The dodgeball is in Ben Stiller’s court docket.
Justin Lengthy continues to be holding out for a sequel to “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.” However provided that co-star Stiller shall be concerned, Lengthy insisted.
The “Barbarian” actor, 44, revealed that he’s blissful to do a follow-up to the 2004 sports activities comedy flick; nevertheless, Stiller, 56, would want way more persuading.
“In fact I'd like to do it and I hope that it finally ends up occurring,” Lengthy instructed ComicBook.com lately.
“However I feel Ben [Stiller] is a little bit … What he instructed me on that podcast was that he’s a little bit trepidatious about doing a sequel to one thing so beloved, one thing that folks take pleasure in a lot,” the “He’s Simply Not That Into You” actor added.
The “Accepted” star went on, “It’s very dangerous, you don’t wanna shit on the unique, you need one thing simply pretty much as good. So I feel he’s a little bit cautious of that, of making an attempt to re-create one thing that was very particular to that point, however I hope he comes round on it.”
The movie was directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starred Vince Vaughn and Stiller as two rival fitness center house owners who duel by way of a really intense dodgeball match.
The forged additionally contains Christine Taylor, Stephen Root, Alan Tudyk and the late Rip Torn.
Lengthy then famous how Vaughn, 52, already has an concept for a sequel and is ready for Stiller’s consent.
He added, “Vince is a really convincing particular person, so I’m simply hoping Vince can persuade him together with his concept. It’s a humorous concept, I don’t wanna say what it's. I do know Ben loves ‘Dodgeball’ and loves that character. I keep in mind how a lot enjoyable he had taking part in it. He was all the time laughing.”
The “Tropic Thunder” actor could also be apprehensive to do one other sequel after his 2016 comedy “Zoolander 2” failed on the field workplace on the time.
The director divulged to Esquire earlier this 12 months that “Zoolander 2” led him to helming dramas equivalent to “Escape at Dannemora” and “Severance.”
“I may need gotten distracted by different vivid shiny objects, however as an alternative it opened a path the place I might simply do what I’d actually wished to do for years and years, which was: simply direct one thing!” Stiller mentioned.
He added, “To say, I’m simply going to work on this mission that I wish to work on, as a result of it takes a little bit time to get this stuff going, and should you don’t keep it up you don’t get there.”
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