JamesG
03-24-2021, 03:58 PM
"Bewitched" Movie in the Works at Sony Pictures
by Etan Vlessing
March 24, 2021
Sony Pictures is twitching its nose as it orders a movie version of the classic "Bewitched" TV sitcom, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett are conjuring up the script for the movie adaptation.
Davis Entertainment is producing via John Davis and John Fox.
Sony, which owns the sitcom's rights, attempted TV remakes at CBS in 2011-12 and NBC in 2014 that did not go forward.
"Bewitched" was also remade as a 2005 feature film starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bewitched-movie-in-the-works-at-sony-pictures
Babalu
03-25-2021, 07:14 PM
Obviously one crappy failure wasn't enough.
Almost no originality in Hollywood.
Willbo
03-26-2021, 08:20 AM
I hope this does not happen. The first movie was horrible.
Will Dockery
03-28-2021, 03:59 AM
"Bewitched" Movie in the Works at Sony Pictures
by Etan Vlessing
March 24, 2021
Sony Pictures is twitching its nose as it orders a movie version of the classic "Bewitched" TV sitcom, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett are conjuring up the script for the movie adaptation.
Davis Entertainment is producing via John Davis and John Fox.
Sony, which owns the sitcom's rights, attempted TV remakes at CBS in 2011-12 and NBC in 2014 that did not go forward.
"Bewitched" was also remade as a 2005 feature film starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bewitched-movie-in-the-works-at-sony-pictures
Who in the world could recreate such iconic roles, when even Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell failed?
Arfies
09-01-2021, 12:43 PM
It seems the idea of a "Bewitched" reboot pops up every couple of years and nothing ever comes of it (save for the 2005 movie), so I'm not worried.
RetroGuy2000
09-01-2021, 12:49 PM
I hope this does not happen. The first movie was horrible.
Yes. It was very bad.
OneWayFilms
09-01-2021, 11:34 PM
I think what killed the film was that it wasn't a real story involving Samantha and Darren, but rather a movie about the PRODUCTION of the show itself. Also, I thought everyone was perfectly cast except Will Farrell as Darren. There is no chemistry between him and Nichole Kidman and it came across very awkward.
If they create a Bewitched movie.....then let's keep it as a story about Samantha and Darren.
Willbo
09-02-2021, 09:06 AM
I think Jim Carey would have been a perfect Darrin. Not sure it would have helped the movie but at least Darrin would have been better.
Arfies
09-02-2021, 12:30 PM
I think Jim Carey would have been a perfect Darrin. Not sure it would have helped the movie but at least Darrin would have been better.
Apparently Jim Carrey was in talks but turned it down (https://ew.com/article/2005/04/21/bewitched/).
If they ever make a movie about Dick York's life, Jim Carrey should play him. Like Carrey, York was also into metaphysics, painting, sculpture, and New Age stuff (https://bewitchsam.tripod.com/york01.html), and of course the physical resemblance is there. And York's memoir "The Seesaw Girl and Me" is in the offbeat vein of some of some of Carrey's films like "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."