Kenan Thompson Is Ready for Good Burger 2, But Will It Ever Happen?

These days,Kenan Thompsonis perhaps most well-known as one of the biggest stars fromSaturday Night Live. He is the longest-tenured cast member in the entire show’s history, having been performing regularly on the series since 2003. Regardless of his status onSNL, however, ’90s kids still remember Thompson fondly from his Nickelodeon days as a child actor, stemming from his time onAll That. Along with Kel Mitchell, hisKenan & Kelco-star, Thompson later starred in the 1997 movie spin-off of the sketch comedy series,Good Burger. The movie has since become a cult classic in its own right, and Thompson has recently revealed that he wants to makeGood Burger 2with Mitchell.

This week onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Thompson dropped by as a guest to speak about his career. The subject ofGood Burger 2came up when a fan called in, asking Thompson if the movie sequel would ever happen. While Thompson is happy onSNL, he admits there have been many talks about doing anotherGood Burgermovie with Kel Mitchell. Apparently, he and Mitchell areboth completely on board, and now it’s up to the powers that be to give the potential sequel the green light that it needs to move forward.

“We’ve been talking about it for a long time. We’ve had meetings about it, so it’s in the higher powers' hands cause we’ve both said that we’re down to do it.”

The possible sequel wouldn’t be the first time Thompson and Mitchell have reunited. In 2015, the pair both appeared together for aGood Burger sketch on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show. Prior to this, it had been many years since the duo had spoken. Dan Schneider, who createdAll That, reached out to Thompson about doing the skit, and theSNLactor was happy to oblige. He then reconnected with Mitchell on the phone, and after catching up, the pair agreed to reunite for theTonight Showsegment. According to Thompson, the two picked up right where they left off, and have been in close contact ever since.

Now seems to be a great time to move forward withGood Burger 2. Nostalgia is hot right now in Hollywood, withdirect sequels to older moviesproving to be highly profitable. These days, it seems many fans would much rather take a new sequel to a classic movie over yet another remake. Given the positive response to Kenan and Kel reuniting onThe Tonight Show, it’s clear the pair are still loved by their fans. There are certainly many directions a new movie could take, but as long as people get to see Ed behind the counter once again to take the customers' orders, fans ought to be satisfied.

For now,Good Burger 2has not entered production. Hopefully, with Thompson going public about his plans to make the movie, the project might begin to make some traction. If it does, then'90s kidseverywhere are going to be very happy. You can watch Thompson explainGood Burger 2’s status in the YouTube video below!