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Reboots

New 'Vacation' Movie Runs Into Problems Surprisingly Not Caused by Chevy Chase

by | April 24th, 2013

A new Vacation movie scheduled to shoot this summer has been delayed indefinitely, and, to the surprise of everyone, noted difficult person Chevy Chase is not the root of the problem. THR reports that shooting on the film, which is set to star Ed Helms as grown-up Griswold spawn Rusty taking his wife (Christina Applegate) and kids on a road trip to Wally World, will be delayed at least a few months – possibly until late this year. The reason for the difficulties is creative differences caused by a split between those who want the movie to be R-rated like the original and those who want a broad PG-13 [...]

Bad Ideas

Jim Varney Is Making That "Ewwwwwww" Face in Heaven: The Ernest Series Is Being Rebooted

by | October 16th, 2012

Aw, come on. Variety is reporting that a reboot of the classic character Ernest P. Warren is in the works. It will be called Son of Ernest, and I expect it to be slightly lower in quality than Son of the Mask. Just imagine some annoying little child actor wearing denim and that hat and saying "You know what I mean?" in a too-high, pre-pubescent voice. This may be enough for Jim Varney, who died in 2000 at age 50, to start haunting the offices of Rukusfilm. Which I think is actually the plot of the seventh or eighth Ernest movie? [via]

Remakes

Ready The Darrins! CBS Orders A Bewitched Reboot

by | August 10th, 2011

So…Betty White as Endora, right? Furthering Hollywood's efforts to remake every single moving image dating back to invention of cellulose nitrate, The Hollywood Reporter says CBS has ordered a script for a possible remake of Bewitched, which ran from 1964 to 1972. Personally, I feel like people might actual love a Bewitched reboot, since we already have the template for the successful modern witch sitcom: it was called Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and it helped shape me from the formless adolescent clay. So…Jerry Stiller for Uncle Arthur, then?

Movies

Fletch Reboot to Be Written by Seinfeld/Curb Writer

by | May 20th, 2011

Warner Bros. has snagged screenwriter David Mandel to write their reboot of the Chevy Chase classic, Fletch. Mandel's got a pretty great resume: Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, SNL, Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming The Dictator, the Clerks TV series… EuroTrip… and, um, The Cat in the Hat. OK, so it starts better than it finishes. But still, even thought I'm not sure the world really needs a reboot of Fletch, which is a pretty great movie as-is, if they must remake it, at least they've got a guy with a decent track record writing it for them.

Sequels

Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo Will Cameo in the New 'Vacation' Movie

by | March 28th, 2013

The upcoming Vacation reboot/sequel will feature the stars from the original. Variety reports that Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo are in early talks to appear in the new movie as their old characters Clark and Ellen Griswold. Written and directed by Horrible Bosses writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, the new Vacation movie follows Ed Helms  as Griswold spawn Rusty, taking his wife (Christina Applegate) and kids on a road trip to Wally World. Said road trip will include a pit stop to visit Rusty's parents, which is where Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo's cameos come in and where trouble on the set of the new [...]

Reboots

Ed Helms Is in Talks to Reboot 'Vacation' as Rusty

by | July 11th, 2012

Presumably because Anthony Michael Hall and Ethan Embry were too busy, Ed Helms is in discussions to play the role of an adult Rusty Griswold who sets out to take his own family on a shenanigan-filled vacation. The film was written and will be directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Sam Weir, himself!) No word if Clark is involved in the trip but you know Chevy Chase is going to love playing a grandfather. (Yes, I am being sarcastic. He will hate it.)

This Used To Be My Playground

Watch The Beavis And Butt-Head Sneak Peek From Comic-Con

by | July 22nd, 2011

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I wasn't allowed to watch Beavis and Butt-head growing up, though I do remember sitting around the old USA Network with my family, enjoying a few episodes of the grotesquely filthy Duckman. Parenting! It's a new danger at every turn! What I'm trying to say is, you as a person who loved Beavis And Butt-head the first time around and watched it growing up and imbued it with nostalgic import are probably relieved by the sneak-peek they [...]

Reboots

'Vacation' Sequel to Film This Summer; Ed Helms Officially Signed On

by | March 7th, 2013

A reboot of the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise centered around son Rusty Griswold and his family has been in development for a years, and now, the film's directors have revealed to Collider that Vacation will be filming this summer with Ed Helms starring as Rusty. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Sam Weir from Freaks and Geeks!), who scripted Horrible Bosses and next weekend's Steve Carell vehicle The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, began writing the script in 2009 and they'll be making their directorial debut on the movie, as well.

Helms was in talks to star last year, but this is the first we've heard of him officially signing [...]

Unpopular Opinions

Don't Re-Boo an Office Reboot

by | April 17th, 2012

Unpopular Opinions is a weekly column in which a writer takes a stand against popular opinion, whether it's asserting the true merit of a supposedly guilty pleasure or dissenting against the universally lauded.

Last week, when it was reported that Executive Producer Greg Daniels was talking with NBC to reboot The Office, the response was a nearly audible groan. One commenter on this very site summarized the collective feeling best with his first three words, “Let. It. Die.” The people have spoken, the show isn’t just on its last legs — it’s basically a legless mass being dragged around like a sack of beets. So why don’t we [...]

New Jobs

We're Gonna Need Some Bigger Spanx: Paul Feig In Talks For Bridget Jones Reboot

by | July 11th, 2011

Historians now claim that prior to the release of Bridesmaids, there was at least one solid comedy starring a female protagonist who falls into a series of humiliating escapades while sleeping with a super-hot creep. I know. The mind reels. Though currently just a rumor, director's Paul Feig Bridget Jones reboot will seamlessly combine the beloved British character and our modern, diarrhea-filled American sensibilities. Feig had hinted previously that was working on a film that was "not so much a sequel as a reboot of a popular franchise." As of yet there's no word on where the movie would fit in with regards to the rumored [...]

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