Play ball! The cast of The Sandlot took to the diamond once more for a charity softball game. Coming as part of a two-day event, the game took place in Edgeater, Florida, near where the classic film’s director/writer/narrator David Mickey Evans calls home.
Few casts of coming-of-age classics are as close-knit as the Sandlot crew. Known for their frequent dinner gatherings, the actors spent much of 2023 together as they marked the film’s 30th anniversary. There were TV appearances, special screenings, and they even took the field at a real MLB stadium. As TMZ reports, the year-long celebration was capped off with the December 15th-16th event.
Marty “Yeah-Yeah” York, Tom “Smalls” Guiry, Victor “Timmy Timmons” Dimattia, Shane “Tommy ‘Repeat’ Timmons” Obedzinski, and Grant “Weeks” Gelt were all on hand for the gathering, as was Evans himself. In addition to the big game, there were screenings, meet-and-greets,...
Few casts of coming-of-age classics are as close-knit as the Sandlot crew. Known for their frequent dinner gatherings, the actors spent much of 2023 together as they marked the film’s 30th anniversary. There were TV appearances, special screenings, and they even took the field at a real MLB stadium. As TMZ reports, the year-long celebration was capped off with the December 15th-16th event.
Marty “Yeah-Yeah” York, Tom “Smalls” Guiry, Victor “Timmy Timmons” Dimattia, Shane “Tommy ‘Repeat’ Timmons” Obedzinski, and Grant “Weeks” Gelt were all on hand for the gathering, as was Evans himself. In addition to the big game, there were screenings, meet-and-greets,...
- 12/27/2023
- by Ben Kaye
- Consequence - Film News
If you grew up in the nineties, you undoubtedly grew up a massive fan of The Sandlot. A coming-of-age story centering around a group of baseball-loving kids who hang out every day in a Sandlot, the movie didn’t make much of a peep in theatres back in 1993. However, the box office didn’t tell the whole story, with the movie becoming a cult film on VHS, cable and later DVD, with writer-director David Mickey Evans eventually returning to make a Dtv spin-off, The Sandlot 2, while a prequel is still in development.
But what happened to all of the kids in The Sandlot? Unlike a movie like Stand by Me, there were no megastars like River Phoenix to emerge, but the cast still fared well in the years to come. Many have gone on to everyday lives, while others continue to work (successfully) in showbiz almost 30 years later. In this...
But what happened to all of the kids in The Sandlot? Unlike a movie like Stand by Me, there were no megastars like River Phoenix to emerge, but the cast still fared well in the years to come. Many have gone on to everyday lives, while others continue to work (successfully) in showbiz almost 30 years later. In this...
- 8/12/2022
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Ugly Betty‘s sisters are going head-to-head: Ana Ortiz will reunite with her TV sibling America Ferrera on the latter’s NBC comedy Superstore.
Per Give Me My Remote, Ortiz will guest-star in a May episode as Claudia Lankow, a no-nonsense senior vice president of operations at Cloud 9. She holds the fate of the Ozark Highlands store, where Ferrera’s Amy is now the manager, in her hands.
Ortiz — who currently co-stars in ABC’s Whiskey Cavalier — is the second Ugly Betty alum to visit the show after Tony Plana, who is set to return later this season as Amy’s father.
Per Give Me My Remote, Ortiz will guest-star in a May episode as Claudia Lankow, a no-nonsense senior vice president of operations at Cloud 9. She holds the fate of the Ozark Highlands store, where Ferrera’s Amy is now the manager, in her hands.
Ortiz — who currently co-stars in ABC’s Whiskey Cavalier — is the second Ugly Betty alum to visit the show after Tony Plana, who is set to return later this season as Amy’s father.
- 4/12/2019
- TVLine.com
About a month ago The Sandlot co-writer and director David Mickey Evans announced that he was developing a sequel series that would bring back the original cast. One of the thngs he said at the time was that he sold his pitch to a streaming service. We now know that streaming service is Disney+!
The filmmaker revealed that the story would take place in 1984 and all of the characters will be adults with kids of their own. The ending of the original film offered a breakdown of what happened to all the kids when they grew up, but this series will obviously explore that a lot further.
The original cast for the series included Mike Vitar (Benjamin “Benny” Franklin Rodriguez), Patrick Renna (Hamilton “Ham” Porter), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael “Squints” Palledorous), Victor Dimattia (Timmy Timmons), Marty York (Alan “Yeah-Yeah” McClennan), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy “Repeat” Timmons), Grant Gelt (Bertram Grover Weeks), and...
The filmmaker revealed that the story would take place in 1984 and all of the characters will be adults with kids of their own. The ending of the original film offered a breakdown of what happened to all the kids when they grew up, but this series will obviously explore that a lot further.
The original cast for the series included Mike Vitar (Benjamin “Benny” Franklin Rodriguez), Patrick Renna (Hamilton “Ham” Porter), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael “Squints” Palledorous), Victor Dimattia (Timmy Timmons), Marty York (Alan “Yeah-Yeah” McClennan), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy “Repeat” Timmons), Grant Gelt (Bertram Grover Weeks), and...
- 4/12/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The Sandlot arrived right at the height of my Baseball-mania, during a time where every spare moment was spent practicing throwing, hitting, and catching. Although it's been quite some time since I last watched it, The Sandlot still holds a special place in my heart, but is that place large enough for a Sandlot TV series? David Mickey Evans, director and co-writer of the original film,…...
- 4/11/2019
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Disney+ is priming The Sandlot for its streaming service, with the 1993 movie’s original director and co-writer David Mickey Evans attached to write and executive produce.
Deadline hears the series is in early development. The Sandlot is the second 20th Century Fox-related IP announced today to be developed for Disney’s streaming service. Earlier today, a Love, Simon TV series based on Greg Berlanti’s movie from last year was announced for Disney+ with This Is Us executive producers/co-showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, who wrote the movie, writing/executive producing via their overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV.
The Sandlot series will be set in 1984, when the original cast are adults and they all have children of their own. The streaming series will be separate from the The Sandlot prequel film which Evans is writing with Austin Reynolds, which is to take place in the 1950s.
Deadline hears the series is in early development. The Sandlot is the second 20th Century Fox-related IP announced today to be developed for Disney’s streaming service. Earlier today, a Love, Simon TV series based on Greg Berlanti’s movie from last year was announced for Disney+ with This Is Us executive producers/co-showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, who wrote the movie, writing/executive producing via their overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV.
The Sandlot series will be set in 1984, when the original cast are adults and they all have children of their own. The streaming series will be separate from the The Sandlot prequel film which Evans is writing with Austin Reynolds, which is to take place in the 1950s.
- 4/11/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ is developing a TV series based on “The Sandlot,” Variety has learned.
David Mickey Evans, the co-writer and director of the 1993 film, is attached to write and executive produce the series. It is said to take in 1984 and would focus on the children of the original characters.
The first “Sandlot” film took place in the summer of 1962 and followed a group of friends who spent their days playing baseball while also dealing with a menacing dog that lived next to the titular sandlot that they referred to as The Beast. The film starred Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams, Grant Gelt, Shane Obedzinski, and Victor Dimattia. It grossed just over $33 million at the box office and has gone on to become a cult classic. Two direct-to-video sequels were produced in 2005 and 2007.
