'American Pie' Franchise Returning to Theaters?!
Filed under: Comedy, RumorMonger, Fandom, Remakes and Sequels

With filthy, foul-mouthed R-rated comedy making a huge comeback (thanks, in part, to the success of Judd Apatow's films) coupled with the fact that the original cast of American Pie aren't exactly A-listin' it up on the big screen lately -- well, it doesn't take a brainiac to imagine some folks might want to revive the popular teen sex comedy franchise and stick a new one in theaters. Seeing as the direct-to-DVD installments featuring Eugene Levy all did well for Universal, now might be the perfect time to reunite this cast -- all of whom could probably use the extra paycheck (ahem, we're looking at you Tara Reid).
According to Moviehole, that's exactly what Universal is looking to do. Though no one has officially joined the cast (I think it's easy to say Eugene Levy would do it for a credit and a gift certificate to the Olive Garden), but the site claims things are inching along and an announcement could be made soon-ish. One imagines any sort of theatrical sequel would revolve around the married lives of Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), and perhaps they'll tap in to the recent big-screen pregnancy boom and churn out something like American Baby ... or whatever.
What do you think? Is there room for another big-screen American Pie film? Would you see it?










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10-28-2008 @ 6:15PM
Jim said...
I think that if they got all the original cast, writers, and directors, then i think universal could pull it off! I would definitely go see it then...the first one was one of the funniest movies i've seen!
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10-28-2008 @ 8:29PM
DarkAgair said...
Yeah I'd go see it if they got the cast back together loved the three big screen ones
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10-29-2008 @ 2:14AM
AJ Wiley said...
Please no. It would hurt too much to see Alyson Hannigan in yet another awful film.
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10-29-2008 @ 11:20AM
Alex said...
As soon as I read the headline, I said "American Baby?" Because what else would they do, besides maybe American Reunion? Either way, unless it's a razor sharp script and is a contrast to the rest of the series, I don't see a reason to care. The series ran its course.
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10-31-2008 @ 10:25AM
Killergawp said...
Hell ya! Even though I thought American Wedding wasn't as good as the second film, I still thought it was a solid and entertaining film. I'd love to see Jim and Michelle have a kid or something. I'm sure if the original talent came back they could make something worthy!
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