A 'Major League 4'? Hell Yes!
Wed, February 23, 2011 
Could a Major League 4 be happening? It certainly seems so.
I had read last year that writer/director of the original, David S. Ward, was working on a script for a 4th Major League film with the intention of bringing the original cast back together, most especially, "Wild Thing" Charlie Sheen. The film would be set twenty years after Rick Vaughn has left baseball with the Cleveland Indians bringing him out of retirement to work with a 19 year-old, fireballing relief pitcher. At the time, Ward said Sheen was very interested in the project along with an aim to shoot this summer.
Looks like things might be taking shape.
Just this week, Sheen was out stating his case for a Major League 3 as he looks to call it (he feels the 3rd film, Major League: Back to the Minors, was an "abortion"), but says unless Morgan Creek (the production company) wants to pay him what he feels he's worth, he won't be doing it:
“Well you know I’d like to (star in another Major League film) but you might want to flood Morgan Creek (production company) with letters and an angry mob with burning torches because they don’t seem to think I’m as valuable as I do.”
This seems to be a small hiccup in getting the film made as many believe Morgan Creek would be willing to up their offer to Sheen, as without the actor another Major League film is unlikely to happen.
Along with this, THR caught wind of Sheen's comments, and contacted David S. Ward himself, who confirms the film is coming together with a well-received script, and that all the original characters are back, including Pedro Cerrano (Dennis Haysbert), Willie "Mays" Hayes (Wesley Snipes), and Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen). Though Tom Berenger's character, Jake Taylor, isn't mentioned, it's a forgone conclusion he would be back as well.
I'll be sure to keep track of this project in the coming months ahead. Until then, here's a reminder of how great the original film was:
Let's hope Bob Uecker returns too!
Special thanks to Moviehole for first reporting this project
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