I hope you’re ready to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge once again! A sequel to 20th Century Studios’ hit sports comedy film Dodgeball is reportedly in early development, according to Deadline.
- Vince Vaughn is set to return to star in the Dodgeball sequel. The actor portrayed Peter LaFleur, who led Average Joe’s Gymnasium to a championship in a dodgeball tournament to save his struggling business.
- There is little known about the plot of the new film, but we do know it will continue LaFleur’s story.
- The new sequel will be written by Jordan VanDina, who is known for writing and producing The Binge alongside Vaughn.
- VanDina also wrote on all three seasons of Hulu’s Animaniacs.
- Rawson Marshall Thurber wrote and directed the original 2004 film, but it is currently unclear if he will be involved in the sequel.
- The same can be said for the rest of the cast of the original film, which included:
- Ben Stiller
- Christine Taylor
- Justin Long
- Stephen Root
- Alan Tudyk
- Joel David Moore
- Chris Williams
- Missi Pyle
- Gary Cole
- Jason Bateman
- Vaughn is of course known best for his roles in a long list of comedies that includes Wedding Crashers, Old School, Anchorman, The Internship and many others.
- Dodgeball grossed more than $168 million worldwide in 2004, after being made on just a $20 million budget.