Vince Vaughn is Returning For a DODGEBALL Sequel!
A few months ago we learned from Justin Long that Vince Vaughn came up with a funny idea for a sequel to Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Vaughn then offered an update on the project himself, saying: “They’ve always talked about these things forever and I had an idea that was fun and the studio likes it, so we’ll see where it goes.”
Well, it’s just been announced that a Dodgeball sequel is moving forward at 20th Century Studios and Vince Vaughn is confirmed to reprise his role. So, he better brush up on the five D’s of Dodgeball, “dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge.”
Jordan VanDina (The Binge) is writing the script for the film from an idea by Vaughn. When previously talking about the sequel, Vaughn pointed to A Christmas Story Christmas, which was the A Christmas Story sequel he recently produced as an example of doing a sequel right that isn’t just a retelling of the original. He said:
“You would just want to make sure going into Dodgeball that it feels like a nice continuation and a story that could stand on its own. I think for all of us if it feels right and it’s funny, it would be something to go back to, and if it’s not, it’s just another idea getting kicked around.”
The original film followed Peter La Fleur (Vaughn), owner of Average Joe’s Gym, a small and shabby, yet cherished, local haunt frequented by a group of misfits. In order to save the gym from being taken over by Globo Gym, a corporate fitness chain run by White Goodman (Ben Stiller), Peter and his friends enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament with a $50,000 grand prize.
It would be awesome if producers managed to get the full original cast back! I loved the first movie because it was so damn funny! I hope this sequel will be just as ridiculous and funny. Stiller has to come back!
Are you excited to hear that Dodgeball is getting a sequel!?
Source: Variety