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[Raylan]

White Men Can't Jump Remake in Development

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kenya Barris — creator of ABC's hit comedy Black-ish — will write and produce a White Men Can't Jump remake of 20th Century Fox‘s hit comedy.

Barris will be joined as a producer by Los Angeles Clippers player Blake Griffin and Ryan Kalil of the NFL's Carolina Panthers under their Mortal Media banner alongside partner Noah Weinstein.

The original 1992 film starred Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as a pair of street basketball hustlers, and Rosie Perez as the latter's girlfriend. Directed by sports enthusiast Ron Shelton (Bull Durham, Tin Cup), it was a sleeper hit upon release,grossing over $90 million worldwide.

Barris is also at work on a new Shaft remake, while the Mortal Media partners are currently developing a Rocketeer reboot with a black female lead for Disney.

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Coming to America will be next. I can feel it already -_-'
Joseph Fiennes will play Eddie Murphy's part.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Men in Suits Can't Create

 

[yunbuns]

 

[weepy]

But...why?

 

[Striker]

 

[LakeEarth]

Because remember it? Remember it? Do you remember it?

 

[Kayhan]

That's racist.

 

[HStallion]

Typical racist response: hur dur white men can so jump!

 

[Baroquemantic]

This is the first time I completely agree with the "(but) why?" responses.

 

[bPod]

Originality and creativity is dead in Hollyweed

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

There's really no reason for this. It isn't some sort of cult classic, it wasn't some cultural zeitgeist. Are we just now remaking any film?

 

[Prototype Viktor]

But...why?

Because white men need a uplifting story

Also those other remakes like Rocketeers, wasn't the original bad?

 

[this_guy]

Woody Harrelson was an actor first that actually looked competent on the basketball court.

 

[ReAxion]

Quince

 

[830920]

Can't wait!

 

[Silphonica]

white men cant jump is my favouritist movie of all time.

But part of its charm was the atmosphere of the era. A remake makes so little sense its unreal.

Im not excited, im off the bus.

 

[Bleepey]

What will it be called, White men still can't jump?

 

[itwasTuesday]

Did Rosie ever make it on Jeopardy?

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Just re-release the original.

 

[DaMan121]

Quince

I'm going to put my mouth where this money is. Rosie Perez in this movie..!

Edit: I hate the idea, but I do miss sports movies on a big budget.

 

[Plum]

The only way this could work if it were a Carpenter-esque body horror film in which a disease causes Caucasian males to be literally unable to move their legs off the ground.

What will it be called, White men still can't jump?

"White Men, can they Jump? Can they jump over things? Lets find out!"

 

[Slo]

Rosie Perez can still go.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

What will it be called, White men still can't jump?

White Millennials Can't Jump

 

[Ovid]

Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson had really great chemistry in the White Men Can't Jump and Money Train.

 

[Violence Jack]

They're going to try for another Shaft remake? Why?

I hope this thing will be straight to DVD, because I don't see people eager to watch a remake of White Men Can't Jump.

 

[Angelus Errare]

What will it be called, White men still can't jump?

"Update: Ya'll Still Can't Jump"

 

[Prototype Viktor]

"Update: Ya'll Still Can't Jump"

"When will y'all be able to jump"

 

[RinsFury]

This sounds worse than the Point Break remake.

 

[HawksWinStanley]

Wow, they really are all out of ideas.

Like everyone else I don't understand the need for this. Don't get me wrong, I learned a lot of things from WMCJ. Some foods that start with the letter Q, how to hustle people in basketball, some decent yo momma jokes, and that The King and Duck ain't shit.

But c'mon we don't need a remake.

 

[Kinyou]

Surprised they didn't go for "White women can't jump"

 

[Caja 117]

Watch Jessie Eisenberg get cast for Woodys character..

Michael b Jordan probably will get Snipes role, which would not be bad.

And is this Shaft remake is a remake of Samuel L Jackson Shaft? or the orginal?

 

[Tubobutts]

There wasn't enough basketball in the original.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Sidney Deane will question if Billy Hoyle can hear Kanye West.

 

[dsp]

Because white men need a uplifting story

Did we watch different movies?

Also, this is just fucking stupid. It's a great movie. It doesn't need a remake. Stop remaking stuff that's good. If you need to do a remake then make it something that had the potential to be great but didn't get there. I Am Legend, Dune, etc. Hollywood sucks

 

[Raylan]

White Millennials Can't Jump

"Millennials can't" should be a new documentary.

 

[Stabby McSter]

Because white men need a uplifting story

Also those other remakes like Rocketeers, wasn't the original bad?

it wasn't even that uplifting by the end

he still took a huge L

 

[Trouble]

I'm only on board if they recast Snipes and Harrelson and call it Old Men Can't Jump.

 

[jett]

it was a sleeper hit upon release,grossing over $90 million worldwide.

Is this really all it takes to remake shit these days?

 

[LookAtMeGo]

But can we dribble? We can make 3's. Still can't dance worth shit tho.

 

[ColdLasagna]

No thanks. It would make me feel like I am cheating on Rosie with a toothless crack whore.

 

[Boke1879]

The movie was a product of it's time. This movie won't replicate any success

 

[Pomerlaw]

'nuff said.

 

[sixteen-bit]

"Millennials can't" should be a new documentary.

"can't even", breh

 

[jessicar]

Why?

 

[Hale-XF11]

I don't understand remaking movies that still hold up well today. I guess it's a money thing.

 

[Jarnet87]

Kevin Hart and Chris Pratt

 

[Mammoth Jones]

Please no. Trump supporters will just spin this into an attack on White people.

 

[Fat4all]

ENDLESS

TRASH

 

[RS4-]

White man sees black man playing prison ball.
Black man always gets picked last. White man picks him first. They become prison all stars, cell mates and BFFs.

Black guy is wrongly convicted, white gets out of jail early, but hires lawyer for black. Black is set free.

White ends up in NBA.
Black still black.

That's how it'll go.

 

[lightskintwin]

Surprised they didn't go for "White women can't jump"

LOL This