The original American Pie film series came to an end in 2012 with American Reunion, but could American Pie 5 still happen? Back in 1999, the sex comedy movie American Pie was released, directed by Paul Weitz in his directorial debut and written by Adam Herz. American Pie followed a group of best friends who make a pact to lose their virginity before their high school graduation, but they soon get involved in a lot of trouble that might not allow them to reach their goal.
American Pie was a financial hit, and even though it didn’t do as well with critics, it made way for a franchise with a total of nine movies, though half of them are spin-offs that didn’t get the same attention as the movies from the main series. The original movies focused on the relationship of cast members Jim Levenstein (Jason Biggs) and Michelle Flaherty (Alyson Hannigan), from their fake romance that soon became official in American Pie 2 to their wedding in the third movie appropriately titled American Wedding and their family life in American Reunion. This last one arrived almost a decade after American Wedding, and as the title says, it saw the main group reuniting after years of not seeing each other, and both viewers and characters were surprised to see that some things hadn’t changed at all, as happened with Stifler (Seann William Scott) and his obnoxious personality.
Although the purpose of American Reunion was to give closure to the American Pie film series and characters, rumors about a fifth American Pie movie quickly began to surface, and so it raises the question: will American Pie 5 ever happen?
Will American Pie 5 Ever Happen?
Back in August 2012, American Pie 5 was announced to be in development, with American Reunion directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg returning. However, there haven’t been substantial updates since, and in 2017, Seann William Scott said that American Reunion probably didn’t make enough at the box office to make way for a fifth movie. The latest update on American Pie 5 came in 2021 when Tara Reid revealed that the script for the next movie in the American Pie film series has been completed.
What American Pie 5’s Release Date Could Be
With the COVID-19 pandemic putting on hold many TV and movie productions, calculating a possible release date can be tricky. Supposing the project is still alive, American Pie 5 could see the light in 2024 or 2025, meaning over 10 years will have passed since American Reunion, as it happened with it and American Wedding.
Who Could Be Part of the Cast of American Pie 5
As American Pie 5 would be part of the original American Pie film series rather than a spinoff, it would have to, at least, count with the presence of Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, and Eugene Levy, who played Jim’s unforgettable father. Of course, it would be ideal to have the main group back again, especially as Chris Klein’s Chris “Oz” Ostreicher wasn’t present in American Wedding, so the rest of the cast could be formed by Klein, Seann William Scott, Thomas Ian Nicholas (Kevin Myers), and Eddie Kaye Thomas (Paul Finch).
What American Pie 5’s Story Could Be About
American Reunion saw Jim and Michelle as parents to a two-year-old and going through a minor crisis in their marriage, which they eventually overcame. Now, depending on when American Pie 5 is set, it could follow Jim and Michelle as they deal with their now teenage son, so instead of being the ones dealing with their own sexuality and social pressure, it’s them offering guidance to their son based on their own experiences. Surely, the movie can’t leave the personal life of the main couple behind, so it could also offer yet another look at their life as husband and wife. A script has been completed, as teased by Tara Reid, but the contents of the story are still unknown.
Should American Pie Get A Sequel?
There’s a lot of controversy surrounding the American Pie film series these days — so, should it really receive yet another sequel? When compared to today’s standards, the American Pie movies’ humor is outdated to a grievous extent. Gags and “funny” moments from the original movies couldn’t be recreated without serious backlash from audiences. Since the movies rely on gross-out humor, American Pie 5 wouldn’t be able to stand on its own. Alternatively, if the movie were to be approached as a reboot of sorts, there are plenty of changes that could be made to the storylines to make them more palpable. The characters would be entering a different phase of adulthood at this point, which would present new challenges that could be considered more digestible by today’s standards than what the teen versions went through. All in all, the approach is key when it comes to American Pie 5, and the movie will have to perform a serious balancing act if it were to stay in touch with its roots while simultaneously keeping the humor more current, and possibly see Eugene Levy’s American Pie return.
