Vince Vaughn Weighs in on His DODGEBALL Sequel Idea Saying "The Studio Likes It"
Last month, we reported that actor Justin Long was quoted talking about the possibility of a Dodgeball 2. The first film, titled Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, starred Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller as feuding gym owners who take their teams of Dodgeball players to the championship tournament to see who would get the rights to Vaughn’s character’s little gym.
Long said that Vaughn has actually come up with a funny idea for a second film, but Stiller is nervous about making a sequel, as his Zoolander follow-up was a flop at the box office.
Now, we are hearing straight from Vince Vaughn what the status of the possible movie is, and it’s sounding pretty good. In a recent red-carpet interview with THR at the premiere of Vaughn’s new comedy Christmas With the Campbells, Vaughn was asked about Dodgeball 2, and he said:
“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. I think Ben is open to doing it, I think he’s in the same boat as me actually which is if it’s a really fun and great idea then that’s fun, but if it’s just something to go do it again then why?”
The star pointed to A Christmas Story Christmas — the A Christmas Story sequel he recently produced following a grown-up Ralphie from the 1983 film — as an example of doing a sequel right that isn’t just a retelling of the original.
“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.”
Owen Wilson also recently teased a Wedding Crashers follow-up could still happen. Vaughn said of revisiting some of his famous flicks:
“I’ve had so many movies that I’ve been fortunate with and I never jumped into the sequels for that reason. Because I always felt like if you’re just doing it because you think it’s a way to get an audience, the problem is you’re not going to feel good on the other side of it. So we’ve waited and I’m sure one of them will make sense, there’s some continuation that will work.”
It’s good to hear that these movies are talking about getting made, but that they’ll only move forward if the story and script are worth telling. I appreciate that, and it makes me think that if they do get made, they’ll be funny and worth checking out. Which Vince Vaughn movie would you like to see a sequel to?