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Charlie Sheen: new Major League movie in the works

By Nicholas Ian Allen

Nov 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Movie and television actor Charlie Sheen in attendance in game seven of the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 2, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Movie and television actor Charlie Sheen in attendance in game seven of the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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In an interview with TMZ Sports, Charlie Sheen said he is working on a new movie project: Major League III.

If Charlie Sheen gets his wish, Rick “Wild Thing” Vaughn could be back on the big screen soon.

Rumors circulated last year that Sheen could step back into character as Vaughn, a star pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a World Series game between the Tribe and the Chicago Cubs. It didn’t work out (and the Indians lost the Series in seven games), but there’s a chance No. 99 will be back in some form in the not too distant future.

In an apparently impromptu interview in front of a gas station, Sheen spoke with TMZ Sports about his next project.

"“We’re trying to get Major League III done,” Sheen told the camera sincerely. Asked what stage the project was in Sheen replied, “we’re just looking for someone to write a check.”"

Asked about the cast, Sheen said to expect many familiar faces.

"“Everybody’s back except, sadly, Low Brown.”"

Actor James Gammon, who played Brown, the team’s manager, passed away in 2010. Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, Rene Russo, Dennis Haysbert and Wesley Snipes all starred in the original. Brewers radio broadcaster Bob Uecker also played a major role.

Of course, Snipes, who played Willie Mays Hayes in 1989, wasn’t part of Major League II. Instead, Omar Epps played Hayes in the sequel. It is unclear at this point which actor Sheen has spoken with about the role. A third movie in the franchise, Major League: Back to the Minors, hit theaters in 1998. Though the movie starred Scott Bakula and also featured Bernson and Haysbert, it was a disappointment.

Reviving the Major League franchise would be amazing for baseball fans. The original motion picture, which debuted in 1989 and carried an R rating, is one of the most well-respected and realistic baseball movies ever made. Major League II, which hit theaters in 1994, was rated PG in an attempt to appeal to a wider audience, and was far less critically acclaimed.

However, Major League II was enjoyable, and perhaps laid the ground work for one of the most memorable moments of the 2017 MLB season, when Blue Jays base runner Chris Coughlan dove over the head of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina, similar to the way Indians outfielder and leadoff hitter Willie Mays Hayes leapt over White Sox catcher Jake Parkman.

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Will the players (each nearly 30 years older today than they were when Major League hit theaters) be softball players now?

"“Oh God no. No, it’s a really smart story. It’s a really great script. David Warren’s going to direct it, he wrote it, it’s fabulous.”"

Let’s hope Sheen can find someone to finance the project, so we can see Vaughn and company back in uniform soon.

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