Ken Jeong Lobbies for ‘Role Models’ Sequel
Ken Jeong
Role Models scene-stealer Ken Jeong was recently interviewed by MTV. During the interview Jeong mentioned that he loved Role Models and had been recently lobbying the David Wain, the film’s writer-director, and writer Ken Marino about doing a sequel. Role Models was a surprise hit in the fall of 2008, garnering over $90 million worldwide in theatre receipts.
Jeong did not say exactly what he wanted in a sequel, except of course that he’d like to further explore the character of King Argotron. ”I would looooooove to do a sequel to ‘Role Models.’ There’s a lot of ground with the King Argotron and I’ve had some ideas,” Jeong said.
It seems to me that the Sturdy Wings organization could create the template for a number of by-the-numbers sequels with any number of actors. More interesting would be to really explore the characters from the first film, such as Jeong’s, and do a different kind of movie (for example: Get Him to the Greek).