Closer than ever! The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Suite Life on Deck stars still stay in touch years after the Disney Channel shows came to an end.
Cole and Dylan Sprouse — along with costars Ashley Tisdale, Brenda Song, Debby Ryan and more — said goodbye to the fan-favorite series and its eventual spinoff in 2011. When it comes to getting the cast back together for a new iteration of the iconic show, both boys have turned down the idea of a reboot.
“I’m asked all the time if Dylan and I are going to do a Suite Life reboot, and I go, ‘No, absolutely not,'” Cole said during a January 2021 interview on the Drew Barrymore Show. “Reboots are a tricky thing, you know? The original shows, when they become successful, sit within this golden little plate of nostalgia, and when you modernize it and go back to it, it has the potential to really disenfranchise the original fan base. So it’s a very, very touchy thing.”
Months prior, in October 2020, Dylan agreed with his brother. “I don’t think that we will [bring the show back],” he told iHollywood TV. “There’s a lot of different reasons, but primarily because that was a chapter of both of our separate lives or together life that was just a role at the time. A lot of times you see these reboots happening and it’s kind of fan-service. I also just think that usually, they’re not as good and part of the nostalgia is gone.”
Although they’re not down for more Zack and Cody, the boys would love to work together in the future.
“We’re totally not averse to working together again,” Dylan told Variety in August 2021. “I don’t think we’ll be working as twins ever again, like cast in a role. But I think we both would be fine working together, whatever that means.”
Cole agreed, adding, “The whole kitschy twin thing, I don’t think that sells anymore. It’s about feeling passionate for acting again. If it’s a cool project, I don’t have a problem with that.”
Even though there’s no reboot in the works, the twins are still friendly with their former cast members. In fact, they’ve had a bunch of cast reunions over the years! Scroll through our gallery to see photos of the Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Suite Life on Deck cast together again, and get ready to bring on the nostalgia.
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