Today, the Broken Lizard gang announced their latest shenanigans: They’re asking for $2 million in crowdfunded donations to make a follow-up to Super Troopers. The last time we heard about this potential sequel, Broken Lizard had finished a script for the film and handed it to Fox Searchlight, which reportedly “loved” it. Now we learn there were limits to their love: As Jay Chandrasekhar explained in a statement, “Since we refused to make a sequel in which the highway cops have morphed into superhero-vampires, Fox Searchlight proposed the following deal: They’ll release the film, but we have to raise all of the money.” Rewards for donating include one of the cop cars from the film, a marijuana vacation with the cast in Colorado, and the opportunity to drink against the guys in a real-life Beerfest. If you win that one, just remember: Spin the boot when the bubble comes.
UPDATE: Now, in the time it would take you to say that the snozzberries taste like snozzberries, the Super Troopers 2 campaign has already raised more than $240,000over its $2 million goal. That means Broken Lizard can actually make Super Troopers 2 now, free from the expectations of any stupid movie studios—other than Fox Searchlight, which has agreed to distribute the film. According to the campaign’s page, Broken Lizard will now use the extra money to make it the “best movie ever.” Presumably, they will offer full refunds to the donors if that ends up not being the case. Although, they did raise $2 million in a day, and if they maintain that pace for the remaining 30 days of the campaign, they’ll at least have enough money to buy the honor of being the best movie ever.