Luke Wilson, Vanessa Hudgens & Nick Swardson Star In Feature Comedy ‘Mini War’ From ‘Grandma’s Boy’ Team

EXCLUSIVE: The gang behind cult stoner comedy Grandma’s Boy are getting back together for a new R-rated comedy and have brought Luke Wilson and Vanessa Hudgens with them.

Nick Swardson and Allen Covert, who wrote the 2006 film with Barry Wernick, have reteamed to pen Mini War with Joel David Moore, who starred in the film alongside Linda Cardellini, directing. It comes as Grandma’s Boy is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Mini War stars Luke Wilson as Joe, a likable stoner who unexpectedly inherits a mini golf course from his late uncle. Eager to sell the course and get his life back on track, Joe sets out to find a buyer who will maintain his uncle’s legacy but Darren, played by Nick Swardson, the owner of the go-cart track across the street, has other plans. Darren wants to bulldoze the minigolf course to expand his go carting empire and fulfill his NazzKart dream.

Vanessa Hudgens plays Olivia, who runs the Who Let the Hot Dogs Out food stand off the highway between the two courses. She, along with a group of eccentric locals, find themselves caught in the middle of Darren and Joe’s dueling agendas that erupt into all-out war.

The film is being produced by Jarod Einsohn, Joel David Moore of Balcony 9 Productions and Limor Hakim of Level 1 Entertainment along with Grandma’s Boy producers, Bill Todman, Jr. and Edward Milstein of Level 1 Entertainment, as well as David Wachs and Ojan Missaghi of Toric Films.

Executive producers include Garrett Jason Greer, Casey James, Natalie Kline, Richard Lunam, Masha Lunam, Sharon Azrieli, Syed Ali Saeed, Cassandra Scerbo, James Macmillan, Raymond Merrill, Carmelo Chimera, Michael Laundon and Michael Bassick. It is co-produced by Zachary Burgess.

Joel David Moore said, “Nick and I met on Grandma’s Boy 20 years ago, and we’ve been waiting for the right time to team up again on something special. With all feedback we get directly from fan conventions and on the road hearing from movie goers, we know that now is the perfect time to get indie comedy back into theaters. We’re thrilled to work together on Mini War and can’t wait to share it with our incredible fans.”