Almost everyone involved with the 2007 hit comedy Superbad has expressed that they don't think a sequel will happen or is necessary. Directed by Greg Mottola and produced by Judd Apatow, Superbad became a huge critical and financial success, grossing $170.8 million worldwide on a slim $20 million budget, so it's no surprise some believe a sequel should've happened by now. The fact of the matter is, comedy sequels are usually lackluster compared to their predecessors and sometimes certain projects just don't need follow-ups. Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who played McLovin in the film, talked about the possibility of a sequel/reboot in a recent interview with "Indiewire" and while he doesn't think it will happen, he thinks the ladies should take center stage if one ever got made.
"I've heard from some of the people who made the first one, and I don't think they want to touch it. I think they kind of like where it's sitting. And, sometimes if you make a sequel to things, it can kind of damper the first one. I think they just want to let it be…If there was a way to do it, [a female version] would be the way, for sure."
A female version of Superbad could possibly work but I know it might be met with groans and frustrations from those who don't want to see a sequel or reboot with female leads. The female-led reboot of Ghostbusters still garners extreme disdain from just about everyone while the female-driven Ocean's 8 did decent business but likely not enough to warrant the studio thinking that moviegoers want to join any of the characters again on another heist. Unfortunately, female-led reboots or sequels get a polarizing response and I don't think this would be any different. For those worried that this is in the brains of anyone involved with Superbad, Seth Rogen, who co-wrote the script for the first film, stated last year that he had no desire to do a sequel to the movie because there isn't more to be done with the idea:
"Honestly, I don't think it requires improvement or anything to be built upon it. I'm unbelievably proud of it, it really holds up – people still watch it, high school kids come up to me telling me that they watched it for the first time and how they loved it. It's worked its way into being viewed as one of the better high school movies that's out there. I'm so terrified of subtracting from it in any way with a bad sequel or spinoff that I'd never do it. I have so few actual good accomplishments that I'm horrified to fuck with the ones I have."
Superbad stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as Seth and Evan, two teenagers about to graduate high school. Before graduating, the boys want to go out on a high, with the loveably coarse pair hoping to party and lose their virginity. In addition to co-writing the film with Evan Goldberg, Rogen also stars in the movie alongside Emma Stone, Bill Hader, and Martha MacIsaac.
Do YOU want to see a sequel to Superbad? Would YOU be down with a female-led sequel or reboot?