‘Troop Beverly Hills’ Getting a Sequel

Beverly Hills, what a thrill!

Nearly 40 years after the unique ’80s comedy traditional (no less than based on my spouse, who I belief implicitly on these issues), Troop Beverly Hills will get a sequel.

Deadline studies that Cameron Diaz is seeking to star within the new Troop, which is being written and directed by Clea DuVall.

The unique Troop Beverly Hills, directed by Jeff Kanew, starred Shelley Lengthy as a Beverly Hills mother who, regardless of her pampered way of life, turns into the unlikely head of a Woman Scouts (or “Wilderness Women”) troop.

The movie, which was not a box-office hit in its day, progressively grew to become a main cult favourite amongst children who grew up watching it time and again on tv. (See: My spouse.) It’s additionally the uncommon female-driven spin on the usually male-dominated slobs-vs-snobs comedy, a la Animal Home or Dangerous Information Bears.

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If the sequel occurs, it will likely be among the many highest-profile initiatives for Diaz since she returned to performing after taking a break from Hollywood for greater than a decade. Her first movie again was Netflix’s Again in Motion reverse Jamie Foxx. She co-stars in Jonah Hill’s Apple TV+ film End result, which premieres this weekend on the streaming service. She can even reprise her position as Princess Fiona within the upcoming Shrek 5. That film is at present scheduled for launch in the summertime of 2027.

Once I inform my spouse this information, I already know what her first query goes to be: “If this film is a sequel and never a remake … does that imply Shelley Lengthy may seem in it?” In keeping with a Yahoo! article, whereas Lengthy continued working in Hollywood into the 2020s, she “retreated from public life” following her 2021 movie The Cleaner. However I suppose we’ll see if she could possibly be coaxed out of semi-retirement for a cameo.