In an interview earlier...
David Mickey Evans, the co-writer and director of the 1993 film, is attached to write and executive produce the series. It is said to take in 1984 and would focus on the children of the original characters.
The first “Sandlot” film took place in the summer of 1962 and followed a group of friends who spent their days playing baseball while also dealing with a menacing dog that lived next to the titular sandlot that they referred to as The Beast. The film starred Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Karen Allen, Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams, Grant Gelt, Shane Obedzinski, and Victor Dimattia. It grossed just over $33 million at the box office and has gone on to become a cult classic. Two direct-to-video sequels were produced in 2005 and 2007.
In an interview earlier...
- 4/11/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The Sandlot is the latest Disney-owned property to get the reboot treatment for the media behemoth's upcoming direct-to-consumer streaming platform.
Original screenwriter David Mickey Evans is behind the reboot, which will focus on the children of the original characters featured in the 1993 film of the same name. (It's unclear if The Beast's offspring will also be included.) Sources say all of the original cast is returning for the Disney+ revival.
"I just sold a Sandlot television show. We're about to get an order for the first two seasons," Evans told host Cooperstown ...
Original screenwriter David Mickey Evans is behind the reboot, which will focus on the children of the original characters featured in the 1993 film of the same name. (It's unclear if The Beast's offspring will also be included.) Sources say all of the original cast is returning for the Disney+ revival.
"I just sold a Sandlot television show. We're about to get an order for the first two seasons," Evans told host Cooperstown ...
- 4/11/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Are you ready to go back to The Sandlot? After 25 years, the original cast is returning at the direction of David Mickey Evans for a TV series. Evans wrote and directed the first two Sandlot movies, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, he's ready to bring the boys together for at least two seasons on an unnamed streaming service.
"I already got all the original cast members back," Evans said on The Rain Delay podcast, although he did not name the exact actors participating. "It takes place in 1984, when they're all like 33 years old and they all have children of their own, and that's all I can tell you."
This will be a jump forward from the original film, which was set in San Fernando Valley in 1962. If it's true that all the original cast members are returning, we can look forward to appearances from Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry), Hamilton...
"I already got all the original cast members back," Evans said on The Rain Delay podcast, although he did not name the exact actors participating. "It takes place in 1984, when they're all like 33 years old and they all have children of their own, and that's all I can tell you."
This will be a jump forward from the original film, which was set in San Fernando Valley in 1962. If it's true that all the original cast members are returning, we can look forward to appearances from Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry), Hamilton...
- 3/4/2019
- by Karenna Meredith
- Popsugar.com
The Sandlot—the nostalgia you feel just reading that title is real—and director David Mickey Evans knows that, which is why he's working on a sequel TV series. In an interview on The Rain Delay podcast, Evans said he "just sold" a Sandlot TV show. "We're about to get an order for the first two seasons," Evans said. He said the show has a streaming home—won't say where—but, "I already got all of the original cast members back," he teased. "Ok, it takes place in 1984 when they're all like 33 years old and they all have children of their own. And that's all I can tell you," he said. Before you break out the ball and glove in...
- 3/4/2019
- E! Online
Alec Bojalad Mar 2, 2019
The Sandlot writer-director David Mickey Evans has revealed that he's sold a Sandlot TV show to an unnamed streaming service.
You're killing me...TV reboots of beloved '90s films!
An unnamed streaming service has ordered two seasons of a TV reboot for The Sandlot, starring the original cast. The source of this news is pretty rock solid considering that it comes directly from original Sandlot writer-director, David Mickey Evans.
Evans made the announcement on baseball podcast The Rain Delay on Thursday.
"I just sold a Sandlot television show," Evans told podcast host "Cooperstown" Kurt Lawson. "We're about to get an order for the first two seasons. I know who's going to stream it. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out right now."
Doesn't take a genius to figure that out? So...Netflix? There are really only three major options at the moment: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video,...
The Sandlot writer-director David Mickey Evans has revealed that he's sold a Sandlot TV show to an unnamed streaming service.
You're killing me...TV reboots of beloved '90s films!
An unnamed streaming service has ordered two seasons of a TV reboot for The Sandlot, starring the original cast. The source of this news is pretty rock solid considering that it comes directly from original Sandlot writer-director, David Mickey Evans.
Evans made the announcement on baseball podcast The Rain Delay on Thursday.
"I just sold a Sandlot television show," Evans told podcast host "Cooperstown" Kurt Lawson. "We're about to get an order for the first two seasons. I know who's going to stream it. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out right now."
Doesn't take a genius to figure that out? So...Netflix? There are really only three major options at the moment: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video,...
- 3/2/2019
- Den of Geek
The original Sandlot crew is prepping to play some more ball, according to the writer-director of the first two movies.
A TV reboot is in the works with the cast of the first film returning, David Mickey Evans on Thursday told the baseball podcast The Rain Delay.
"I just sold a Sandlot television show. We're about to get an order for the first two seasons," he told host Cooperstown Kurt. Evans said he couldn't tell Kurt who was going to stream it, but "I know who's going to stream it. It doesn't take a genius to ...
A TV reboot is in the works with the cast of the first film returning, David Mickey Evans on Thursday told the baseball podcast The Rain Delay.
"I just sold a Sandlot television show. We're about to get an order for the first two seasons," he told host Cooperstown Kurt. Evans said he couldn't tell Kurt who was going to stream it, but "I know who's going to stream it. It doesn't take a genius to ...
For baseball fans of a certain age, “The Sandlot” is one of the pivotal screen stories about America’s pastime. Set in the 1950s, it follows one kid’s quest to ingratiate himself with the local group of ragtag ballplayers and their attempts to rescue a precious autographed Babe Ruth ball.
Now, a quarter century later, writer and director David Mickey Evans said that a TV show following those same characters is in the works.
“I already got all the original cast members back. It takes place in 1984, when they’re all like 33 years old and they all have children of their own,” Evans said on The Rain Delay podcast.
Presumably this doesn’t include all the original cast, since as we all know, Bertram got really into the ’60s and no one ever saw him again. But this bodes well for fans curious about the Timmons brothers’ burgeoning mini-mall...
Now, a quarter century later, writer and director David Mickey Evans said that a TV show following those same characters is in the works.
“I already got all the original cast members back. It takes place in 1984, when they’re all like 33 years old and they all have children of their own,” Evans said on The Rain Delay podcast.
Presumably this doesn’t include all the original cast, since as we all know, Bertram got really into the ’60s and no one ever saw him again. But this bodes well for fans curious about the Timmons brothers’ burgeoning mini-mall...
- 3/2/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
In a move no one is asking for, not only will be getting a Sandlot sequel series.
It was reported back in August that a prequel to the classic baseball film The Sandlot is on the way. Now, according to the original director, David Mickey Evans a sequel series is heading our way, and is in full swing already. Evans was recently on the recently revealed the on Cooperstown Kurt’s baseball podcast The Rain Delay, that he has sold a pitch for a television series sequel to the original movie.
