Welcome to the jungle still set to lead the film in front of the camera. In 2010, it was reported that the cullen brothers had written a screenplay for the remake of the movie uptown saturday night for will smith and his overbrook entertainment. Development hell can be torture for whoever wants to see their pet project brought to the big screen, so good news for the folks behind uptown saturday night remake. Adam mckay in talks to direct uptown saturday night remake. The movie, a remake of the 1988 comedy, follows a family whose vacation is interrupted by their annoying inlaws.
Uptown saturday night remake writer tim dowling says it. The original iteration of the project would have had denzel washington and will smith taking the lead roles, adam mckay behind the camera, and nick stoller forgetting sarah marshall on the post uptown saturday night remake now. Muppets most wanted scribe to rewrite uptown saturday. Uptown saturday night was not only originally directed by poitier, but he was also one of the movies coleads alongside bill cosby in one of his earliest feature film roles.
Kevin harts uptown saturday night remake to be helmed by. May 16, 2018 the comedian is set to collab with will smith for the film. Lets do it again 1975 was written by richard wesley and directed by sir sidney poitier. Kevin hart to star in uptown saturday night remake variety.
The 40yearold comedian is poised to join forces with director rick famuyiwa to make a reworked version of the 1974 sidney poitier. Aug 04, 2019 kevin hart is set to star in a remake of uptown saturday night. A remake of the classic buddy comedy uptown saturday night starring sidney poitier and bill cosby has been in the works since 2012. Dopes rick famuyiwa to helm uptown saturday night remake. Aug 10, 2019 the dope director is set to revive a blaxploitation classic. Variety reports the uptown saturday night remake is on the search for a new director to take over the project, which now has a new draft written by blackish creator kenya barris. The 1974 comedy uptown saturday night about two buddies, played by sidney poitier and bill cosby, who sneak out of their homes to. The remake of uptown saturday night was originally going to star will smith and denzel washington, but now kevin hart has entered in talks to star personally, i have been waiting to see a remake. Uptown saturday night remake gears up again with kevin hart. Actor kevin hart is in negotiations to star in the remake of uptown saturday night. Welcome to the jungle star kevin hart is in talks to star in a remake of the 1974 comedy uptown saturday night for warner bros. May 14, 2018 kevin hart is in talks to star in warner bros. Kevin hart toplines the remake of the 1974 film uptown saturday night starring sidney poitier and bill cosby. Denzel washington is waiting for will smith to make uptown saturday night happen.
Uptown saturday night remake lands rick famuyiwa to direct film. Kevin hart to star in bill cosby, sidney poitiers uptown. The original 1974 buddy comedy starred sidney poitier and bill cosby as two friends who visit a highend. Everything you need to know about uptown saturday night movie. The dope director is set to revive a blaxploitation classic. The original film starred sidney poitier and bill cosby as two friends who sneak out to visit a highclass, illegal club, with trouble then ensuing.
Aug 03, 2019 uptown saturday night was not only originally directed by poitier, but he was also one of the movies coleads alongside bill cosby in one of his earliest feature film roles. Mar 24, 2011 uptown saturday night remake gets new writer. Rick famuyiwa will direct kevin hart in the warner bros. If you want to ease the minds of film fans about a remake youre working on, just compare it to oceans 11. The film in question is a remake of 1974s uptown saturday night, and at present david dobkin wedding crashers and the unfairly underrated the changeup is. To say that will smith delaying the production of a film is a new chain of behavior would be a complete and. Kevin hart is set to star in a remake of uptown saturday night. We reported back in april of 2012, that will smith had initially acquired the rights to the film and was going to possibly star in a remake with denzel washington.
