'Dodgeball' Sequel Officially in Development with Vince Vaughn Expected to Return 20 Years Later

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Dodgeballis making a comeback.

A sequel to the 2004 comedyDodgeball: A True UnderdogStoryis officially in the works at 20th Century Studios.Deadlinewas first to report the news, adding thatVince Vaughnwill return to play Peter LaFleur.

Vaughn, 53, is expected to produce the comedy on top of reprising his role as Peter, a gym owner who goes up against his rival White Goodman (Ben Stiller) in a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament to win a grand prize and save his gym from going out of business.

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Rawson Marshall Thurber wrote and directed the originalDodgeballmovie, which made $168.4 million worldwide upon its release in June 2004, according toBox Office Mojo. It is unclear whether he will be involved in the sequel.

Aside from Vaughn and Stiller, the original movie featured performances fromChristine Taylor, Stephen Root, Alan Tudyk, Joel David Moore,Justin LongandRip Torn, who died at 88 in 2019. Stiller, 57, and Vaughn both worked as producers on the original movie as well.

Long, 44, teased a secondDodgeballfilm back in November when he revealed in an interview withComicBook.comthat he had spoken with both Stiller and Vaughn aboutVaughn’s “great idea for a sequel,“though he noted at the time that Stiller appeared hesitant about revisiting the beloved comedy.

“Of course I would love to do it and I hope that it ends up happening, but I think Ben 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,” Long said at the time, referring to a conversation with Stiller on Long’sLife is Shortpodcastin June.

During Stiller’s appearance on Long’s podcast, Stiller confirmed that he and Vaughn “have had a discussion” about a potential sequel.

“It’s a good idea. I just, I feel like sequel, ‘sequelitis,’ " Stiller said at the time. “It’s such a good one that you don’t want to….”

Vaughn went on to note that 20th Century Studios was interested in the project while speaking withThe Hollywood Reporterat the December premiere ofChristmas with the Campbells.

“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,” he said at the time. “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?”

source: people.com