But the news didn’t stop there. He also announced that the series would bring back the entire original cast of the film, it will take place in 1984, the boys are all now around 33 years old, and each of them have kids of their own.
It also looks as the series has a home already, on an unspecified streaming service.
It was reported back in August that a prequel to the classic baseball film The Sandlot is on the way. Now, according to the original director, David Mickey Evans a sequel series is heading our way, and is in full swing already. Evans was recently on the recently revealed the on Cooperstown Kurt’s baseball podcast The Rain Delay, that he has sold a pitch for a television series sequel to the original movie.
But the news didn’t stop there. He also announced that the series would bring back the entire original cast of the film, it will take place in 1984, the boys are all now around 33 years old, and each of them have kids of their own.
It also looks as the series has a home already, on an unspecified streaming service.
- 3/2/2019
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (B.C.)
- Cinelinx
Is The Sandlot coming to the small screen. According to SlashFilm, the film's director David Mickey Evans has a TV show in the works.
The 1993 film follows a group of friends who play baseball and come of age during the summer of 1962. The cast includes Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, and James Earl Jones.
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The 1993 film follows a group of friends who play baseball and come of age during the summer of 1962. The cast includes Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Patrick Renna, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, and James Earl Jones.
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- 3/2/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
One of my favorite baseball movies of all time is easily The Sandlot. That was such a wonderfully fantastic film that connected with a lot of kids growing up in the 90s. It’s a classic and now that classic movie is getting a sequel series that will bring back the original cast!
There have been sequels in the past already, but none of them have been able to capture the magic of that original film. Hopefully, this sequel will change that.
The director of the original film David Mickey Evans recently announced on the baseball podcast The Rain Delay, that he sold the pitch for the TV series to a streaming service that he didn’t reveal. Also, the series has already been picked up for two seasons!
The original cast for the series included Mike Vitar (Benjamin “Benny” Franklin Rodriguez), Patrick Renna (Hamilton “Ham” Porter), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael...
There have been sequels in the past already, but none of them have been able to capture the magic of that original film. Hopefully, this sequel will change that.
The director of the original film David Mickey Evans recently announced on the baseball podcast The Rain Delay, that he sold the pitch for the TV series to a streaming service that he didn’t reveal. Also, the series has already been picked up for two seasons!
The original cast for the series included Mike Vitar (Benjamin “Benny” Franklin Rodriguez), Patrick Renna (Hamilton “Ham” Porter), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael...
- 3/1/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Batter up folks, we're heading back to the sandlot! 20th Century Fox is currently at work on a prequel to the classic 1993 film The Sandlot. The original writer and director, David Mickey Evans, is coming back to cowrite the script with newcomer Austin Reynolds. Deadline first broke the news and reported that though the plot details are still unknown, the story is said to involve the legend of "The Beast," the giant English mastiff that terrifies all the kids in the neighborhood.
The cult classic recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special cast reunion and a two-day return to theaters. The heartwarming comedy is set in 1962 and tells the story of Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) who moves to a new neighborhood and is taken under the wing of local baseball superstar Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar). Scotty joins Benny's group of friends who form an entire baseball team including Hamilton...
The cult classic recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special cast reunion and a two-day return to theaters. The heartwarming comedy is set in 1962 and tells the story of Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) who moves to a new neighborhood and is taken under the wing of local baseball superstar Benny Rodriguez (Mike Vitar). Scotty joins Benny's group of friends who form an entire baseball team including Hamilton...
- 8/5/2018
- by Mekishana Pierre
- Popsugar.com
Since the people at Fox are bored waiting on the deal with Disney to finish, they have decided to look at giving us a Prequel to one of the most beloved basball films of all time.
It never fails. Just when you think Hollywood has already spit out the dumbbest possible ideas, they go ahead and come up with something even worse. This time, since they have nothing better to do, Fox has decided what the world needs is a prequel to The Sandlot. How is that even possible?!
The Sandlot is a classic film about 9 kids that came together one summer to defeat the beast, to save a baseball signed by The Sultan of Swat himself. The movie itself is a prequel, to children's summers all over America! What is there we need to know about these kids before that fateful summer. Until this point in their lives all there was,...
It never fails. Just when you think Hollywood has already spit out the dumbbest possible ideas, they go ahead and come up with something even worse. This time, since they have nothing better to do, Fox has decided what the world needs is a prequel to The Sandlot. How is that even possible?!
The Sandlot is a classic film about 9 kids that came together one summer to defeat the beast, to save a baseball signed by The Sultan of Swat himself. The movie itself is a prequel, to children's summers all over America! What is there we need to know about these kids before that fateful summer. Until this point in their lives all there was,...
- 8/2/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (B.C.)
- Cinelinx
If you're a fan of The Sandlot, you might be happy to hear that 20th Century Fox is developing a prequel to the film. They've also brought on the original film's writer and director, David Mickey Evans, to co-write the script with Austin Reynolds.
The news comes during the film's 25th anniversary. All of these movie anniversary milestones are really starting to make me feel old. I remember going to see The Sandlot when it first came out. It's just such a fun story with great characters that you can't help but love!
There aren't a lot of details on the film’s plot, but according to Deadline, it involves the legend of The Beast. I guess if there's going to make a prequel to The Sandlot, the legend of The Beast is a good place to start! For those of you who need a reminder of The Beast, Squints...
The news comes during the film's 25th anniversary. All of these movie anniversary milestones are really starting to make me feel old. I remember going to see The Sandlot when it first came out. It's just such a fun story with great characters that you can't help but love!
There aren't a lot of details on the film’s plot, but according to Deadline, it involves the legend of The Beast. I guess if there's going to make a prequel to The Sandlot, the legend of The Beast is a good place to start! For those of you who need a reminder of The Beast, Squints...
- 8/1/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
As the Babe says in childhood classic, The Sandlot, “Remember kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends — heroes get remembered, but legends never die.”
And the legend is back as fans of the iconic baseball film will get to watch the backstory of The Sandlot unfold in a prequel that is currently in the early stages of development at Twentieth Century Fox, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The original screenwriter and director of the 1993 film, David Mickey Evans, is returning to co-write the script, Deadline reported. While plot details are pretty sparse, it’s likely the prequel could tell the...
And the legend is back as fans of the iconic baseball film will get to watch the backstory of The Sandlot unfold in a prequel that is currently in the early stages of development at Twentieth Century Fox, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The original screenwriter and director of the 1993 film, David Mickey Evans, is returning to co-write the script, Deadline reported. While plot details are pretty sparse, it’s likely the prequel could tell the...
- 8/1/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
There's even more good news out there for fans of The Sandlot. Multiple outlets are reporting that writer and director David Mickey Evans is working on a prequel and will reportedly have a focal point surrounding the infamous legend of "The Beast." Austin Reynolds has been tapped as a writer for the script alongside Evans. The storied film just celebrated its 25th anniversary and was shown in select theaters around the country. The movie, which takes place in the summer of 1962, tells the story of new-kid-on-the-block Scotty Smalls and his adventures—both on and off the sandlot playing baseball—with his peers. The prequel follows two other iterations of...