Uptown saturday night remake now in the hands of dope. Sep 06, 2014 denzel washington is waiting for will smith to make uptown saturday night happen. Tim dowling takes pen to uptown saturday night remake. Will smith and denzel washington attached to uptown. The original iteration of the project would have had denzel washington and will smith taking the lead roles, adam mckay behind the camera, and nick stoller forgetting sarah marshall on. After getting their wallet containing a winning lottery ticket robbed at a nighclub, they attempt to track down the criminals. Uptown saturday night remake starring denzel washington. Lee is reportedly in talks to direct a remake of the 1974 bill cosbysidney poitier film uptown saturday night for warner bros. A muchanticipated remake of the classic comedy uptown saturday night, starring will smith and denzel washington, is still in the works, according to a new report from variety warner brothers. Deadline has confirmed that girls trip filmmaker malcolm d. Kevin hart to star in remake of sidney poitiers uptown. Kevin hart to star in uptown saturday night remake from. May 16, 2018 thr has revealed that funnyman kevin hart is in talks to star in a remake of the 1974 classic film, uptown saturday night. Its a remake of the original, which i hadnt seen until i came onto this.
Blind date, uptown saturday remakes set dark horizons. Uptown saturday night is a 1974 american action comedy crime film written by richard wesley and directed by and starring sidney poitier, with bill cosby and harry belafonte costarring. Jul 31, 2018 deadline has confirmed that girls trip filmmaker malcolm d. Lee is in talks to direct the uptown saturday night remake for warner bros. Nov 25, 20 in uptown saturday night, the two leads sneak out of their homes over to a snazzy nightclub of the illegal variety. The uptown saturday night remake starring kevin hart has hired rick famuyiwa to direct, but the movie still needs a costar. Rick famuyiwa to direct uptown saturday night remake. Many members of the previous film return and play different roles. A remake of the 1974 film of the same name, uptown saturday nights story follows two friends as they barely navigate the criminal underworld in order to retrieve a winning lottery ticket stolen during a robbery. Nicholas stoller talks uptown saturday night remake. The film s writer mark cullen last wrote once upon a time in venice and cop out.
The 40yearold comedian is poised to join forces with director rick famuyiwa to make a reworked version of the 1974 sidney. A muchanticipated remake of the classic comedy uptown saturday night, starring will smith and denzel washington, is still in the works, according to a. Aug 04, 2019 uptown saturday night was not only originally directed by poitier, but he was also one of the movies coleads alongside bill cosby in one of his earliest feature film roles. Nicholas stoller talks uptown saturday night remake collider.
The cullen brothers wrote the screenplay for the 2010 kevin smith film cop out starring bruce willis, tracy morgan, seann william scott, adam brody and kevin pollak. Uptown saturday night is going really well, ive been writing that for adam mckay. Kevin hart adds yet another project to his already sizable list of movies hes starring in, producing, or both. Theres a remake of uptown saturday night on the way, and kevin hart may be the star of it. Uptown saturday night remake finds new director in adam. Calvin lockhart and lee chamberlin also appeared in uptown saturday night. The muppets screenwriter hired to rewrite adam mckays uptown. Kevin hart to star in uptown saturday night remake collider. Kevin hart possibly tapped for uptown saturday night remake. Kevin harts uptown saturday night remake scopes director. Instead, kevin hart has been recruited, and the hunt is on for a director and a co. Kevin hart to star in uptown saturday night remake.
Earlier this week, it was confirmed hart would star in a remake of the 1974 sidney poitierdirected comedy uptown saturday night with director rick famuyiwa set to direct. The hollywood reporter has brought word that the longindevelopment remake of the action crime comedy uptown saturday night has found another director to step behind the camera in the form of dope writerdirector rick famuyiwa with kevin hart jumanji. The buddy comedy follows two close friends who got to a luxury, private nightclub and proceed to get robbed while there. A comedy centered around two friends, their night at an illegal club, a misplaced wallet, and a winning lottery ticket. Uptown saturday night remake lands kevin hart to lead. An uptown saturday night remake has been in a hollywood holding pattern for almost two decades.
