Stiller's sequel to Zoolander bombed at the box office and was rubbished by critics
Vince Vaughan reportedly has a great idea for a second Dodgeball movie - he just needs to get the leader of the Purple Cobras on board on court.
Yes, Dodgeball fans, there might be some promising news afoot about a sequel.
But the ball is now in Ben Stiller's court.
According to Justin Long, who played team member Justin in the original, a sequel idea is ready to go, it just needs the seal of approval from Stiller.
The original movie was released 18 years ago, in 2004, and sees Vaughan play Peter LaFleur, the owner of a small, dilapidated gym with only a few members. When he defaults on the gym's mortgage, his business rival, the cocky and vindictive White Goodman - Stiller - who owns Globo Gym across the street, purchases it.
The pair later face off in a dodgeball tournament, which sees the Average Joe's - Vaughan's team - face the Purple Cobra's - team Stiller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-XbDZUnUmw
The supporting cast includes Christine Taylor, Long, Rip Torn, Stephen Root and Alan Tudyck.
Long said he's keen on a follow-up, and explained what needed to happen to get the movie made: “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,” Long told
ComicBook.com (via
IndieWire).
“It’s very risky. 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.”
Long added that Vaughn is pretty convincing, but refused to give any details on what the sequel would be about.
“I’m just hoping Vince can convince him (Stiller) with his idea," he said.
"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.”
Long said the idea first came about after a 2017 charity event, where Stiller commented on how happy he was playing Goodman.
“When we got together years later to do a little mini reunion for this charity and Ben put on the moustache again, I remember him talking about how how happy it made him playing White Goodman again and how much fun that character was,” he continued.
“I do know that Vince has a great idea for it and it’s just a matter of getting Ben on board.”
Stiller,
Variety suggested, might be apprehensive about taking on
'Dodgeball 2' after he struck out hard with
'Zoolander 2.'
The
'Zoolander' sequel was released in theatres 15 years after the beloved original and bombed at the box office with $56 million worldwide, barely making back its budget of over $50 million. Critics also hated it.
Stiller admitted to Esquire earlier this year that watching the film bomb around the world was “not a great experience.”
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