- 8/1/2018
- E! Online
Now you're really killing me, Smalls. The Sandlot celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary earlier this year and it seems that 20th Century Fox is hoping that we'll be down for more of the cult coming-of-age sports comedy...in the form of a prequel. What? Deadline has reported that the studio is in early development on a prequel to The Sandlot and that David Mickey Evans, writer and director... Read More...
- 8/1/2018
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
20th Century Fox is in the early stages of developing a prequel to the 1993 baseball comedy “The Sandlot” with the original director and writer David Mickey Evans scripting the project along with Austin Reynolds.
The studio is keeping the logline on the prequel under wraps. “The Sandlot” was re-released on Blu-ray and Digital HD on March 27 as part of the film’s 25th anniversary and the cast re-united on “The Today Show” and at Dodger Stadium.
The original film was set in Los Angeles during the summer of 1962, pivoting off an adolescent boy named Scott Smalls seeking to fit into a new neighborhood and trying to play on a sandlot baseball team — even though he can’t play. After being humiliated, Smalls is taught how to play by the team leader Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, and joins the team. The boys have to deal with losing a ball autographed by...
The studio is keeping the logline on the prequel under wraps. “The Sandlot” was re-released on Blu-ray and Digital HD on March 27 as part of the film’s 25th anniversary and the cast re-united on “The Today Show” and at Dodger Stadium.
The original film was set in Los Angeles during the summer of 1962, pivoting off an adolescent boy named Scott Smalls seeking to fit into a new neighborhood and trying to play on a sandlot baseball team — even though he can’t play. After being humiliated, Smalls is taught how to play by the team leader Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, and joins the team. The boys have to deal with losing a ball autographed by...
- 8/1/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: 20th Century Fox is in early development on a prequel to the 1993 cult classic The Sandlot, with David Mickey Evans, the original’s writer and director, attached to co-write the script with Austin Reynolds. Details on the film’s plot are under wraps, but I hear it involves the legend of the beast from the first iteration.
The news comes as the film recently hit the 25-year mark since its release. Set in 1962, the coming-of-age comedy centered on Scottie Smalls (Tom Guiry) who, after moving to a new neighborhood, befriends a group of boys who play baseball at the sandlot and get into a series of touching adventures.
It also starred Mike Vitar (Benjamin “Benny” Franklin Rodriguez), Patrick Renna (Hamilton “Ham” Porter), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael “Squints” Palledorous), Victor Dimattia (Timmy Timmons), Marty York (Alan “Yeah-Yeah” McClennan), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy “Repeat” Timmons), Grant Gelt (Bertram Grover Weeks), Brandon Quintin Adams...
The news comes as the film recently hit the 25-year mark since its release. Set in 1962, the coming-of-age comedy centered on Scottie Smalls (Tom Guiry) who, after moving to a new neighborhood, befriends a group of boys who play baseball at the sandlot and get into a series of touching adventures.
It also starred Mike Vitar (Benjamin “Benny” Franklin Rodriguez), Patrick Renna (Hamilton “Ham” Porter), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael “Squints” Palledorous), Victor Dimattia (Timmy Timmons), Marty York (Alan “Yeah-Yeah” McClennan), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy “Repeat” Timmons), Grant Gelt (Bertram Grover Weeks), Brandon Quintin Adams...
- 7/31/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
A prequel for The Sandlot, the iconic 1993 baseball pic that followed the antics of a crew of kids who accidentally sacrifice a Babe Ruth-signed baseball to the neighborhood dog, is in the works at 20th Century Fox, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The project, now in advanced development at the studio, will be penned by the original director and writer, David Mickey Evans, and new writer Austin Reynolds. Plans for a prequel come on the heels of the baseball film's 25th anniversary.
The Sandlot starred mainly children, including Tom Guiry (who played Scotty Smalls), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous),...
The project, now in advanced development at the studio, will be penned by the original director and writer, David Mickey Evans, and new writer Austin Reynolds. Plans for a prequel come on the heels of the baseball film's 25th anniversary.
The Sandlot starred mainly children, including Tom Guiry (who played Scotty Smalls), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous),...
- 7/31/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A prequel for The Sandlot, the iconic 1993 baseball pic that followed the antics of a crew of kids who accidentally sacrifice a Babe Ruth-signed baseball to the neighborhood dog, is in the works at 20th Century Fox, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The project, now in advanced development at the studio, will be penned by the original director and writer, David Mickey Evans, and new writer Austin Reynolds. Plans for a prequel come on the heels of the baseball film's 25th anniversary.
The Sandlot starred mainly children, including Tom Guiry (who played Scotty Smalls), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous),...
The project, now in advanced development at the studio, will be penned by the original director and writer, David Mickey Evans, and new writer Austin Reynolds. Plans for a prequel come on the heels of the baseball film's 25th anniversary.
The Sandlot starred mainly children, including Tom Guiry (who played Scotty Smalls), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous),...
- 7/31/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The cast of The Sandlot is celebrating the iconic’s film 25th anniversary this year — and now they have a funny story to commemorate the milestone!
Stars Patrick Renna and Tom Guiry, aka Ham and Smalls, ran into a person wearing a t-shirt featuring the movie’s most famous line — “You’re killing me smalls.” Much to their surprise, the person didn’t even recognize them.
“Said nice shirt to this dude walking by us and he had no idea what we were talking about. Thought I would capture the moment,” Renna tweeted.
Said nice shirt to this dude walking...
Stars Patrick Renna and Tom Guiry, aka Ham and Smalls, ran into a person wearing a t-shirt featuring the movie’s most famous line — “You’re killing me smalls.” Much to their surprise, the person didn’t even recognize them.
“Said nice shirt to this dude walking by us and he had no idea what we were talking about. Thought I would capture the moment,” Renna tweeted.
Said nice shirt to this dude walking...
- 7/27/2018
- by Nigel Smith
- PEOPLE.com
The Sandlot is already 25 years old? You’re killing me, Smalls!
It’s hard to believe that the beloved coming-of-age baseball classic is two and a half decades old, but to celebrate the occasion, the film is coming back to select theaters and People sat down with the cast to reminisce about making the film and what the former child actors are up to now.
Tom Guiry (Scotty Smalls)
Guiry, 36, made his big screen debut as the film’s greenest ball player, Scotty Smalls. He’s had small roles in TV and film (like: Lassie, Black Hawk Down, Mystic River,...
It’s hard to believe that the beloved coming-of-age baseball classic is two and a half decades old, but to celebrate the occasion, the film is coming back to select theaters and People sat down with the cast to reminisce about making the film and what the former child actors are up to now.
Tom Guiry (Scotty Smalls)
Guiry, 36, made his big screen debut as the film’s greenest ball player, Scotty Smalls. He’s had small roles in TV and film (like: Lassie, Black Hawk Down, Mystic River,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Calling all '90s kids: get excited, because The Sandlot is returning to a big screen near you for its 25th anniversary! Fathom Events and Twentieth Century Fox are bringing the 1993 coming-of-age baseball comedy back to theaters for two days only: July 22 and 24. Tickets officially go on sale on June 22 on Fathom Events, and now is your chance to relive all the magic. The screenings will also feature an exclusive sneak preview of an upcoming Fox Sports documentary about the making of the film.
