 2026-09-14 · Away From Set Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dermot Mulroney and Casey Siemaszko reunited at FAN EXPO Dallas during the weekend of September 11–13, 2026. Deadline reported that Phillips marked the gathering on September 13 with a cast photograph and two emphatic words: “F’ing Epic!” For film readers, the picture carries more than the pleasant jolt of seeing familiar faces together again. Reunions of this group have been rare, and a proposed third film remains somewhere offscreen, announced but not yet riding into town. For one Dallas weekend, though, six men linked by a 1988 Western shared the same frame. Time had passed. The posse still fit in the photograph. ## Six ‘Young Guns’ Actors Return to the Same Room FAN EXPO announced in June that the six actors would appear at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. A press release carried by Yahoo Finance called it one of the most complete reunions of the film’s cast and promised autographs, professional photographs and special appearances. Those activities are the practical engine of a fan convention. A movie memory becomes a queue, a handshake and a picture somebody will carry home. Advance one-day admission began at $33, while advance three-day passes began at $99, according to the event announcement. Autographs and professional photos were offered as opportunities, though the release did not state their prices. Deadline reported that Mulroney posted another group photograph that included Terry O’Quinn. O’Quinn played Alexander McSween in the original film and later became widely known as John Locke on “Lost.” His presence made the gathering a little broader and a little more like someone had opened an old cast list and started calling numbers. ## Lou Diamond Phillips Gives the Reunion Its Two-Word Caption Phillips did not burden the moment with a speech. His post read, “F’ing Epic!” followed by “#YoungGuns” and “#Pals,” according to Deadline. There is something fitting in the economy of it. Six actors stand together, and the face does most of the work. The original film arrived in 1988, which means the men in that photograph were meeting an audience that has had 38 years to keep the movie, forget parts of it, find it again and bring another generation along. FAN EXPO executive Andrew Moyes said in the June announcement that people still cheer for the line “Regulators, mount up.” That is the event organizer speaking, with tickets to sell, but the reunion itself gives the claim a human shape. The people who once filled the screen now stand shoulder to shoulder while phones record the return. ## ‘Young Guns 3’ Remains Announced but Quiet The Dallas appearance also arrives beside an unfinished piece of business. Deadline reported that Estevez appeared with New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in January 2025 and announced plans to direct “Young Guns 3: Dead or Alive” in New Mexico, where the first two films were shot. At that time, the project was described as being in pre-production. Phillips and Christian Slater were set to co-star, Estevez and John Fusco were named as writers, and original producer Morgan Creek was attached, according to Deadline’s account of the state film office release. Little has been heard since. That is the honest boundary around the project: it was announced, several names were attached, and the reporting here does not establish that filming has begun or when audiences might see it. Estevez, now in his 60s, did offer a joke at the 2025 press conference. Deadline reported that he had heard an alternate title for the long-developing film: “Old Guns.” A good joke can admit what a glossy reunion picture cannot hide. These men are older. So are the people waiting to see them. ## Dallas Gets the Reunion While the Sequel Keeps Its Distance A fan event and a film production ask different things of actors. One asks them to return to a room, smile beside old colleagues and meet people who have carried the work for decades. The other asks them to carry those characters again, with cameras running and a story sturdy enough to account for every year visible in their faces. The first task happened in Dallas. The second remains a possibility. That gap is no reason for gloom, and it is no license for prediction. The hopeful part is plain: Estevez has publicly attached himself as director and co-writer, Phillips has been named for the cast, and Morgan Creek has been involved. The caution is equally plain: Deadline heard little further about the project after its announcement. For now, the firm image is the simpler one. Estevez, Sutherland, Sheen, Phillips, Mulroney and Siemaszko came back together, with O’Quinn joining another photograph. 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