Ned Schneebly: Celebs Rumors

Stick it to the man! In 2003, writer Mike White collaborated with Jack Black and director Richard Linklater on the musical comedy School of Rock. The flick was so successful that it even spawned a Nickelodeon series and a Tony-nominated musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Jack Black has said that he would be interested in making a School Of Rock sequel should the opportunity arise.Black, well-known for playing rock musician turned substitute teacher Dewey Finn in the 2003 comedy, confirmed in a recent interview that he would like to do a second movie.Speaking with JOE, the Kung Fu Panda star said: “I wish there’d be a School Of Rock 2 Electric Boogaloo,” referring to the title of a sequel to the film Breakin’.“I’m ready,” added Black.He explained how he’d like to have the original film’s writer, Mike White, working on the hypothetical sequel. White, who starred in the film as Dewey’s roommate Ned Schneebly, is known for creating, writing and directing the hit HBO series, The White Lotus.Black explained: “You know Mike White wrote the first one and he’s a genius.”He continued: “And we’d have to have Mike White back in the saddle, but he’s real busy right now with [The] White Lotus, the best show on TV.”The series, which has starred Jennifer Coolidge, Sydney Sweeney and Theo James among others has been renewed for a third season, set to premiere in 2025.