Back in 2006, there was a plan to remake 1984 s college comedy
Revenge Of The Nerds. Actors (including Adam Brody) were cast, locations scouted, and it was all set to shoot until the campus chosen for the film, Atlanta s Emory University, pulled out. It never returned in that form, but now Seth MacFarlane and twins Keith and Kenny Lucas are planning another new version, with a reboot in the works.
MacFarlane would produce any new film for 20th Century Studios, with the Lucas brothers writing alongside Alex Rubens and starring in what is planned as a total refresh of the idea, chiseling away at some of the more problematic sexual aspects of the original, and focusing on what it means to be a geek in the 21st century.
Revenge of the Nerds Reboot Is Coming from Seth MacFarlane
Revenge of the Nerds Reboot Is Coming from Seth MacFarlane
Keith and Kenny Lucas will co-write and star in a Seth MacFarlane-produced remake of the 80s comedy Revenge of the Nerds.
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. MacFarlane is developing a new take on the classic comedy at 20th Century Studios with identical twin comedians Keith and Kenny Lucas (
22 Jump Street,
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.) set to star. The Lucas brothers are also co-writing the script with Alex Rubens (
Key and Peele,
The Twilight Zone,
Per the report, the
Seth MacFarlane reboot will not be a straight remake of the original 1984 movie, which has faced criticism in recent years its depictions of rape. The new
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Revenge Of The Nerds Reboot In The Works From Seth MacFarlane
Revenge of the Nerds reboot is in the works at 20th Century Studios, courtesy of
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. MacFarlane will be producing through his Fuzzy Door production company; while twin brothers Keith and Kenny Lucas (
22 Jump Street), will be both writing and starring in the reboot, with
Rick and Morty s Alex Rubens co-writing the script. Instead of trying to re-tread the path of the original
Revenge of the Nerds (which has aged pretty terribly), this reboot will take a page from the
Jump Street series, by taking a look at the tropes of the original from a more modern perspective.
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