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