'Dodgeball' Sequel in the Works

[Akijama]

Fox and Red Hour are up for another round of dodgeball.

The studio and the production company run by Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld have tapped Clay Tarver to pen a script for a long-talked about sequel to the hit comedy, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.

The 2004 movie starred Vince Vaughn as the slacker owner of rundown gym who gathers a group of misfits into a dodgeball tournament in order to defeat an encroaching corporate gym run by Stiller.

The movie grossed more than $114 million domestically on a reported budget of $20 million.

While Fox, Vaughn and Stiller have long mulled the idea of a sequel, little action had been taken. It was even a joke on an episode of Ricky Gervais’ Extras in which Stiller guest-starred.

Now the sequel will focus on Vaughn and Stiller forced to team up to fight an even bigger threat, according to sources.

Tarver co-wrote with J.J. Abrams the 2001 thriller Joy Ride but has spent much of his time in the comedy world and has a familiarity with niche, subculture activities.

He is currently working on Quantum Hoops, which centers on a nerdy basketball team at Caltech, set up Disney and also being produced by Red Hour. He wrote Men Making Music, about the world of competitive barbershop quartets, also set up at Disney and being produced by Abrams. And he worked with Mike Judge on Meat in the Freezer, a satire about hunting for HBO Films.

Tarver is repped by WME and Wetdog Entertainment.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...-at-fox-444034

[UK_fan_05]

Does this warrant a sequel? No but I will happily take one because I loved the first.

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

I've been having a lot of ideas about a sequel. Too bad I'm not in the movie business.

[Monkey]

They need to bring back Lance Armstrong!

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by Monkey

They need to bring back Lance Armstrong!

Yeah, that was a classic cameo at the time that's been completely undercut by recent revelations. Kinda reminds me of NPH's appearance in the first Harold & Kumar movie and how his dialogue in that sounded a little off after he came out.

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

Yeah, that was a classic cameo at the time that's been completely undercut by recent revelations. Kinda reminds me of NPH's appearance in the first Harold & Kumar movie and how his dialogue in that sounded a little off after he came out.

That's why it could be so good. They could show him as a homeless man shooting up or something

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

Yeah, that was a classic cameo at the time that's been completely undercut by recent revelations. Kinda reminds me of NPH's appearance in the first Harold & Kumar movie and how his dialogue in that sounded a little off after he came out.

It was even funnier after he came out. Hell, they ended up using it in H&K Christmas and showed NPH and his husband as just faking it. Hilarious.

[Walts Ghost]

Seems like it's finally come around. There was a sequel in the works after the first, but it never seemed to go anywhere. Glad to see them returning to the idea to do another. But please, can we have 'Zoolander 2' first.

[King Troll]

Originally Posted by BLu-Balls

HAHAHA best scenes ever! NPH, sucha sexual predator in H&K Xmas

Id rather see another H&K instead of dodgeball

[OrlandoEastwood]

I think it's been long past the time we should have had one. Not really caring about this. And I really loved Dodgeball.

[JavaJulien]

Next thing, Napoleon Dynamite is going to get an announced sequel.

[Riddler The Slag]

I was in the Navy when this came out and this and Anchorman became the most quoted films ever.

BRING IT!!! Cannot wait.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

Next thing, Napoleon Dynamite is going to get an announced sequel.

I think that's what the cartoon was meant to be...