20th Century Fox is developing a prequel to the 1993 cult classic The Sandlot, with David Mickey Evans, the original film’s writer and director, attached to co-write the script with Austin Reynolds.
The plot of the prequel involves the legend of the beast from the first iteration. The news comes as the film recently hit the 25-year mark since its release. Set in 1962, the coming-of-age comedy revolved around Scottie Smalls (Tom Guiry) who, after moving to a new neighborhood, befriends a group of boys who play baseball at the sandlot and get into a series of heart warming adventures.
There were two direct-to-video sequels: 2005’s The Sandlot 2, which featured an entirely new group of boys, and 2007’s The Sandlot: Heading Home, starring Luke Perry.
Stay tuned for casting and release date news.
