Jack Black says he’s “ready” to make School of Rock Part 2

Jack Black in “School of Rock”

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Jack Black is completely off School of rock sequel.

More than two decades after the beloved musical comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, premiered in 2003, the comedian recently said… Atmosphere He is “ready” to reprise his role as energetic musician Dewey Finn.

“I hope there is School of rock 2 Electric Boogaloo“, referring to the title of the 1984 film break in‘.

School of rock It follows Dewey, who becomes a substitute teacher at a tense private elementary school after being fired from his rock band. But along the way, he tries to turn his class into their own rock band. The film also stars Mike White, Joan Cusack, Adam Pascal, Lucas Papilias, Chris Stack, Sarah Silverman, and Miranda Cosgrove.

Black also admitted that he would like to see the film’s original writer, White, return to write the script for the hypothetical sequel. However, he did admit that White, who played Dewey’s roommate Ned Schnebly, is too busy writing and directing the Emmy Award-winning HBO series. White lotus.

“You know Mike White wrote the first part and he’s a genius,” Black said. “And we’ll have to get Mike White back in the saddle, but he’s really busy right now (The) white lotus“Best show on TV.”

White lotus, which has featured a host of stars in past seasons, including Jennifer Coolidge, Sidney Sweeney and Theo James, has begun filming its third season. It is scheduled to be held at a hotel chain in Thailand.

While it doesn’t feel like a follow-up film to School of rock It will be in development anytime soon, and Nickelodeon created a TV show based on the film, which ran for three seasons from 2016 to 2018. A Broadway musical also opened in 2015 but closed in 2019.