Nearly twenty years have handed since “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” hit theaters. And for teenagers of the early ‘00s, Rawson Marshall Thurber’s sports activities comedy stays a traditional. In the movie, Vince Vaughn faces off towards Ben Stiller in a dodgeball event over the possession of Vaughn’s gymnasium. It’s a foolish premise, however Stiller performs it up properly as deranged Globogym proprietor White Goodman, and the supporting solid of Christine Taylor, Justin Long, Rip Torn, Alan Tudyk, and Stephen Root put the film excessive. A responsible pleasure for some however an all-time favourite for others.
So, why didn’t they ever make a sequel? Variety reviews that, in response to Justin Long, Vince Vaugh apparently has an ideal thought for one, however Ben Stiller nonetheless wants to provide it the okay. “Of course, I would love to do it, and I hope it ends up happening,” Long informed ComicBook.com, “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.” An comprehensible concern from Stiller. “It’s very risky,” continued Long. “You don’t wanna shit 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.”
Maybe Stiller’s afraid a sequel to “Dodgeball” could find yourself like 2016’s “Zoolander 2.” That hat film tanked on the field workplace, making simply $56 million on a $50 million funds, and critics additionally despised it. Stiller even informed Esquire earlier this 12 months that watching the “Zoolander” sequel go bust was “not a great experience,” so he’s correctly cautious of creating the identical with “Dodgeball.”
Still, in 2017, the “Dodgeball” solid had a reunion for a charity occasion, and Long mentioned Stiller liked enjoying White Goodman once more. “When we got together years later to do a little mini reunion for this charity and Ben put on the mustache again, I remember him talking about how how happy it made him playing White Goodman again and how much fun that character was,” mentioned Long. “I do know that Vince has a great idea for it and it’s just a matter of getting Ben on board.”
And Long believes Vaughn could know what to say to for Stiller to signal on. “Vince is a very convincing person, so I’m just hoping Vince can convince him with his idea,” continued Long. “It’s a funny idea, I don’t wanna say what it is. I know Ben loves “Dodgeball” and loves that character. I keep in mind how a lot enjoyable he had enjoying it. He was all the time laughing.”
So, possibly an on-screen “Dodgeball” reunion twenty years after the very fact? If Vaughn, Long, Stiller, and the remainder of the 2004 film’s solid need to do it, they higher do it quick. Stiller is already 56, so his Globogym days are practically over.