Related: 23 Life Lessons From The Sandlot That Still Hold Up Today
The David Mickey Evans-directed cult classic was released in 1993 but is set in 1962. Not only is it often referred to as one of the best baseball movies of all time, but it also centers on a boy named Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) who moves to a new town and is taken under the wing...
Related: 23 Life Lessons From The Sandlot That Still Hold Up Today
The David Mickey Evans-directed cult classic was released in 1993 but is set in 1962. Not only is it often referred to as one of the best baseball movies of all time, but it also centers on a boy named Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) who moves to a new town and is taken under the wing...
- 6/26/2018
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Twenty-five years since its initial release, The Sandlot has become almost as legendary as “The Great Bambino” himself — and this summer, for the first time since its initial release 25 years ago, it’s going to be back on the silver screen in theaters nationwide for two days only: July 22nd and 24th.
Play ball! The legendary baseball comedy “The Sandlot” is back in movie theaters across the country for two days only this July – its first national theatrical run since its original release 25 years ago. The film will play with an exclusive sneak preview of an all-new Fox Sports documentary about the making of this coming-of-age comedy.
Tickets for “The Sandlot” can be purchased beginning Friday, June 22, at www.FathomEvents.com and participating theater box offices.
Fathom Events and Twentieth Century Fox, in association with Island World, present “The Sandlot” in hundreds of select movie theaters on Sunday, July 22, at 1:00 p.
Play ball! The legendary baseball comedy “The Sandlot” is back in movie theaters across the country for two days only this July – its first national theatrical run since its original release 25 years ago. The film will play with an exclusive sneak preview of an all-new Fox Sports documentary about the making of this coming-of-age comedy.
Tickets for “The Sandlot” can be purchased beginning Friday, June 22, at www.FathomEvents.com and participating theater box offices.
Fathom Events and Twentieth Century Fox, in association with Island World, present “The Sandlot” in hundreds of select movie theaters on Sunday, July 22, at 1:00 p.
- 6/21/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Sandlot kids are all grown up!
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Sandlot, most of the film’s formerly pint-sized stars reunited on the Today Show to talk about how the movie has impacted their lives.
“It’s been crazy. I mean, [it] definitely gets you in places for free,” Marty York, who played Alan ‘Yeah Yeah’ McClennan, remarked. “Can’t walk through a Las Vegas casino without someone yelling, ‘Yeah Yeah.’ ”
Also joining York for the reunion was Tom Guiry (Scotty Smalls), Brandon Quintin Adams (Kenny DeNunez), Shane Obedzinski (Timmy Timmons), Victor Dimattia (Tommy Repeat), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael...
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Sandlot, most of the film’s formerly pint-sized stars reunited on the Today Show to talk about how the movie has impacted their lives.
“It’s been crazy. I mean, [it] definitely gets you in places for free,” Marty York, who played Alan ‘Yeah Yeah’ McClennan, remarked. “Can’t walk through a Las Vegas casino without someone yelling, ‘Yeah Yeah.’ ”
Also joining York for the reunion was Tom Guiry (Scotty Smalls), Brandon Quintin Adams (Kenny DeNunez), Shane Obedzinski (Timmy Timmons), Victor Dimattia (Tommy Repeat), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael...
- 4/12/2018
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
It’s been 25 years since “The Sandlot” was released, and the cast reunited on “The Today Show” to talk about the glory days and how things have been for them since the cult film hit theaters.
Smalls, Ham, Squints, DeNunez, Yeah-Yeah, Timmy, Bertram and Repeat all ventured back onto a baseball field on Thursday.
“It’s been crazy,” Marty York, who played Alan “Yeah-Yeah” McClennan, said. “I mean, it definitely gets you in places for free. I can’t walk through a Las Vegas casino without someone yelling ‘Yeah-Yeah!'”
Also Read: 'The Sandlot' at 25: Why the '90s Cult Classic Will Live 'For-Ev-Ver'
According to David Mickey Evans, who wrote, directed and narrated the film, shooting the film was “the greatest summer of our lives.”
Patrick Renna, who played Ham, said he showed the film to his son for the first time, but “he’s really big on ‘Moana,'” unfortunately. Chauncey Leopardi, who played Squints, confessed that his daughter “thinks I’m just kind of a dork.”
See Video: 'The Sandlot' Famed Scene Gets Milwaukee Brewers Treatment
After reminiscing about the good old days, the team took the field again, and NBC correspondent Gadi Schwartz stepped up since they were down one player.
Watch the video below.
Read original story ‘The Sandlot’ Cast Reunites After 25 Years on ‘Today’ (Video) At TheWrap...
Smalls, Ham, Squints, DeNunez, Yeah-Yeah, Timmy, Bertram and Repeat all ventured back onto a baseball field on Thursday.
“It’s been crazy,” Marty York, who played Alan “Yeah-Yeah” McClennan, said. “I mean, it definitely gets you in places for free. I can’t walk through a Las Vegas casino without someone yelling ‘Yeah-Yeah!'”
Also Read: 'The Sandlot' at 25: Why the '90s Cult Classic Will Live 'For-Ev-Ver'
According to David Mickey Evans, who wrote, directed and narrated the film, shooting the film was “the greatest summer of our lives.”
Patrick Renna, who played Ham, said he showed the film to his son for the first time, but “he’s really big on ‘Moana,'” unfortunately. Chauncey Leopardi, who played Squints, confessed that his daughter “thinks I’m just kind of a dork.”
See Video: 'The Sandlot' Famed Scene Gets Milwaukee Brewers Treatment
After reminiscing about the good old days, the team took the field again, and NBC correspondent Gadi Schwartz stepped up since they were down one player.
Watch the video below.
Read original story ‘The Sandlot’ Cast Reunites After 25 Years on ‘Today’ (Video) At TheWrap...
- 4/12/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Patrick Renna still recalls shooting a sequence of the 1993 film The Sandlot with director David Mickey Evans when the helmer was "on a bullhorn, just shouting lines." It was "so great" to have a helmer shouting profanities out for the actor to repeat back to camera when he was a kid, Renna said.
Twenty-five years after the release of the beloved baseball movie, which starred primarily children, Evans came together with now fully-grown castmembers Tom Guiry (who played Scotty Smalls), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous), Brandon Quintin Adams (Kenny DeNunez), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy "Repeat" Timmons), Victor Dimattia (Timmy Timmons), Marty York (Alan "Yeah-Yeah" McClennan), Grant Gelt (Bertram Grover Weeks) and...
Twenty-five years after the release of the beloved baseball movie, which starred primarily children, Evans came together with now fully-grown castmembers Tom Guiry (who played Scotty Smalls), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous), Brandon Quintin Adams (Kenny DeNunez), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy "Repeat" Timmons), Victor Dimattia (Timmy Timmons), Marty York (Alan "Yeah-Yeah" McClennan), Grant Gelt (Bertram Grover Weeks) and...
- 4/6/2018
- by Annie Howard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Patrick Renna still recalls shooting a sequence of the 1993 film <em>The Sandlot</em> with director David Mickey Evans when the helmer was "on a bullhorn, just shouting lines." It was "so great" to have a helmer shouting profanities out for the actor to repeat back to camera when he was a kid, Renna said.
