Jeremy Piven Teases His Idea for Entourage Reboot

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Ten years aft Entourage went disconnected the air, Jeremy Piven exclusively shared with E! News his thoughts connected a imaginable reboot: "There's been truthful overmuch that has happened since then."

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Jeremy Piven is affluent with ideas erstwhile it comes to his iconic Entourage quality Ari Gold.

In an exclusive interrogation with E! News, the Sweetwater prima said it "would beryllium fun" to revisit the role, which helium played for 8 seasons, and spot however the egocentric cause would maneuver astir Hollywood these days. 

"I deliberation there's truthful galore antithetic ways we could spell with Ari," helium mused. "How would helium navigate this climate?"

Of course, Piven noted that Ari's long-suffering right-hand antheral Lloyd (Rex Lee) would apt service arsenic his caller "politically close consultant."

"It would beryllium amusive to investigate wherever each these radical would beryllium today," helium continued. "There's been truthful overmuch that has happened since past that it'd beryllium a precise fertile crushed to explore."

After all, it's been much than 10 years since Entourage went disconnected the air. Also starring Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara and Kevin Dillon, the bid ran from 2004 to 2011 connected HBO. 

Looking back, Piven is "grateful" for fans' enduring emotion of the show. "I ne'er would person guessed that we would person this benignant of reach," helium admitted. "I'm retired connected the roadworthy doing stand-up drama and you perceive radical screaming retired lines and that they miss it. I ne'er would person dreamt that we would person this benignant of an impact."

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In fact, Piven said helium precocious was capable to reconnect with LeBron James, who appeared successful a 2009 episode, erstwhile he took a travel to Salt Lake City to drawback the 2023 NBA All-Star Game.

"It was incredible," Piven said. "I got to archer him [that] I haven't seen him since helium did a cameo on Entourage 1,000 years ago. I'm conscionable truthful arrogant of that guy, 20 years successful the league and he's inactive perfectly crushing it."

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And fixed however Piven plays famed hoops coach Joe Lapchick in Sweetwater, a biopic astir NBA legend Nat Clifton, the afloat ellipse infinitesimal was not mislaid connected him.

"Everything matched up," helium said. "It's a miracle. This is simply a movie that volition beryllium precise inspiring."

Sweetwater is retired successful theaters April 14.

—Reporting by Olivia Modarelli

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