Vince Vaughn will return to star in sequel to Dodgeball ... 2004 comedy made $168M worldwide
Vince Vaughn is slated to appear in the sequel to his hit 2004 comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, which 20th Century Fox is making.
Jordan VanDina is set to pen the script for the sequel, Deadline reported Thursday, which comes after Rawson Marshall Thurber wrote and directed the first installment in the series.
It was not immediately clear if Thurber, who most recently directed the 2021 film Red Notice, would be in the director's chair for the sequel.
Vaughn, 53, is set to reprise his role as Peter La Fleur in the sequel to the hit film, which also starred Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Justin Long, Stephen Root and the late Rip Torn.
Other notable names who appeared in the original film include Jason Bateman, Gary Cole, Missi Pyle, Alan Tudyk, Joel David Moore, Chris Williams, Hank Azaria, Chuck Norris and William Shatner.
The latest: Vince Vaughn, 53, is slated to appear in the sequel to his hit 2004 comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, which 20th Century Fox is making
The initial film, which made $168 million worldwide off a budget of $20 million, centered around a band of misfits who sought to save their Average Joe's Gym from being overtaken by a corporate gym chain.
The rival chain, Globo Gym, was headed by Stiller's character White Goodman in the motion picture.
The film culminated with the groups entering a $50,000 dodgeball competition ion Las Vegas.
The second installment in the franchise, according to the outlet, 'will continue the story of Vaughn's prize-winning gym owner' based off an idea from the actor.
Vaught and Ben Stiller starred in the 2004 comedy about a dodgeball competition
Missi Pyle, Stiller and Jamal Duff were seen at work in an excerpt from the 2004 movie
Vaughn, pictured in LA in January, has a full slate of projects ahead, as he recently was added to the cast of the forthcoming film Animal Friends
Thurber spoke with the outlet about revisiting the franchise in 2021 via TV or film projects.
'You know what - never say never,' Thurber said. 'I never thought about Dodgeball as a series, but that actually might be fun. I'm really proud of Dodgeball - it's my first film and something people still really like it seems.
'I would say never say never, and it would have to be the right take on it. But yeah, maybe.'
Vaughn has a full slate of projects ahead, as he recently was added to the cast of the forthcoming film Animal Friends, which also features Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa and Aubrey Plaza. He is also scheduled to provide vocals in the John Krasinski's IF.
Source: Daily Mail