Twenty-five years after the release of the beloved baseball movie, which starred primarily children, Evans came together with now fully-grown castmembers Tom Guiry (who played Scotty Smalls), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous), Brandon Quintin Adams (Kenny DeNunez), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy "Repeat"...
Twenty-five years after the release of the beloved baseball movie, which starred primarily children, Evans came together with now fully-grown castmembers Tom Guiry (who played Scotty Smalls), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous), Brandon Quintin Adams (Kenny DeNunez), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy "Repeat"...
Five years ago, “The Sandlot” director David Mickey Evans and stars Chauncey Leopardi and Patrick Renna watched the Boston Red Sox take batting practice. When they stepped onto the field, David Ortiz, Big Papi himself, ran over to them, gave them all a big bear hug and said, “You guys are my heroes.”
Now upon its 25th anniversary, “The Sandlot” is still being embraced by a new generation of players. This spring training, it was the Milwaukee Brewers who celebrated the ’90s cult classic, reenacting a famous scene from the film.
“I don’t know how many people sent me that clip,” Evans told TheWrap. “How many other professional sports teams, hockey, football, basketball, have ever gotten together to re-enact a scene from a famous hockey, football or basketball film? I don’t know, but I would venture a guess none.”
“Every time I see an athlete mention ‘The Sandlot,’ it’s cool to know that at some point in these guys’ lives, they related to the film for whatever reason. It’s still nostalgic for them,” Leopardi told TheWrap. “We kind of shaped their… Well, I don’t want to take full credit for why they play the game, but it’s clearly enough of a part for them to want to grow up and be pinnacle of the league.”
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Released on April 7, 1993, “The Sandlot” has since cemented its place in film history as the quintessential kids sports movie. A group of kids in a small town spend their summer bumming around a rundown old baseball diamond they’ve christened The Sandlot. They welcome a new, dorky and naïve kid nicknamed Smalls into their mix, and he gets himself in “the biggest pickle” when he smashes a baseball signed by Babe Ruth over a fence into a backyard guarded by a monstrous attack dog known as The Beast.
It’s a charming story with instantly memorable faces and dozens of quotable lines (“You’re killing me Smalls!), and though the film only made a modest $32 million in its theatrical run, Evans and Leopardi started noticing the film gaining popularity around the time of its release on DVD in 2002.
“When the DVD hit, it just took off. It’s never slowed down,” Evans said. “That’s when I noticed it. This film is not going away. It’s here forever.”
Also Read: 15 Highest-Grossing Baseball Films of All Time
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Now a 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of the film is available on Blu-Ray, complete with Topps baseball cards for each kid in the movie. But for years, fans would show up at events for the film adorned with memorabilia, including tattoos of Ham, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez and of Leopardi’s character Squints.
“There’s a Squints portrait on some dude’s ass,” Leopardi said. “There’s somebody out there sitting on my face.”
“The Sandlot” is set in 1962 but, to many fans, feels timeless, a perfect, idyllic relic of Anytown, USA. It may seem like an adaptation of a classic grade school novel, but Evans came up with the story himself after his younger brother was bitten by a particularly nasty dog named Hercules (the same name as in the movie) while he was trying to retrieve a lost baseball.
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“That was not my childhood,” Evans said. “The idea that things are bigger than life, like that dog being six feet tall, that childhood imagination sort of aspect, that rings true for me. But having lots of friends, my little brother and I didn’t have that sort of thing. For me, the movie is a version of the way I wish my childhood would’ve been.”
Evans explained “The Sandlot” was set in 1962 because of a subplot that was eventually cut from the film: In 1962, Dodgers great Maury Wills chased down the stolen base record by swiping 104 bags in a single season. Squints would listen to Dodgers games on the radio, and every time Wills would steal a base, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez would try and do the same. When Benny later gets a pack of Topps baseball cards that are all of Maury Wills, he’s inspired to become a ball player.
Evans said that audiences have either seen themselves in one of the many memorable faces in The Sandlot or wished they were one of them. And as a film about embracing legends (“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die), as Leopardi’s character Squints might say, it’s now become a movie that could live — as Squints famously recites in the film — “for-ev-ver, forrr-evv-verrrr.”
“That’s kind of what the story is about too,” Leopardi said. “It’s about these kids who weren’t supposed to make it there and watched Benny grow up to be a star. That’s the American dream.”
Read original story ‘The Sandlot’ at 25: Why the ’90s Cult Classic Will Live ‘For-Ev-Ver’ At TheWrap...
Now upon its 25th anniversary, “The Sandlot” is still being embraced by a new generation of players. This spring training, it was the Milwaukee Brewers who celebrated the ’90s cult classic, reenacting a famous scene from the film.
“I don’t know how many people sent me that clip,” Evans told TheWrap. “How many other professional sports teams, hockey, football, basketball, have ever gotten together to re-enact a scene from a famous hockey, football or basketball film? I don’t know, but I would venture a guess none.”
“Every time I see an athlete mention ‘The Sandlot,’ it’s cool to know that at some point in these guys’ lives, they related to the film for whatever reason. It’s still nostalgic for them,” Leopardi told TheWrap. “We kind of shaped their… Well, I don’t want to take full credit for why they play the game, but it’s clearly enough of a part for them to want to grow up and be pinnacle of the league.”
Also Read: 'The Simpsons' Oral History of 'Last Exit to Springfield,' The Best Episode Ever
Released on April 7, 1993, “The Sandlot” has since cemented its place in film history as the quintessential kids sports movie. A group of kids in a small town spend their summer bumming around a rundown old baseball diamond they’ve christened The Sandlot. They welcome a new, dorky and naïve kid nicknamed Smalls into their mix, and he gets himself in “the biggest pickle” when he smashes a baseball signed by Babe Ruth over a fence into a backyard guarded by a monstrous attack dog known as The Beast.
It’s a charming story with instantly memorable faces and dozens of quotable lines (“You’re killing me Smalls!), and though the film only made a modest $32 million in its theatrical run, Evans and Leopardi started noticing the film gaining popularity around the time of its release on DVD in 2002.
“When the DVD hit, it just took off. It’s never slowed down,” Evans said. “That’s when I noticed it. This film is not going away. It’s here forever.”
Also Read: 15 Highest-Grossing Baseball Films of All Time
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Now a 25th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of the film is available on Blu-Ray, complete with Topps baseball cards for each kid in the movie. But for years, fans would show up at events for the film adorned with memorabilia, including tattoos of Ham, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez and of Leopardi’s character Squints.
“There’s a Squints portrait on some dude’s ass,” Leopardi said. “There’s somebody out there sitting on my face.”
“The Sandlot” is set in 1962 but, to many fans, feels timeless, a perfect, idyllic relic of Anytown, USA. It may seem like an adaptation of a classic grade school novel, but Evans came up with the story himself after his younger brother was bitten by a particularly nasty dog named Hercules (the same name as in the movie) while he was trying to retrieve a lost baseball.
