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John Goodman Weighs in on the Chances of a ‘Big Lebowski 2’ · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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Speaker 2: There are a few movies with a bigger cult following
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Speaker 2: than the Cohen brothers nineteen ninety eight crime comedy classic
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Speaker 2: The Big Lebowski, and as the film celebrates its twenty
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Speaker 2: fifth anniversary, fans still hold out hope for a sequel
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Speaker 2: starring the original cast. John Totorro directed and starred in
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Speaker 2: his own spinoff of twenty nineteen's The Jesus Rolls, but
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Speaker 2: it wasn't well received and didn't focus on the central characters,
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Speaker 2: including Walter, the unhinged bowling fanatic played by John Goodman.
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Speaker 2: So would John consider revisiting the iconic roll for the
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Speaker 2: right script. Don't hold your breath, he tells Looper. No,
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Speaker 2: the Lebowski sequel's not going to happen, but anytime Joel
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Speaker 2: and Ethan Cohen have a part from me, I'll be there.
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Speaker 2: John's worked with the Coen Brothers on six projects over
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Speaker 2: including Raising Arizona and O Brother Where Art thou So.
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Speaker 2: A seventh seems inevitable. His latest work without the Brothers,
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Speaker 2: Season three of The Righteous Gemstones, is streaming on Max
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Speaker 2: that's
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