Seann William Scott Says American Pie 5 Is “Unlikely”

American Pie star Seann William Scott, known for his role as the cocky but lovable Stifler, has confirmed to ComingSoon that a fifth installment to the comedy franchise isn’t likely to happen.

When talking to the outlet about Pie co-star Jason Biggs (Jim Levenstein), who has recently been promoting his black-comedy thriller Untitled Home Invasion Romance and who Scott cited as “a great director… so smart, even from the beginning,” the actor affirmed his stance on the matter of another sequel.

“For sure. I haven’t seen his [Jason’s] movie yet. It looks amazing. The reviews were incredible. I’m not surprised that he’s a great director. He’s so smart, even from the beginning. You could just tell he’s such a star. But yeah, of course, with Biggs directing, that would be amazing. I think it would be really fun to get everybody together. I don’t think it’ll ever happen, but it’s fun to think about.”

Scott gave his reasoning that R-rated comedies no longer hold much strength or a place in theatrical releases of today’s landscape.

“I don’t know. Maybe it’ll take a couple of R-rated comedies to work and be a success,” he explained. “Then they’re like, ‘Oh, people like this stuff again.’”

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American Pie was first released in 1999 and was directed by Paul Weitz and written by Adam Herz. The teen comedy also starred Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Natasha Lyonne, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, with Eugene Levy, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Owen, and Jennifer Coolidge also appearing. The film charts a gang of high schoolers in a pact to lose their virginity before they head off to their post-high school lives.

After grossing $235.5 million against an initial budget of $10 million, the film spawned a franchise of three theatrical released sequels (American Pie 2, American Wedding and American Reunion) as well as five direct-to-video installments The last film in the franchise (Reunion) made $185 million more than its $50 million budget, but like the first film, it earned mixed reviews.

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