Also Read: Chicago Cubs' 'Bryzzo' Taps Eddie Vedder for Cute Mlb Promo (Video)
“That was not my childhood,” Evans said. “The idea that things are bigger than life, like that dog being six feet tall, that childhood imagination sort of aspect, that rings true for me. But having lots of friends, my little brother and I didn’t have that sort of thing. For me, the movie is a version of the way I wish my childhood would’ve been.”
Evans explained “The Sandlot” was set in 1962 because of a subplot that was eventually cut from the film: In 1962, Dodgers great Maury Wills chased down the stolen base record by swiping 104 bags in a single season. Squints would listen to Dodgers games on the radio, and every time Wills would steal a base, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez would try and do the same. When Benny later gets a pack of Topps baseball cards that are all of Maury Wills, he’s inspired to become a ball player.
Evans said that audiences have either seen themselves in one of the many memorable faces in The Sandlot or wished they were one of them. And as a film about embracing legends (“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die), as Leopardi’s character Squints might say, it’s now become a movie that could live — as Squints famously recites in the film — “for-ev-ver, forrr-evv-verrrr.”
“That’s kind of what the story is about too,” Leopardi said. “It’s about these kids who weren’t supposed to make it there and watched Benny grow up to be a star. That’s the American dream.”
Read original story ‘The Sandlot’ at 25: Why the ’90s Cult Classic Will Live ‘For-Ev-Ver’ At TheWrap...
- 4/5/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Five years ago, “The Sandlot” director David Mickey Evans and stars Chauncey Leopardi and Patrick Renna watched the Boston Red Sox take batting practice. When they stepped onto the field, David Ortiz, Big Papi himself, ran over to them, gave them all a big bear hug and said, “You guys are my heroes.” Now upon its 25th anniversary, “The Sandlot” is still being embraced by a new generation of players. This spring training, it was the Milwaukee Brewers who celebrated the ’90s cult classic, reenacting a famous scene from the film. “I don’t know how many people sent me that clip,”...
- 3/27/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
For people of a certain age or generation, The Sandlot is one of the finest baseball movies ever made (yes, we’ve seen The Natural). The film unfolds over one glorious summer in the suburbs, where a bookish kid (Tom Guiry) befriends a bunch of noisy, baseball-loving boys. There are some cool adults involved, including James Earl Jones, Karen Allen, and Denis Leary, but the movie is mostly about the boys’ friendship, which is solidified when they plot to retrieve a Babe Ruth-signed baseball from their scary neighbor’s yard. It’s super rewatchable and quotable—just stop and think about how often you utter “You’re killin’ me, Smalls” when you’re exasperated—but writer-director David M. Evans is stepping up to the plate with a new feature.
The new film, Junior Americans, will center on “the first, last and only time a National American Little League team...
The new film, Junior Americans, will center on “the first, last and only time a National American Little League team...
- 5/3/2017
- by Danette Chavez
- avclub.com
The Sandlot is a favorite movie of mine. I have so many fond memories of watching the film when I was growing up. I'm excited to tell you that the writer and director of that film, David Mickey Evans, is developing another baseball movie! It's called Junior Americans and he describes it as being "The 'next Sandlot' for a new generation." He made the announcement on Twitter with the following image of the cover page for the script he wrote:
The next "The Sandlot" for a new generation. Based on a true story... pic.twitter.com/pa6sfUsMDM
— David Mickey Evans (@DMESandlot) May 2, 2017
I'm excited about this! The movie is based on a true story and he describes that story on his blog, saying:
Based on a true story about the first, last and only time a National American Little League team was coached by kids the same age as the players - 14 year-olds.
The next "The Sandlot" for a new generation. Based on a true story... pic.twitter.com/pa6sfUsMDM
— David Mickey Evans (@DMESandlot) May 2, 2017
I'm excited about this! The movie is based on a true story and he describes that story on his blog, saying:
Based on a true story about the first, last and only time a National American Little League team was coached by kids the same age as the players - 14 year-olds.
- 5/3/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
David M. Evans' The Sandlot is easily one of the most beloved baseball films of the modern era, and strangely enough, it's now is probably a movie that today's Major League players grew up watching. Certainly adding credence to that idea is this new video recorded by members of the New York Yankees, who recreated one of the feature's best scenes. As a fan of the New York Mets, it's kind of in my blood to feel a tad bit of scorn for the Yankees at all times, but credit is due to Brett Gardner, Jacoby Ellsbury, Cc Sabathia, Brian McCann, Didi Gregorius and the rest of the players in this video for making a funny, fitting tribute to The Sandlot. The short was posted by Mlb.com, and while it exists as promotion for the upcoming season of Yankee baseball, it still feels like something that team did...
- 3/25/2015
- cinemablend.com
A slew of classic Disney movies are hitting for the first time on Blu-Ray, including one double-pack release, and you’re going to want to make sure to pick these up. You haven’t paid attention to some of these titles for a while, and it’s about time you got the chance to catch them on Blu-Ray. The best part is that there’s a great mix of releases hitting. Bedknobs and Broomsticks is all but lost in the cultural consciousness, and it deserves a return. The Academy Award-winning movie from the year I was born is filled with a lot of fun and adventure, and like most Disney films, holds up well for a whole new generation.
The rest of the group covers a great spectrum, including two animated “big” titles, and a 10th Anniversary release. There’s a lot to expose your family to here, so check out all the info below,...
The rest of the group covers a great spectrum, including two animated “big” titles, and a 10th Anniversary release. There’s a lot to expose your family to here, so check out all the info below,...
- 8/6/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Last week, EW published The 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before Turning 13). Predictably, given that we published a post on the Internet whose headline contained a concrete number and the word “essential,” we got some impassioned feedback from readers—many of whom were eager to suggest additional great movies kids should see that we’d left out.
As we noted last week, “This isn’t a list of the 55 ‘best’ kids movies, nor a compendium of hidden gems. Rather, it’s a survival-guide syllabus of films that we all need to know to be able to speak the same pop-cultural language.
As we noted last week, “This isn’t a list of the 55 ‘best’ kids movies, nor a compendium of hidden gems. Rather, it’s a survival-guide syllabus of films that we all need to know to be able to speak the same pop-cultural language.
- 7/3/2014
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Master Class
Meryl Streep is being tipped to play famed opera singer Maria Callas in HBO's telemovie "Master Class". Mike Nichols helms the adaptation of Terrence McNally's play about Callas' days teaching students at New York City's Juilliard School in 1971. [Source: THR]
The Light Between Oceans
Alicia Vikander ("A Royal Affair," "The Seventh Son") is closing a deal to star with Michael Fassbender in the Derek Cianfrance-directed adaptation of M.L. Stedman's novel "The Light Between Oceans" for DreamWorks.
The story follows a lighthouse keeper on a remote island in Australia who, with his wife, rescues a baby they find in a rowboat and raise it as their own. The Swedish actress is expected to shoot both it and Tom Hooper's "The Danish Girl" this Fall. [Source: Deadline]
Southpaw
Oona Lawrence ("Matilda the Musical") will play Leila Hope, the daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams' characters, in "Southpaw" for The Weinstein Company.
