- Jack Black says he and the "School of Rock" cast plan to reunite for the film's 20th anniversary.
- Black said that he looks forward to seeing the film's young cast, who are now in their 30s.
Jack Black said that he and his "School of Rock" castmates, many of whom were children when the film premiered in 2003, are planning a 20-year reunion.
Black told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet for "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" that he and the cast will reunite later this year, two decades after the film's original release.
"All those kids — dig this — they were 10 years old when we made that movie and now they're all, like, 30," Black told ET. "We're gonna get together and have a 20-year anniversary. We like to jam. I'm looking forward to seeing all of the grownups from 'School of Rock.'"
Black stars in the film as rocker, and substitute teacher, Dewey Finn, who transforms a classroom of prep school children into a bona fide rock band. Miranda Cosgrove, who went on to star in "iCarly" on Nickelodeon, plays the class band's manager, Summer Hathaway, while other cast members, like Joey Gaydos Jr. and Robert Tsai, count the film as their only acting credit.
Rivkah Reyes, who played bassist Katie in the film, told The New York Post in 2021 that their role led to bullying and addiction in their teens and early 20s. Reyes told the publication that they didn't regret doing the film, and were still close with the other child actors from the film along with Black, who also stayed in touch with the cast over the years.
In 2021, Black posted a tribute to Kevin Clark, who played drummer Freddy Jones in the film and died at the age of 32 after being hit by a car while riding a bike. In an Instagram post, Black called the news "devastating," saying that Clark was a "beautiful soul."
Black told ET that he would "100 percent" post photos of the cast reunion later this year on social media.