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Welcome back to the home of the Good Burger!
OnThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonFriday,Kenan ThompsonandKel Mitchellannounced that they are embarking on a sequel to their1997 Nickelodeon filmGood Burgerin a short skit featuring hostJimmy Fallon.
According to a press release, the movie will follow Dexter Reed (Thompson) and original cashier, Ed (Mitchell), as they “reunite in the present day at fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees.”
Production is planned to begin in May, with a premiere slated for later this year exclusively on Paramount+.
“I can’t believe it’s been a little over 25 years since great customer service was born at Good Burger!” Thompson said in a statement. “Being a part of something so many generations of people have come to love has made me so proud and now to be back where it all began working on the sequel is surreal! Love performing with my brother Kel and can’t wait to show the fans what these characters have been up to since we last saw them.”
Added Mitchell, “Ed is one of those timeless characters that has brought so much joy and laughter to fans, and it’s such a beautiful blessing to still be doing it after all these years. It’s super awesome to come back and continue the stories of Dex, Ed and Good Burger for both the people who grew up watching and their kids.”
InGood Burger 2, according to the release, “Dexter Reed is down on his luck after another one of his inventions fails. Ed welcomes Dex back to Good Burger with open arms and gives him his old job back. With a new crew working at Good Burger, Dex devises a plan to get back on his feet but unfortunately puts the fate of Good Burger at risk once again.”
Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert will write the script and also serve as executive producers. Phil Traill will direct, and James III has also been engaged as a writer.
Thompson, 44, most recently teased a potentialGood Burgersequel during an August appearance onThe Tonight Show, when Fallon asked the longtimeSaturday Night Livestar abouta joint Instagram posthe made with Mitchell, 44, the month before to celebrateGood Burger’s 25th anniversary.
“Are you saying thatGood Burger 2is happening?” asked Fallon about the post, which featured a caption that read, in part: “‘Sup wit that Part 2?!”
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“I would like it to!” Thompson replied at the time. “We areworking harder on it than ever, so it’s about meeting the numbers, letting them numbers match up. ‘Cause I need them numbers.”
Good Burgeris known from its Mitchell-led sketch in the ’90s Nickelodeon kids’ comedy seriesAll That, where his character Ed — a lovable and well-meaning yet admittedly dim-witted employee at the fast-food joint — was often seen unintentionally terrorizing Thompson’s various characters and others.
Thompson later starred in the film version ofGood Burgeralongside Mitchell, in which he played high school student Dexter Reed, who reluctantly gets a summer jobat the restaurant.
Back in 2020, Mitchell told PEOPLE of a potential follow-up that those involved in the first movie “did meet up to talk about some ideas forGood Burger 2.”
“So we’re still trying to flesh it out, we’re trying to put it together,” he said at the time. “We want it to bejust as fun for everyoneas it was the first time around, and then also cater to a new generation as well as the old generation. It’s just been kind of that task, to make sure we do that well. But it’s still in the talks.”
source: people.com
