Josh Gad Offers Update On 'Twins' Sequel, 'Triplets'

There really isn't much Josh Gad can't do. He's a Tony-Award nominated stage performer, a dramatic actor, comedic actor, a voice actor and even a writer. On that last front, Gad has long been attached to co-write a sequel to the 1988 hit film, Twins. The film is called Triplets and would once again star Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as the unlikeliest of twin brothers. Except, this time, they'd find out they have a new brother, played by Eddie Murphy.

It's a concept that seemingly has been floating around for years, but in a recent AMA Gad offered an update. He said the script, which he co-wrote with Ryan Dixon, is done but Universal has it on hold. Read Josh Gad's Triplets movie update below.

Gad was doing a Reddit AMA to help promote The Wedding Ringer, when he was asked about Triplets.  He was asked for an update, how life has changed for the characters and if he'd be acting in it. Here is his Triplets movie update:

1) Uh, you know... the script is actually done. Everybody agrees that it's great. We wound up doing 2 drafts. Universal, I think, hit the pause button temporarily for whatever reason – internally I think they are trying to figure out if they want to do a sequel or not. I would say if there's an outpouring of affection, that may move the needle, but I think it's on hold right now. But everybody read the script and loved it, so I hope it sees the light of day at some point. It's there and in great shape.

2) Well, the lives have changed in that the two of them find themselves at a major crossroads where they've sort of grown apart over the years and what winds up bringing them together is a 3rd brother they never knew they had who could potentially be played by Eddie Murphy...

3) The answer to that is: most likely not, just because I wrote the film as a fan of the original movie TWINS. It was never written for me to be in it. Having said that, there is currently a role in the movie where Arnold has a son that looks like Danny, and Danny has a son that looks like Arnold. That could be fun, but as of right now, I have no intention of being a part of it.

It sounds like Universal simply isn't sure if the world wants a Twins sequel, no matter how good the script is. And that kind of makes sense. Both actors main are older, Eddie Murphy isn't the draw he used to be, and the original is almost 30 years old. Do today's audiences even know what Twins is, let alone have any interest in a the sequel?

I guess we'll see but, if you do want to see it, it sounds like Gad thinks some tweets to @UniversalPics couldn't hurt.