Planes, Trains and Automobile remake with Will Smith and Kevin Hart in the works.
- Thread starter Koba St
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I’m conflicted. On one hand, I love the original and I dislike remakes for the most part. However, I’m intrigued in Will Smith playing the Steve Martin role. I think Will would kill the part. I’m not sold on Kevin Hart all the way. He is probably the best, mainstream, Comedic actor to pull off this part. I’m not sold on his dramatic chops though. I can see him ruining the movie by being extremely corny. I can actually see Marlon Wayans killing this role. It just wouldn’t be mainstream enough for the studios though
Could work but Hart will be OTT with it 
Sunalmighty
Superstar
Will and Denzel need to remake uptown Saturday night and Lets do it again.
These white folks are PISSED that they are remaking plane's, trains and automobiles
These white folks are PISSED that they are remaking plane's, trains and automobiles
SuavePrince
All Star
I'm going to check out the original. Steve Martin is my guy
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Great flick.
All i know is, that Die Hart shyt is stooooopid!
Travolta trollin the shyt outa Kev.
Travolta trollin the shyt outa Kev.
Formerly Black Trash
Philosopher, Connoisseur, Future Legend
So basically it's luke that movie with Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis?
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
The original?
Formerly Black Trash
Philosopher, Connoisseur, Future Legend
I'm saying the concept
The Robert Downey movie im talking about was called Due Date
About 2 guys trying to get home and RDJ wife was having a baby
Yeah due date is basically the new version of this movie. Much more mean spirited but it is that.
On the subject of a remake, I’m not against it on principle. Not against any remake on principle for real. If it’s done well I got a new movie to like. If it’s not I got a new movie to never think about again. No sweat off my back.
However, remaking movies that are the singular vision of one person is tough. This is a John Hughes movie through and through. It’s his perspective, his everything. Remaking a big studio movie with a cadre of writers or was just a work for hire, is easier to do. The problem when it’s something that’s so steeped in someone else’s voice is it’s easy to copy them in places but not really understand why. Choices are made just because they have to be made rather than fully understanding why. It’s why carpenter remakes haven’t worked; the people writing them or directing them don’t have a perspective of their own or something new to add to the story. They’re just doing whatever they do.
That’s why it’s easier to remake Friday the 13th than nightmare on elm street. Sean Cunningham and crew were just copying other people and wanted to do something to make money on the former. The latter was all Wes Craven’s inspiration. He took shyt from his childhood, research, and modern headlines and that’s what we got.
Doesn’t mean this will be bad. Doesn’t mean it will be good either. Just means they have a really fine line to walk and I hope the writer has a story she wants to tell that means a lot to her because Hughes’ flick has a lot of heart to it as well and it’s clearly personal.
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Concept is similar but two totally different movies in tone, execution and comedy. In other words Planes is classic and due date isn't.
Formerly Black Trash
Philosopher, Connoisseur, Future Legend
It’s a comedy classic. John candy. Steve Martin at the height of their popularity and directed and written by one of the most popular writer/directors of the 80s.Is it like a white ppl classic?
I never heard about it until today
best scene from PTA......
