Sophia Vergara claims that she jokingly tells Ed O'Neal to don't die so that they may eventually create a modern family sequel looking ahead Sophia Vergara has some long-term Ambitions for Modern Family the actress declared that she would die to return to the set of her fictitious family four years after the popular series concluded she is aware nevertheless that the homecoming of the pritet duny and Tucker families is still premature Vergara 52 and and her Exon screen spouse Ed O'Neal do we however have a running joke about a possible continuation of the program which ran for 11 Seasons from 2009 to 2020. varara told variety that after seeing O'Neal 78 in clipped she said to him you look finy old before revealing that his age is a topic of conversation with regards to the show I always joke with him Ed don't die because if we do the sequel it will take some time and you're the oldest of us you can't be dead varara said of how she teases the actor who played Jay pritchet the husband of her character Gloria pritchet doas for what the Griselda star would want the cast to do if they all got together again she suggested a TV movie telling the outlet it' be so much fun her co-star Sarah Highland has similarly expressed interest in potentially revisiting the series on which she starred as Haley duny telling people in June I love love the cast with my entire heart and soul I would love to be back with everybody