Superbad star Christopher Mintz-Plasse said a sequel to the classic coming-of-age comedy is only possible if it features a gender-swapped narrative. Mintz-Plasse most recently appeared alongside Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Womanbut he's best known for his role as a dorky high-schooler named Fogell - also known as McLovin, the self-given name on his fake ID - in Superbad. The 2007 comedy film follows hormonal teenagers Fogell, Seth (Jonah Hill), and Evan (Michael Cera) as they gear up to lose their virginities at a high school party.

Greg Mottola directed the film, and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who have since teamed up for films like This Is the End and Pineapple Express, wrote the script. Superbad has gained a cult following over the years and is still featured on countless lists of the best teen comedies of all time. With that popularity inevitably comes speculation about, or at least a strong desire for, a sequel.

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But in an interview with Glenn Kalina on 98.1 WOGLMintz-Plasse said Superbad 2 would have to be a gender-swapped take on the original. The actor claimed the people who made Superbad are happy with where the film stands and aren't eager to make another installment. He noted that sequels often negatively impact the original, and said a female-centric script would be the only way Superbad 2 could ever materialize. Check out his full quote below:

“I’ve heard from some of the people who made the first one, and I don’t think they want to touch it. I think they kind of like where it’s sitting. And, sometimes if you make a sequel to things, it can kind of damper the first one. I think they just want to let it be…If there was a way to do it, [a female version] would be the way, for sure.”

Jonah Hill and Michael Cera in Superbad

Mintz-Plasse's claim that sequels don't always serve the original film well is certainly valid. Classic films like Mean Girls, Bruce Almighty, Shrek, Pitch Perfect, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding all got sequels that not only fell flat as standalone flicks but, in some cases, dulled the magic of the originals. In a world where mediocre sequels have all but become the norm, it's nice to hear that the Superbad team is reluctant to revisit the now-iconic story without taking a totally new approach.

Perhaps a female-centric take on Superbad isn't a completely new concept, however, as many people already refer to Booksmart and Blockers as just that. But Booksmart director Olivia Wilde has previously pointed out that not all women-centric films should be compared to male films. If a gender-swapped Superbad sequel ever does materialize, hopefully it features fully fleshed out female characters who feel like real people, not just female versions of the male characters in the original. Whether or not it's a remake, any film that sensitively and authentically explores the teenage female perspective (or any female perspective really) should be celebrated.

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Source: Glenn Kalina on 98.1 WOGL