“Swingers”

VINCE VAUGHN WANTS A “SWINGERS” REUNION MOVIE

Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau popped up in the unexpected hit “Swingers” in 1996 and became stars overnight. Favreau wrote the script about five wannabe actors looking for love and partying in LA during the swing dance revival. One of our FAVORITE movies, it went on to inspire Mark Wahlberg to do “Entourage” as a TV series. In fact, the Vince character in Entourage was named after Vaughn! Having noted Wahlberg’s success, Vince has been pestering his buddy Jon Favreau to write a “Big Chill” style reunion for the five guys, now in their mid-forties, from the original movie. (They want Heather Graham back, too.) According to Radaronline, the only obstacle is that they insist on having the original director Doug Liman direct this movie, and he wants a ton of money.

ADRIAN GRENIER’S “ENTOURAGE” CHARACTER WAS INSPIRED BY VINCE VAUGHN

Much has been written and discussed about the last season of Entourage and the Hollywood Reporter had a particularly fascinating reminiscence from the creator/writer Doug Ellin. He said “The (Adrian Grenier) character is named Vince because of Vince Vaughn. It sounds crazy now, but nine years ago when I first started writing the script, I was like “Do you think we could get Vince Vaughn? It was done completely as an homage to the guy.” Come to think of it –“Entourage” bears a striking resemblance to one of our all time favorite movies “Swingers,” starring John Favreau and Vince Vaughn. (A group of cool, aspiring young guys navigating Hollywood) And now that “Entourage” is going off the air – how about a TV series based on Swingers?

VINCE VAUGHN GAVE UP SWINGING FOR LAMAZE CLASSES

Vince Vaughn, 40, is actually taking the prospect of fatherhood very seriously. He admits he was focused on his career for a long time but now he really wants kids. His wife Kyla, 32, is expecting their first baby in November. Vince even volunteered to attend Lamaze classes with Kyla and, as serious about parenting as he is, he still occasionally cracks up their classmates at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago.