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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jan 29, 2014 0:31:50 GMT -6
Warner Bros. has tried to get a remake of the old Don Knotts vehicle THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET off the ground since the late-90s with Jim Carrey and Steve Oedekerk at the helm. The latest incarnation of the project is lined up for Richard Linklater to direct. He's recruited Tommy Pallotta and Femke Wolting to help with the CGI animation. Pallotta worked with Linklater on his previous animated flicks, WAKING LIFE and A SCANNER DARKLY, which both feature rotoscoping. Pallotta and Wolting apparently secured the gig by showing Linklater a project they're working on called THE LAST HIJACK about Somali pirates. For those who haven't seen the original, it's about a man who turns into a talking fish and helps out the Allies in World War II. Zach Galifinakis has been attached as Limpet for a while now, but there's no word on how they will update the plot (if at all). Attachments:
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Aug 4, 2014 17:40:02 GMT -6
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-linklater-exiting-incredible-mr-722344Richard Linklater is exiting Warner Bros.' The Incredible Mr. Limpet, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. The director, whose 12-years-in-the-making film Boyhood is currently in theaters and has been garnering strong critical praise, had been attached to the remake of the 1964 family comedy since 2011. Based on the novel by Theodore Pratt, Mr. Limpet centers on a man who is transformed into a fish. Sources say Warner Bros. has been talking to directors to replace Linklater after it began to look like his schedule wouldn't match up with the studio's timeline for making the film. Warner Bros. and reps for Linklater had no comment. According to sources, Linklater wants to concentrate on That's What I'm Talking About, a 1980s, university-set project that is akin to his cult hit, Dazed & Confused, which was set in the 1970s and set in high school. The project, which is based on Linklater's life, follows freshmen as they navigate through the first year of college life, while trying to make the baseball team. Talking About is another passion project for Linklater and the filmmaker would love to capitalize on Boyhood's heat to make this one a reality. Several sources say Linklater would like to shoot the project in the fall, which would have pushed work on Limpet into 2015. It's also likely that Linklater could be very busy during awards season with Boyhood, although it's still too soon to tell. And he's attached to Larry's Kidney, an adaptation of Daniel Asa Rose's memoir to star Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. He's repped by CAA, Cinetic Management, Anonymous Content and Sloss Law Office.
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