If the Fletch reboot movie project was an undercover prostate exam, it would have had ample time to belt out “Moon River” many times over. While such a project was recently revived by Miramax, this time starring Jon Hamm, the process has been one marred by so much difficulty, it has been referred to as a cursed endeavor. It’s a notion to which Bill Lawrence, co-creator of Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, can attest, having once been attached as director for Fletch.
The effort to revive and/or reboot Fletch, the Chevy Chase-starring 1980s comedic detective film franchise based on the late Gregory McDonald’s novels, makes for a lengthy tale. Lawrence, best known as the creator of NBC sitcom Scrubs, came into the project in the mid-2000s as writer/director for an adaptation of the eighth book, Fletch Won, after long-held plans for Kevin Smith—fresh...
The effort to revive and/or reboot Fletch, the Chevy Chase-starring 1980s comedic detective film franchise based on the late Gregory McDonald’s novels, makes for a lengthy tale. Lawrence, best known as the creator of NBC sitcom Scrubs, came into the project in the mid-2000s as writer/director for an adaptation of the eighth book, Fletch Won, after long-held plans for Kevin Smith—fresh...
- 8/21/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
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