Robert De Niro to do A Sequel to the 1988 Movie, 'Midnight Run' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 03-05-2010, 11:53 PM

Universal has started the wheels moving on a sequel to the 1988 classic comedy Midnight Run.

The studio has hired Tim Dowling to write the comedy, with Robert De Niro reprising his role as Los Angeles-based bounty hunter Jack Walsh, the former Chicago cop who hunts the turncoat mob accountant played by Charles Grodin in time to collect a $100,000 fee.

The film is being produced by De Niro and his Tribeca Productions partner Jane Rosenthal. It first came up when Deadline Hollywood revealed that the sequel was one of the films that WME had booked for De Niro before he returned to CAA.

No word on the plot, but Walsh will chase a new fugitive. Charles Grodin, who retired from acting to become a broadcast journalist, won’t return. Dowling’s script work included Role Models and Just Go With It, the Sony comedy that stars Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman.

http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/de-n...-midnight-run/

dlemond · 03-06-2010, 12:09 AM

Why are you so unpopular with the Chicago police department?

One of my favorite 80s movies.

No disrespect to the Jack Walsh character, but this movie's success was based on the De Niro - Grodin interaction and chemistry.

Just taking Walsh and teaming him up with someone else is pretty ridiculous.

Mosley, Serrano, and Marvin were great characters too, but there's no bet they are in it either.

Take a far weaker buddy flick, like Rush Hour, and you're not making the sequel without Jackie Chan.

How does this work without Grodin and De Niro together?

Not very well I suspect.

03-05-2010, 11:53 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Robert De Niro to do A Sequel to the 1988 Movie, 'Midnight Run' Universal has started the wheels moving on a sequel to the 1988 classic comedy Midnight Run. The studio has hired Tim Dowling to write the comedy, with Robert De Niro reprising his role as Los Angeles-based bounty hunter Jack Walsh, the former Chicago cop who hunts the turncoat mob accountant played by Charles Grodin in time to collect a $100,000 fee. The film is being produced by De Niro and his Tribeca Productions partner Jane Rosenthal. It first came up when Deadline Hollywood revealed that the sequel was one of the films that WME had booked for De Niro before he returned to CAA. No word on the plot, but Walsh will chase a new fugitive. Charles Grodin, who retired from acting to become a broadcast journalist, won’t return. Dowling’s script work included Role Models and Just Go With It, the Sony comedy that stars Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman. http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/de-n...-midnight-run/ Attached Images
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03-06-2010, 12:09 AM	#2
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	Why are you so unpopular with the Chicago police department? One of my favorite 80s movies. No disrespect to the Jack Walsh character, but this movie's success was based on the De Niro - Grodin interaction and chemistry. Just taking Walsh and teaming him up with someone else is pretty ridiculous. Mosley, Serrano, and Marvin were great characters too, but there's no bet they are in it either. Take a far weaker buddy flick, like Rush Hour, and you're not making the sequel without Jackie Chan. How does this work without Grodin and De Niro together? Not very well I suspect.