Universal has been warming the development oven for a while now, ready to heat up a brand new serving of **American Pie. And, rather than just dish up another shoddy direct-to-DVD effort, the studio has now locked in Seann William Scott, Jason Biggsand (because he’s shown up for every film to date, so why not?) Eugene Levy for American Reunion.
**Harold and Kumar **co-creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg are the men who have successfully pitched a new outing for the franchise, which will address the fact that the characters are now further along in their lives.
And it looks like they’re aiming to get almost the entire original cast back on board, with negotiations under way to secure the services of Thomas Ian Nicholas, Mena Suvari, Chris Klein, Tara Reid, Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Coolidge. More difficult to convince might be Alyson Hannigan, who has found a steady gig with sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
While most of them will likely be happy to get a career boost (save Hannigan and Coolidge, who probably don’t need it), it remains to be seen whether audiences are ready to embrace the gang once more. We’ll find out next year, as the film is planned to start shooting this May.