Don Knotts Classic, "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" Will be Remade - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-12-2009, 12:49 AM

The "Enchanted" director is attached to helm Warner Bros.' update of "The Incredible Mr. Limpet," a story about a man who turns into a talking fish.

Don Knotts starred in the studio's 1964 original, which centered on the title character, an otherwise bland sort who after his transformation becomes a World War II hero when he helps spot and thwart enemy warships for the Allies.

The picture was a live action-animated hybrid, with Arthur Lubin directing the live sections and Robert McKimson helming the animated parts.

The new project, which also will be a live-animated blend, has been through several iterations, with Robin Williams and Jim Carrey among the stars for whom it previously had been developed. Mike Judge was at one point attached to direct.

Akiva Goldsman, Bill Gerber, Paula Weinstein and James Lassiter are producing, with Chris Chase exec producing. Greg Silverman is overseeing for the studio.

The WME-repped Lima is attached to several Warners projects, including the period sorcery tale "The Spook's Apprentice" and the studio's update of Tom Thumb, titled "Thumb." He's also on board to direct Universal's big-screen version of "Candyland."

This project would be another in the latest round of live-animated hybrids that began when Fox turned "Alvin & the Chipmunks" into a hit in 2007.

Warners has several such projects in development, including a Yogi Bear update. Lima is considered one of the more respected practitioners of the form, with "Enchanted" and "Thumb" falling in the live-ani category.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...dffd4b6b367647

Schmoopie · 06-12-2009, 03:18 AM

I love this movie, but I hope they don't ruin it like they've done so many other movie remakes. I hope they keep it "cartoon-ish" like Bee Movie and not 3-D ish like other "cartoons" today.

comedyfreak · 06-12-2009, 04:15 AM

As Catlover would say, enough with the remakes already!

tv star collector · 06-12-2009, 09:47 AM

Recasting Henry Limpet is like recasting Barney Fife. The late Don Knotts
is (and always will be) the "real" Henry Limpet.

Marvo301 · 06-12-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tv star collector

Recasting Henry Limpet is like recasting Barney Fife. The late Don Knotts
is (and always will be) the "real" Henry Limpet.

Marvo301 · 06-12-2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

As Catlover would say, enough with the remakes already!

Jude The Obscure · 06-12-2009, 07:59 PM

I was only interested in a remake if Jim Carrey would have done it, but now, all we see is rehash after rehash, remake after remake, sequel after sequel, ripoff after ripoff.

catlover79 · 06-13-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

As Catlover would say, enough with the remakes already!

YES!!

Retro4Life · 06-13-2009, 08:42 PM

I predict this will have roughly the lifespan of an average shad fly...

I agree; let's STOP these remakes and actually attempt to write something original. How long before they're making remakes of REMAKES...??

catlover79 · 06-13-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

I predict this will have roughly the lifespan of an average shad fly...

I agree; let's STOP these remakes and actually attempt to write something original. How long before they're making remakes of REMAKES...??

That's next.

JamesG · 06-13-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

How long before they're making remakes of REMAKES...??

I don't know if happened for any other movie but I know Night of the Living Dead was remade twice.

The first remake was in 1990.

The second remake was Night of the Living Dead 3D in 2006.

Retro4Life · 06-13-2009, 09:17 PM

I actually think they're remaking Carpenter's "The Thing" which is of course, itself a remake...

JamesG · 06-13-2009, 09:20 PM

The one thing I hate about the movie industry the most is...

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Direct-to-video sequels

MrCleveland · 06-14-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

That's next.

What will be next is remakes of classics such as "Gone With the Wind", "Citizen Kane", "Casablanca", and "The Godfather" to name a few!

catlover79 · 06-14-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MrCleveland

What will be next is remakes of classics such as "Gone With the Wind", "Citizen Kane", "Casablanca", and "The Godfather" to name a few!

That's too scary and wrong to even think about it!!

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