American Reunion
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For the fourth installment in the American Pie series, see American Pie Presents: Band Camp
American Reunion (also known as American Pie 4) is an upcoming comedy film
written and directed by Jon Hurwitz
and Hayden Schlossberg
. It is the eighth installment in the American Pie film series and the fourth in the original series of American Pie
(1999), American Pie 2
(2001) and American Wedding
(2003). The film is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 6, 2012.
was planning to produce a third theatrically released sequel to the first film. In , the film entered pre-production
, with Jon Hurwitz
and Hayden Schlossberg
signing on to write and direct with plans of reuniting the whole cast of the primary series.
, Seann William Scott
and Eugene Levy
had signed on to reprise their roles. Biggs and Scott were granted executive producer
credits and also helped convince the other previous cast members to return. In , Alyson Hannigan
, Chris Klein
and Mena Suvari
signed on. The following month, Thomas Ian Nicholas
, Tara Reid
, Eddie Kaye Thomas
, Shannon Elizabeth
, and Jennifer Coolidge
signed on. In June and , John Cho
and Natasha Lyonne
were the last returning cast to sign on.
On , a casting call went out for the character "Kara", a role that involved "upper frontal nudity". New England Patriots
wide receiver Chad Ochocinco has a cameo.
took place from early June to in metro Atlanta, Georgia
. In late June, filming took place at Conyers
, Monroe
and Woodruff Park
. Production filmed at Newton High School
in Covington
from to . Scenes were filmed at the school's gym for a reunion prom set, football field, commons area and hallways; which included 200 extras. Under the deal the production company paid $10,000 to the Newton County School System
for using the school.
During the last week of July, production moved to Cumming
to film at Mary Alice Park on Lake Lanier
and included about 100 extra
s. Moore said the beach at the lake looks similar to a Lake Michigan setting, which is the state the film's set in. The production company paid $23,000 to have full access to the property for a week. Suvari finished filming her scenes on .
American Reunion (also known as American Pie 4) is an upcoming comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
written and directed by Jon Hurwitz
Jon Hurwitz
Jonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz is an American screenwriter. He grew up on James Rd. Randolph NJ, 07869. He attended Randolph High School, where he now has a glass cabinet of his own to show how happy he is of his high school education...
and Hayden Schlossberg
Hayden Schlossberg
Hayden Schlossberg is an American screenwriter/director/producer from Randolph, New Jersey who became well known for co-writing with Jon Hurwitz: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and for co-writing, co-directing, and co-producing with him "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay."He is a...
. It is the eighth installment in the American Pie film series and the fourth in the original series of American Pie
American Pie (film)
American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy film written by Adam Herz. American Pie was the directorial film debut of brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, and the first film in the American Pie film series...
(1999), American Pie 2
American Pie 2
American Pie 2 is a 2001 comedy film and sequel to American Pie and is the second film in the American Pie film series. It was written by Adam Herz and David H. Steinberg, and directed by J. B. Rogers. The film picks up the story of the four friends from the first film as they reunite during the...
(2001) and American Wedding
American Wedding
American Wedding is a 2003 comedy film that is a sequel to American Pie and American Pie 2 as part of the American Pie series. It was written by Adam Herz and directed by Jesse Dylan...
(2003). The film is scheduled for a theatrical release on April 6, 2012.
Synopsis
The original American Pie cast from class of 1999 return to East Great Falls for their high school reunion.Cast
- Jason BiggsJason BiggsJason Matthew Biggs is an American actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie series of teen comedy films.-Personal life:...
as James "Jim" Levenstein; Jim and Michelle now have a two-year old son. - Alyson HanniganAlyson HanniganAlyson Lee Hannigan is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Willow Rosenberg in the cult classic television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Michelle Flaherty in three American Pie films, and Lily Aldrin on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.-Early life:Hannigan was born in...
as Michelle Flaherty-Levenstein - Thomas Ian NicholasThomas Ian NicholasThomas Ian Nicholas is an American film actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and writer. Nicholas is best known for playing Henry Rowengartner in Rookie of the Year and Kevin Myers in the American Pie film series....
as Kevin Myers; he is married and works from home as an architectArchitectAn architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. - Chris KleinChris Klein (actor)Frederick Christopher "Chris" Klein is an American movie actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Chris "Oz" Ostreicher in the 1999 film American Pie and its sequel American Pie 2.-Early life:...
as Chris "Oz" Ostreicher; he has moved to a beach house in Malibu and works as a sportscaster on an NFL show. - Seann William ScottSeann William ScottSeann William Scott is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Steve Stifler in the American Pie film series...
as Steve Stifler - Eddie Kaye ThomasEddie Kaye ThomasEddie Kaye Thomas is an American film, television, and stage actor who rose to prominence in 1999 as Paul Finch in the American Pie film series.-Early life:Thomas was born in Staten Island, NY...