Meryl Streep is being tipped to play famed opera singer Maria Callas in HBO's telemovie "Master Class". Mike Nichols helms the adaptation of Terrence McNally's play about Callas' days teaching students at New York City's Juilliard School in 1971. [Source: THR]
The Light Between Oceans
Alicia Vikander ("A Royal Affair," "The Seventh Son") is closing a deal to star with Michael Fassbender in the Derek Cianfrance-directed adaptation of M.L. Stedman's novel "The Light Between Oceans" for DreamWorks.
The story follows a lighthouse keeper on a remote island in Australia who, with his wife, rescues a baby they find in a rowboat and raise it as their own. The Swedish actress is expected to shoot both it and Tom Hooper's "The Danish Girl" this Fall. [Source: Deadline]
Southpaw
Oona Lawrence ("Matilda the Musical") will play Leila Hope, the daughter of Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams' characters, in "Southpaw" for The Weinstein Company.
- 6/20/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Erika Bierman, who played President Snow's granddaughter in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, has joined indie The Tree House. Chris Noth also is attached to the film, which centers around a family tree house that becomes the battleground between a rag-tag group of friends and the neighborhood bullies who want it for their own. Photos 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Cast Shines at Glittery L.A. Premiere David M. Evans (Smitty, The Sandlot 2) is directing the project, which is produced by Bottomed Out Entertainment. Bierman's upcoming films include The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and Dumb and Dumber To.
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- 6/18/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's hard to believe that "The Sandlot" is 20 years old. It seems like just yesterday that the world got to follow along with the adventures of Smalls, Squints, Benny the Jet and the rest of the boys. That may be because the timeless movie still feels as relevant as it ever does, and with good reason.
Zap2it sat down to talk to the cast, as well as writer/director David M. Evans about the staying power of the movie, special memories from back then and showing it in ballparks 20 years later.
"I don't think any of us saw any of this coming. I don't think there's a way to predict something like this happening," Marty York (Yeah-Yeah) says. "It's like catching lightning in a bottle." Some of the cast still gets recognized from the movie, Art Lafleur perhaps more than any other.
Though he had just one scene, in...
Zap2it sat down to talk to the cast, as well as writer/director David M. Evans about the staying power of the movie, special memories from back then and showing it in ballparks 20 years later.
"I don't think any of us saw any of this coming. I don't think there's a way to predict something like this happening," Marty York (Yeah-Yeah) says. "It's like catching lightning in a bottle." Some of the cast still gets recognized from the movie, Art Lafleur perhaps more than any other.
Though he had just one scene, in...
- 9/19/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
It may be hard to believe, but "The Sandlot" is now 20 years old, after releasing in April 1993. To celebrate, the writer/director David M. Evans has organized a ballpark tour with some of the movie's cast.
The tour began in April in New Jersey and is slowly making its way around the country, before ending September 21 in Georgia. One of it's more notable stops will be September 1, when they go to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Perhaps the most important date on the tour, which includes a fan meet and greet along with screenings of the movie, happened July 20 in Glendale, Utah. Evans was joined by Patrick Renna (Hamilton "Ham" Porter), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous) and Shane Obedzinski (Tommy "Repeat" Timmons) in the original "Sandlot" filming location for a celebration.
No "Smalls" or Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez for this gathering, but fans of the movie didn't mind. Renna even...
The tour began in April in New Jersey and is slowly making its way around the country, before ending September 21 in Georgia. One of it's more notable stops will be September 1, when they go to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
Perhaps the most important date on the tour, which includes a fan meet and greet along with screenings of the movie, happened July 20 in Glendale, Utah. Evans was joined by Patrick Renna (Hamilton "Ham" Porter), Chauncey Leopardi (Michael "Squints" Palledorous) and Shane Obedzinski (Tommy "Repeat" Timmons) in the original "Sandlot" filming location for a celebration.
No "Smalls" or Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez for this gathering, but fans of the movie didn't mind. Renna even...
- 7/24/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
To celebrate the film’s whopping 20th anniversary, the beloved boys of The Sandlot reunited for a U.S. tour. Patrick Renna (Hamilton “Ham” Porter), Shane Obedzinski (Tommy “Repeat” Timmons) and Chauncey Leopardi (Michael “Squints” Palledorous), along with writer/director David M. Evans, have been hitting sandlots across the country, and this past weekend, the gang headed to Salt Lake City, Utah, where a large part of the movie was filmed. Salt Lake City was the most recent stop on the tour, which includes appearances in cities such as Los Angeles and Dayton, Ohio. Unfortunately, the movie’s leads, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez...
- 7/24/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
It's sort of shocking to think that it's been 20 years since "The Sandlot," the charming, coming-of-age baseball movie, was released theatrically, but it's the sad, sad truth. And to celebrate the anniversary, director David Mickey Evans (who went on to a prestigious directing career that included such immortal classics as "National Lampoon's Barely Legal" and "Ace Venture Jr.: Pet Detective") has been touring the movie nationwide, we assume in an Rv that's shaped like the giant, fearsome dog in the movie. Evans recently stopped by a Minnesota Twins with two of the movie's original stars, who took pictures and were awkwardly interviewed on Fox Sports.
Patrick Renna, who played Ham, and Chauncey Leopardi (wait, that's really his name?), who are now 34 and 31, got to tour the Twins' locker room, which probably meant they saw a lot of dongs, and were even invited into the coach's office. No word yet...
Patrick Renna, who played Ham, and Chauncey Leopardi (wait, that's really his name?), who are now 34 and 31, got to tour the Twins' locker room, which probably meant they saw a lot of dongs, and were even invited into the coach's office. No word yet...
- 6/14/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- NextMovie
It's like they never left The Sandlot!Patrick Renna and Chauncey Leopardi recently reunited at a Minnesota Twins game, and you wouldn't think 20 years had passed since they played Ham and Squints in the 1993 baseball comedy. They still look the same - as baby-faced as ever! The pair - Renna is now 34, and Leopardi 31 - have been seeing more of each other this summer as part of a 20th anniversary celebration of the coming-of-age movie. David Mickey Evans, who directed the film and its 2005 sequel, is traveling the country hosting screenings of the original - including a stop at Target Field in Minneapolis last month.
- 6/11/2013
- by Tim Nudd
- PEOPLE.com
You're killing me, Smalls! Sandlot costars Chauncey Leopardi (Squints) and Patrick Renna (Ham) reunited at a Minnesota Twins game on May 17 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1993 cult classic. Leopardi, now 31, and Renna, now 34, are currently traveling with director David Mickey Evans on a nationwide tour to host special screenings of the baseball comedy. The stars paid a visit to Target Field in Minneapolis and chatted with Fox Sports about how it feels to be reunited. "Seeing these guys, it's like we were [...]...
- 6/11/2013
- Us Weekly
David Mickey Evans is, of course, known as the director of the cult classic, “The Sandlot.” The film is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, and ShockYa was happy to get the chance to interview Evans about the film as well as his new book, “The King of Pacoima.” The 20th Anniversary Edition of “The Sandlot” is available now. You can learn more about “The King of Pacoima” at Evans’ website. How did you come up with the idea for “The Sandlot”? David Mickey Evans: When I was a kid my little brother jumped a fence to get a baseball. There was a vicious dog that lived there named Hercules. My [ Read More ]
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- 4/11/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
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