The Stifmeister! Seann William Scott solely talked to Us Weekly about his iconic American Pie character, Steve Stifler, and revealed whether or not he’d ever reprise the function.
“I simply love that character and everyone concerned [with the movie],” the Closing Vacation spot actor, 46, shared with Us on Wednesday, Could 24, whereas selling his upcoming movie The Wrath of Becky, which hits theaters on Friday, Could 26. “I believe that might be actually enjoyable to see that character once more, but it surely’d should be, like, an ideal script.”
Though Scott famous that he didn’t know whether or not his return to the American Pie franchise “would ever occur,” he spoke of his expertise enjoying Stifler fondly. “That’s probably the most enjoyable character I believe,” he stated. “Trigger he’s such a weirdo. He’s such a weirdo that, like, he can form of get away with something. However deep down, he simply needs to be beloved.”
The Dude, The place’s My Automotive? star isn’t the one American Pie forged member who has hinted at wanting to choose up the place they left off. Jason Biggs — who performed awkward protagonist Jim Levenstein — solely instructed Us in February 2020 that he hadn’t “fully given up hope” of doing extra movies.
“I believe there’s a world wherein — if the entire issues fall into place that have to fall into place — there’s a world wherein we are able to make one other one,” the Orange Is the New Black alum, 45, stated on the time.
Each Scott and Biggs appeared in all 4 of the unique movies, final showing in 2012’s American Reunion. The franchise has additionally produced 5 spinoff movies thus far, none of which the 2 OG actors participated in.
Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott in ‘American Pie 2’ Moviestore/Shutterstock
Scott could have risen to prominence enjoying the loudmouthed jock within the comedy movies, however the Minnesota native feels simply as residence on the planet of drama, if no more so. In The Wrath of Becky — a sequel to the 2020 movie Becky — he performs a neo-Nazi named Darryl. Alongside along with his fascist group The Noble Males, Darryl goes head-to-head with the 16-year-old titular character (Lulu Wilson) after breaking into her residence and kidnapping her canine.
“I actually favored enjoying a extra dramatic, form of critical character,” Scott instructed Us of his expertise on the movie. “I don’t know what this says about me, that it was simpler for me to faucet into this type of character than many of the comedies, however I believe comedies are tougher for me, simply because [you] both are gonna make it humorous or not, you already know?”
Regardless of having fun with the darker subject material, the Deadly Weapon alum famous that he doesn’t “relate to something” about his villainous character. “That might make me form of a psycho. … I relate to his beard. As a result of typically I’ve a beard that’s comparable and I like his beard,” he joked. “However that could be it.”
Not solely did Scott’s portrayal of Darryl supply him the “alternative to do one thing fairly completely different than what I’ve carried out all through most of my profession,” however the movie marks “one of many uncommon occasions” he’s carried out press for a film with out feeling “like a fraud.” He instructed Us: “Trigger there’s occasions the place you’re like, ‘Go see the film. It’s nice.’ And inside, you’re like, ‘Ah, [I’m] mendacity to them.’”
The Goon actor — who has been married to inside designer Olivia Korenberg since 2019 — added that he thinks viewers will benefit from the movie even when they didn’t see the OG Becky.
“I noticed it in a theater a pair days in the past with my father-in-law who’s 75, who’s simply superior. He was laughing. He was, like, shocked. He was freaking out. He was form of scared. And this isn’t actually his sort of film,” Scott defined. “It’s humorous, it’s darkish. There’s a bit of little bit of want achievement.”
The Wrath of Becky hits theaters on Friday, Could 26.
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With reporting by Leanne Stanton