as Paul Finch - Tara ReidTara ReidTara Donna Reid is an American actress. Reid has acted on television shows such as Saved By The Bell: The New Class, Days of our Lives, California Dreams, and Scrubs....
as Victoria "Vicky" Lathum - Shannon ElizabethShannon ElizabethShannon Elizabeth is an American actress and former fashion model. Elizabeth is well known for her roles in comedy films such as Scary Movie, American Pie, and Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. She is also well known for her work in horror films such as Thirteen Ghosts, Cursed, and Night of the Demons...
as Nadia - Natasha LyonneNatasha Lyonne-Early life:Lyonne was born Natasha Braunstein in Manhattan, New York City, the daughter of Yvette Lyonne, a product licensing consultant, and Aaron Braunstein, a native of Brooklyn who worked as a boxing promoter. Lyonne grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household...
as Jessica - Mena SuvariMena SuvariMena Alexandra Suvari is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. Shortly after beginning her career as a model, she appeared in guest roles on 1990's television shows such as Boy Meets World and High Incident...
as Heather - Chris OwenChris Owen (actor)Chris Owen is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the American Pie movies as Chuck Sherman . He reprised this role in American Pie 2, American Pie: Band Camp and American Reunion...
as Chuck Sherman - Eugene LevyEugene LevyEugene Levy, CM is a Canadian actor, comedian, television director, producer, musician, and writer. He is known for his work in Canadian television series, American movies, and television movies. He is the only actor to have appeared in all eight of the American Pie films, as Noah Levenstein...
as Noah Levenstein - Jennifer CoolidgeJennifer CoolidgeJennifer Coolidge is an American actress best known for playing "Stifler's mom," the older woman in the film American Pie ; Hilary Duff's stepmother in A Cinderella Story ; Paulette, the manicurist in Legally Blonde and its sequel; the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots ; for her...
as Stifler's mom - John ChoJohn ChoJohn Yohan Cho is an American actor and musician, best known for his roles in the American Pie films and the Harold & Kumar films . He also starred in the critically acclaimed hit film Better Luck Tomorrow...
as John - Katrina BowdenKatrina BowdenKatrina Bowden is an American actress. She is known for her short role as Britney Jennings on One Life to Live and for her role as Cerie in 30 Rock .- Education :...
as Oz's girlfriend, an "L.A. party girl type". - Jay HarringtonJay HarringtonJay H. Harrington III is an American actor. His most recent role was the title character in the ABC sitcom Better Off Ted.- Personal life :...
as Heather's boyfriend who is a doctor - Zane Wind as Mitch
- Charlene Amoia as Kevin's wife
- Dania RamirezDania RamirezDania Ramirez is a Dominican-American TV and film actress.She is most recently known for playing Alex in Entourage, Maya Herrera in Heroes and Blanca during the last season of The Sopranos. She also played antagonist Callisto in X-Men: The Last Stand.-Early life:Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo,...
as Trisha; "the ugly duckling nobody noticed in high school who has since grown into a beautiful swan, much to Finch’s delight". - Chuck HittingerChuck HittingerChuck Hittinger is an American actor. He is known best for playing Sean Ackard in Pretty Little Liars. He played David in Boogeyman 3. He also has a recurring role as Van Dyke Tosh in JONAS.-Background:...
as Marco; "a jock and a bully who takes his girlfriend for granted". - Vik SahayVik SahayVikram "Vik" Sahay is a Canadian actor best known for playing Lester Patel, a member of the Nerd Herd in the NBC television series Chuck on which he became a series regular from the second season, and Rama in the Roxy Hunter Saga.-Life and career:...
as Stifler's boss - Ali Cobrin as "the cutest senior in high school looking for the perfect guy to give her virginity to".
- Benjamin Arthur as Chester
- Jen Kober
Development
It was reported in that Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures
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was planning to produce a third theatrically released sequel to the first film. In , the film entered pre-production
Pre-production
Pre-production or In Production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a film, play, or other performance.- In film :...
, with Jon Hurwitz
Jon Hurwitz
Jonathan Benjamin "Jon" Hurwitz is an American screenwriter. He grew up on James Rd. Randolph NJ, 07869. He attended Randolph High School, where he now has a glass cabinet of his own to show how happy he is of his high school education...
and Hayden Schlossberg
Hayden Schlossberg
Hayden Schlossberg is an American screenwriter/director/producer from Randolph, New Jersey who became well known for co-writing with Jon Hurwitz: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and for co-writing, co-directing, and co-producing with him "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay."He is a...
signing on to write and direct with plans of reuniting the whole cast of the primary series.
Casting
In , it was also announced that Jason BiggsJason Biggs
Jason Matthew Biggs is an American actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie series of teen comedy films.-Personal life:...
, Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott
Seann William Scott is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing Steve Stifler in the American Pie film series...
and Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy
Eugene Levy, CM is a Canadian actor, comedian, television director, producer, musician, and writer. He is known for his work in Canadian television series, American movies, and television movies. He is the only actor to have appeared in all eight of the American Pie films, as Noah Levenstein...
had signed on to reprise their roles. Biggs and Scott were granted executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
credits and also helped convince the other previous cast members to return. In , Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Lee Hannigan is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Willow Rosenberg in the cult classic television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Michelle Flaherty in three American Pie films, and Lily Aldrin on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.-Early life:Hannigan was born in...
, Chris Klein
Chris Klein (actor)
Frederick Christopher "Chris" Klein is an American movie actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Chris "Oz" Ostreicher in the 1999 film American Pie and its sequel American Pie 2.-Early life:...
and Mena Suvari
Mena Suvari
Mena Alexandra Suvari is an American actress, fashion designer, and model. Shortly after beginning her career as a model, she appeared in guest roles on 1990's television shows such as Boy Meets World and High Incident...
signed on. The following month, Thomas Ian Nicholas
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Thomas Ian Nicholas is an American film actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and writer. Nicholas is best known for playing Henry Rowengartner in Rookie of the Year and Kevin Myers in the American Pie film series....
, Tara Reid
Tara Reid
Tara Donna Reid is an American actress. Reid has acted on television shows such as Saved By The Bell: The New Class, Days of our Lives, California Dreams, and Scrubs....
, Eddie Kaye Thomas
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Eddie Kaye Thomas is an American film, television, and stage actor who rose to prominence in 1999 as Paul Finch in the American Pie film series.-Early life:Thomas was born in Staten Island, NY...
, Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth is an American actress and former fashion model. Elizabeth is well known for her roles in comedy films such as Scary Movie, American Pie, and Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back. She is also well known for her work in horror films such as Thirteen Ghosts, Cursed, and Night of the Demons...
, and Jennifer Coolidge
Jennifer Coolidge
Jennifer Coolidge is an American actress best known for playing "Stifler's mom," the older woman in the film American Pie ; Hilary Duff's stepmother in A Cinderella Story ; Paulette, the manicurist in Legally Blonde and its sequel; the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots ; for her...
signed on. In June and , John Cho
John Cho
John Yohan Cho is an American actor and musician, best known for his roles in the American Pie films and the Harold & Kumar films . He also starred in the critically acclaimed hit film Better Luck Tomorrow...
and Natasha Lyonne
Natasha Lyonne
-Early life:Lyonne was born Natasha Braunstein in Manhattan, New York City, the daughter of Yvette Lyonne, a product licensing consultant, and Aaron Braunstein, a native of Brooklyn who worked as a boxing promoter. Lyonne grew up in an Orthodox Jewish household...
were the last returning cast to sign on.
On , a casting call went out for the character "Kara", a role that involved "upper frontal nudity". New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
wide receiver Chad Ochocinco has a cameo.
Filming
On a budget of $50 million, principal photographyPrincipal photography
thumb|300px|Film production on location in [[Newark, New Jersey]].Principal photography is the phase of film production in which the movie is filmed, with actors on set and cameras rolling, as distinct from pre-production and post-production....
took place from early June to in metro Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. In late June, filming took place at Conyers
Conyers, Georgia
Conyers is the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. It is twenty-four miles east of Atlanta. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,689. Census estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 12,205. The city is the county seat of Rockdale County. By 2009, the reported population was...
, Monroe
Monroe, Georgia
Monroe is a city in Walton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 13,381 at the 2008 census. The city is the county seat of Walton County, Georgia.-Geography:Monroe is located at ....
and Woodruff Park
Woodruff Park
Woodruff Park, named for Robert W. Woodruff, is located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The park's are north of Edgewood Ave, between Peachtree Street NE and Park Place NE...
. Production filmed at Newton High School
Newton High School (Georgia)
-External links:**...
in Covington
Covington, Georgia
Covington is a city in Newton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 13,118. The city is the county seat of Newton County...
from to . Scenes were filmed at the school's gym for a reunion prom set, football field, commons area and hallways; which included 200 extras. Under the deal the production company paid $10,000 to the Newton County School System
Newton County School System
The Newton County Schools System is a public school district in Newton County, Georgia, USA, based in Covington, Georgia. It serves the communities of Covington, Mansfield, Newborn, Oxford, Porterdale, and Social Circle, Georgia.- Elementary schools :...
for using the school.
During the last week of July, production moved to Cumming
Cumming, Georgia
Cumming is a city in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,430 at the 2010 census. However, places with a Cumming mailing address have a population of around 100,000...
to film at Mary Alice Park on Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses of water, and of shoreline at normal level, a "full...
and included about 100 extra
Extra (actor)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background...
s. Moore said the beach at the lake looks similar to a Lake Michigan setting, which is the state the film's set in. The production company paid $23,000 to have full access to the property for a week. Suvari finished filming her scenes on .