Coming Attraction
January, 1982
Idol Gossip: Ever since The Sting proved a box-office champ in 1973, producer Jennings Lang has been trying to put together a sequel. After Robert Redford and Paul Newman both declined offers to reprise their roles, Lang approached such unlikely combos as Peter Boyle and Walter Matthau, Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor, but the project never got off the ground. Finally, though, it has, and The Next Sting, starring Gleason and Mac Davis, will begin with a vow of vengeance from the duped Lonnegan...
