"Dodgeball" Sequel in Works with Vince Vaughn Set to Return

A sequel to the hit 2004 comedy movie "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" is in early development at 20th Century Studios.

The project is scripted by Jordan VanDina (The Binge) and American actor Vince Vaughn returning to star in the follow-up.

While Rawson Marshall Thurber wrote and directed the original film for 20th Century Fox, it’s not yet clear whether he’ll be involved in the sequel. 

The 2004 movie had an ensemble cast that included Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Alan Tudyk, Joel David Moore, Chris Williams, Missi Pyle, Gary Cole, Jason Bateman, and William Shatner, as well as the late Rip Torn. 

The raunchy sports comedy grossed over $168M worldwide against a $20M budget. It told the story of Pete LaFleur (Vaughn) and a group of misfits affiliated with his business, Average Joe’s Gym. 

"Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" is centered on their entrance into a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament with a $50,000 prize on the line, to save their cherished institution from the onslaught of the corporate health fitness chain, Globo Gym, run by White Goodman (Stiller). 

Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld served as the film’s producers.

The sequel will continue the story of Vaughn’s prize-winning gym owner. Serving as the basis for VanDina’a script is an idea from Vaughn.

Thurber previously addressed the possibility of expanding the world of Dodgeball, either via new films or TV series, in a 2021 interview with Deadline.

 “You know what — never say never. I never thought about Dodgeball as a series, but that actually might be fun,” he said. 

“I’m really proud of Dodgeball — it’s my first film and something people still really like it seems. I would say never say never, and it would have to be the right take on it. But yeah, maybe.”