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Post by ck100 on Nov 30, 2021 21:09:41 GMT
The original is fine and doesn't need a remake, but oh well. Another day, another unnecessary remake. www.yahoo.com/entertainment/white-men-t-jump-remake-200034184.html‘White Men Can’t Jump’ Remake At 20th Century Sets Calmatic As Director "Calmatic, who most recently wrapped production directing the House Party reboot for New Line, has been tapped to direct a reboot of White Men Can’t Jump for 20th Century. Kenya Barris and Doug Hall co-wrote the script, with Barris also producing. Blake Griffin, Ryan Kalil and Noah Weinstein are executive producing through their Mortal Media banner. E. Brian Dobbins will also exec produce. White Men Can’t Jump, the classic 1992 sports comedy that helped launch Woody Harrelson’s movie career as Cheers was winding down and made Wesley Snipes an even bigger star then he already was, follows two street basketball hustlers who at first try to hustle each other, then team up for a bigger score. How this story line will be updated is unknown, but is expected to follow the same idea as the original. Calmatic cut his teeth as a rising star in the music video world, working with artists including Pharrell, Zayn and Khalid over the past decade. His work on Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” would put him on the radar of studio execs and production companies across town including LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment, who would eventually tap him to direct their remake of another ’90s comedy classic, House Party. He is repped by LBI Entertainment, WME and attorney Ryan Goodell"
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Post by Catman on Nov 30, 2021 21:19:45 GMT
They should do something more interesting like make a full-length feature of James Cunningham's Kitten Witch.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Nov 30, 2021 21:20:23 GMT
There seems to be a trend now, that if there was a black oriented film that was made in like 1990 or so. I t will be remade but with a black director now.
Because first we had candy man and now this. Then again i might not know what i'm talking about.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Nov 30, 2021 21:27:28 GMT
White Men Can’t Jump was pretty good as far as i remember. But this is of course another case of a pointless remake.
Its almost like people today are afraid to try and make something original, so they will only remake movies from the past.
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Post by Lux on Nov 30, 2021 21:43:03 GMT
Is this the one with the train crash in a New York subway?
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Post by Marv on Nov 30, 2021 21:52:28 GMT
Is this the one with the train crash in a New York subway? That’s Metro. Similar cast tho.
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Post by Marv on Nov 30, 2021 21:54:29 GMT
The only thing I can think is the original had pretty bad special effects and hardly any convincing cgi. With todays technology they could do wonders with this film.
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Post by Lux on Nov 30, 2021 21:55:32 GMT
Is this the one with the train crash in a New York subway? That’s Metro. Similar cast tho. Are you joking? Metro was set in San Francisco I said a New York subway. What was the ending of this movie?
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Post by Marv on Nov 30, 2021 22:00:18 GMT
That’s Metro. Similar cast tho. Are you joking? Metro was set in San Francisco I said a New York subway. What was the ending of this movie? Ah it was Money Train. Generic late 90s action films starting with the letter M got mixed up in my head.
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Post by Lux on Nov 30, 2021 22:03:11 GMT
Are you joking? Metro was set in San Francisco I said a New York subway. What was the ending of this movie? Ah it was Money Train. Generic late 90s action films starting with the letter M got mixed up in my head. Yes that was the film Money Train where Wesley and Woody were teaming up again. Where you got that the cast for Metro was similar is a mystery for another time.
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Post by Jason143 on Nov 30, 2021 22:20:16 GMT
White Men Can’t Jump was pretty good as far as i remember. But this is of course another case of a pointless remake. Its almost like people today are afraid to try and make something original, so they will only remake movies from the past. There has been original movies that have come out the last few years but people in mass arent interested in them. When they say they want something original, they mean the same thing but in a different coat of paint. Which is what this remake will be.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Nov 30, 2021 22:21:28 GMT
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Nov 30, 2021 22:24:56 GMT
White Men Can’t Jump was pretty good as far as i remember. But this is of course another case of a pointless remake. Its almost like people today are afraid to try and make something original, so they will only remake movies from the past. There has been original movies that have come out the last few years but people in mass arent interested in them. When they say they want something original, they mean the same thing but in a different coat of paint. Which is what this remake will be. Yeah that is true.
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Post by Marv on Nov 30, 2021 22:40:04 GMT
Ah it was Money Train. Generic late 90s action films starting with the letter M got mixed up in my head.Yes that was the film Money Train where Wesley and Woody were teaming up again. Where you got that the cast for Metro was similar is a mystery for another time. Ive already said.
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Post by Lux on Nov 30, 2021 22:48:41 GMT
Yes that was the film Money Train where Wesley and Woody were teaming up again. Where you got that the cast for Metro was similar is a mystery for another time. Ive already said. Yeah that's why I said yes.
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Post by Marv on Nov 30, 2021 22:49:04 GMT
White Men Can’t Jump was pretty good as far as i remember. But this is of course another case of a pointless remake. Its almost like people today are afraid to try and make something original, so they will only remake movies from the past. There has been original movies that have come out the last few years but people in mass arent interested in them. When they say they want something original, they mean the same thing but in a different coat of paint. Which is what this remake will be. I don't think most critics of remakes mean the box office needs to be filled with totally original, completely off the radar, groundbreakingly different movies...but when they remake relatively simple, easily copied sports comedies. They could just as easily call it "Street Hustle" and keep the cast the same and never allude to it being a remake and people will enjoy it just fine. Or at least that's my belief. I just don't know whether it being a remake is gonna make a dent box office wise in this case. Other cases i could understand...long standing franchises or movies that have the potential to be so much greater, for example...but in this case I just don't see it.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 30, 2021 23:22:57 GMT
Are you joking? Metro was set in San Francisco I said a New York subway. What was the ending of this movie? Ah it was Money Train. Generic late 90s action films starting with the letter M got mixed up in my head. Well for all we know, Money Train might be next.
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Post by moviemouth on Nov 30, 2021 23:29:21 GMT
Ah it was Money Train. Generic late 90s action films starting with the letter M got mixed up in my head. Well for all we know, Money Train might be next. Money Train is not a good movie though, so there would be more sense in remaking that. The point of remaking movies is almost always about making money, so to remake a movie that isn't popular doesn't make very much sense.
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Post by Marv on Nov 30, 2021 23:33:20 GMT
Well for all we know, Money Train might be next. Money Train is not a good movie though, so there would be more sense in remaking that. The point of remaking movies is almost always about making money, so to remake a movie that isn't popular doesn't make very much sense. True...but doesn't that suck tho? If any movies SHOULD be remade, its the ones that suck. Remake them better. But that's not how things go.
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Post by jcush on Nov 30, 2021 23:33:50 GMT
Well for all we know, Money Train might be next. Money Train is not a good movie though, so there would be more sense in remaking that. The point of remaking movies is almost always about making money, so to remake a movie that isn't famous doesn't make very much sense. From a money making standpoint remaking well known movies makes sense, but from an artistic standpoint remaking movies that had potential, but were bad/mediocre makes more sense. Unfortunately, because those movies won't make a lot of money, they'll just keep remaking movies that are well known.
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