If the 25th anniversary of “Major League” has whet your appetite for more, then here’s good news: A new “Major League” script is written, and many of the principal people involved in the original want to make a modern sequel.

This notion has been floating around for a few years, but David S. Ward, who wrote and directed the original, told Big League Stew recently that he’s ready to pursue making the movie. Many of the actors, including Charlie Sheen, are on board too. The film just needs financing.

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"We'd love to get 'Major League 3' done," Ward says.

That’s not him misspeaking. He’s talking about a fourth movie in the series. He just calls it “Major League 3” because “Major League: Back to the Minors” doesn’t exist in his mind because it’s such an atrocity.

“That’s not a ‘Major League’ movie,” he says. “I don’t know what the hell that was. It had nothing to do with the Indians.”



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There have been a few stories recently about the potential for a new “Major League,” with actors talking about what they’ve heard about the movie. But Ward himself shared a number of details with The Stew about the plot and potential cast.

THE BASICS

The new “Major League” would take place at least 10 years after “Major League 2.” Jake Taylor is still the manager of the Indians. Pedro Cerrano and Willie Mays Hayes have joined his coaching staff. Roger Dorn is involved with the team too.



The point of this movie, Ward says, is watching the Indians play in the World Series, since that’s yet to happen in a “Major League” film.







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WILD THING?

Rick Vaughn has been out of baseball for a couple years. He quit after giving up a walk-off homer in the seventh game of the World Series, but the Indians are trying to lure him back as a setup man.



They want him to mentor their new closer, a 19-year-old who throws 99 mph. And, surprise, he’s Vaughn’s son that he didn’t know he had. The son, however, grew up not knowing who his father was and resents him. He’s an anti-Wild Thing, smart and analytical, but he won’t listen to direction.







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”It’s him having to deal with a son who can’t stand him,” Ward says. “When he sees him and sees the mother of his son again, he realized that she’s the one who got away.”

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