It seems Justin Long and Vince Vaughn are ready to get back on the court and make a sequel to Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. However, they might need a little help convincing Ben Stiller of the idea.
With Vaughn apparently spearheading the potential sequel — set to follow Average Joe's Gym and Globo Gym's rivalry — Stiller remains apprehensive. Confirming this lack of enthusiasm is Long himself, who said Stiller "holds himself to the highest standard."
"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 said [via Comicbook.com].
He continued: "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."
That's not to say Stiller doesn't love playing White Goodman: "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 happy it made him playing White Goodman again and how much fun that character was," Long added. "I do know that Vince has a great idea for it and it's just a matter of getting Ben on board."
Considering Rawson Marshall hasn't ruled out a Dodgeball sequel, we still might be in luck. Maybe Stiller is still thinking about Zoolander 2's fate, in which case, we can't blame him.
With Vaughn apparently spearheading the potential sequel — set to follow Average Joe's Gym and Globo Gym's rivalry — Stiller remains apprehensive. Confirming this lack of enthusiasm is Long himself, who said Stiller "holds himself to the highest standard."
"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 said [via Comicbook.com].
He continued: "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."
That's not to say Stiller doesn't love playing White Goodman: "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 happy it made him playing White Goodman again and how much fun that character was," Long added. "I do know that Vince has a great idea for it and it's just a matter of getting Ben on board."
Considering Rawson Marshall hasn't ruled out a Dodgeball sequel, we still might be in luck. Maybe Stiller is still thinking about Zoolander 2's fate, in which case, we can't blame him.