Earlier this week, it was confirmed hart would star in a remake of the 1974 sidney poitier directed comedy uptown saturday night with director rick famuyiwa set to direct. This was the second film pairing of poitier and cosby following uptown saturday night, and followed by a piece of the action 1977. Everything you need to know about uptown saturday night. Apr 27, 2012 in a departure from his usual routine of telling will ferrell to take it from the top, even dimmer this time, adam mckay may direct will smith and denzel washington in warner bros. The comedians next reported role is a remake of the 1974 movie, uptown saturday night, which starred bill cosby and sidney poitier as two friends who visit a highclass but very illegal club and as you can probably guess, trouble ensues photo by warner brothersgetty. Aug 02, 2019 kevin hart will star in the film, which was written and produced by blackish creator kenya barris. Kevin hart will star in the film, which was written and produced by blackish creator kenya barris. May 14, 2018 the remake of uptown saturday night was originally going to star will smith and denzel washington, but now kevin hart has entered in talks to star personally, i have been waiting to see a remake. Adam mckay might direct will smith and denzel washingtons. Kevin hart is in talks to star in a remake of uptown saturday night. Kevin hart in talks to star in uptown saturday night remake. Uptown saturday night remake gears up again with kevin. Will smith, who at one time was circling the project as a possible starring vehicle, is set to produce via his overbrook banner. Nov 26, 20 after being announced back in 2002, warner bros.
Denzel washington is waiting for will smith to make uptown. The 1974 film was directed by sidney poitier, who also starred in it along with bill cosby, harry belafonte. That the movie works is largely because of the comic interplay between these two stars. The original film starred sidney poitier and bill cosby two friends who go to an uptown nightclub on a saturday night. Will smith, denzel washington team up for uptown saturday. The uptown saturday night remake is back in the works, but will smith and denzel washington will no longer star. Blackish creator kenya barris wrote the most recent draft of the remake, and will produce. The fact that it might be remade might not come as too big a surprise back in 2002, will smiths production company, overbrook entertainment, purchased the remake rights to uptown saturday night with the hope of putting together an allstar africanamerican version of oceans 11. Mar 02, 2012 the film in question is a remake of 1974s uptown saturday night, and at present david dobkin wedding crashers and the unfairly underrated the changeup is attached to direct. Will smith has been trying to get a remake of uptown saturday night rolling since 2002, when his company overbrook entertainment first bought the rights of the sidney poitier directed action.
Cosby and poitier teamed up again for lets do it again 1975 and a piece of the action 1977. The philadelphiabred actor and comedian is said to be in negotiations to star in the upcoming remake of the 1970s actioncomedy film uptown saturday night, variety reports. The comedian is set to collab with will smith for the film. Uptown saturday night remake now in the hands of dope director rick famuyiwa posted on saturday, august 3rd, 2019 by ethan anderton a remake of the classic buddy comedy uptown saturday night. Of the three, lets do it again has been the most successful both critically and commercially. While at the club, masked bandits rob the patrons and ask everyone to strip. Written by richard wesley, the 1974 production is led by sidney. May 26, 2012 kevin hart toplines the remake of the 1974 film uptown saturday night starring sidney poitier and bill cosby.
Jul 31, 2018 uptown saturday night had been in development as a possible pairing for denzel washington and will smith, who is producing the film for warner bros. At the time, smith had said hes spoken to eddie murphy. A look at the uptown saturday night behindthescenes crew and production team. Uptown saturday night had been in development as a possible pairing for denzel washington and will smith, who is producing the film for warner bros. Lee is in talks to direct a remake of the 1974 bill cosbysidney poitier film uptown saturday night. Aug 03, 2019 dopes rick famuyiwa to helm uptown saturday night remake. Will smith and his production company overbook entertainment procured the rights to the film and its sequels in 2002, but it wasnt until 2012 that warner bros. The hollywood reporter has brought word that the longindevelopment remake of the action crime comedy uptown saturday night has found. Uptown saturday night is the first in a trilogy of successful buddy comedy flicks teaming up sidney poitier and bill cosby. The original 1974 buddy comedy starred sidney poitier and bill cosby as two friends who visit a highend, underworld nightclub, where they get robbed and have to go. The first sequel to uptown saturday night features poitier and cosby again on the same screen as clyde williams poitier and billy foster cosby.
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