The world received a rare dose of good news when reports said a “Dodgeball” sequel could be in the works, but there is one big obstacle that apparently needs to be overcome; getting Ben Stiller on board.
Justin Long, the male cheerleader turned Dodgeball star in the original classic (the Mac guy in those old Apple commercials), confirmed that Vince Vaughn is leading the charge for a follow-up film to the 2004 classic.
Here’s what Long told comicbook.com about Ben not being all-in quite yet like most of the cast is.
“Of course, I would love to do it, and I hope that it ends up happening, but I think Ben [Stiller] is a little…what he told me on that podcast was that he’s a little trepidatious about doing a sequel to something so beloved, something that people enjoy so much that It’s very risky, you don’t wanna s*** on the original, you want something just as good. So I think he’s a little wary of that, of trying to recreate something that was very specific to that time, but I hope he comes around on it.”
So does the rest of society that misses actual comedic movies that were prevalent a decade and a half ago.
Long isn’t giving up hope, however.
“Vince is a very convincing person, so I’m just hoping Vince can convince him with his idea. It’s a funny idea, I don’t wanna say what it is. I know Ben loves ‘Dodgeball’ and loves that character. I remember how much fun he had playing it. He was always laughing.”
Nine years ago, the world was teased with the thought of a sequel with big-time writer Clay Tarver working on a script. That didn’t happen. Hopefully, this one will.
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