Tag: Uptown Saturday Night
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‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Remake Now in the Hands of ‘Dope’ Director Rick Famuyiwa
A remake of the classic buddy comedy Uptown Saturday Night starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby has been in the works since 2012. The original iteration of the project would have had Denzel Washington and Will Smith taking the lead roles, Adam McKay behind the camera, and Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) on […]The post…
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Kevin Hart Sets ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Buddy Comedy Remake as Next Project
Kevin Hart adds yet another project to his already sizable list of movies he’s starring in, producing, or both. Earlier this week, it was confirmed Hart would star in a remake of the 1974 Sidney Poitier-directed comedy Uptown Saturday Night with director Rick Famuyiwa set to direct. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. which will…
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Malcolm D. Lee in Talks to Direct Kevin Hart’s ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Remake (Exclusive)
“Girls Trip” director Malcolm D. Lee is in early negotiations to direct Warner Bros. and Overbrook Entertainment’s remake of “Uptown Saturday Night” starring Kevin Hart, sources tell Variety.Will Smith and his Overbrook Entertainment partner James Lassiter are producing with “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris writing the most recent draft of the script. For years, the project…
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Malcolm D. Lee Eyes Directing Kevin Hart ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Redo
Deadline has confirmed that Girls Trip director Malcolm D. Lee is in talks to direct a remake of the 1974 Bill Cosby-Sidney Poitier film Uptown Saturday Night. The original pic follows two buddies who enter an illegal high class club and have their wallets stolen, one of them containing a lottery ticket. Overbrook Entertainment partners…
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Kevin Hart Will Lead ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Remake Without Will Smith or Denzel Washington
It’s been years since we heard about the gestating remake of Uptown Saturday Night. But the project appears to be back on track, albeit with some changes behind the scenes and in front of the camera. The original 1974 comedy Uptown Saturday Night starred screen legend Sidney Poitier and sexual assaulter Bill Cosby as two…
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Movie Talk: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Trailer Reactions
On this episode of Collider Movie Talk Mark Ellis, Perri Nemiroff, John Rocha discuss the following: Margot Kidder has passed away. The panel gives their thoughts on her impact as an actress and a humanitarian. In an interview with the BBC, Kevin Feige confirms that Ms. Marvel is “definitely sort of in the works” after…
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Kevin Hart in Talks to Star in Warner Bros.’ ‘Uptown Saturday Night’ Remake (Exclusive)
Warner Bros. and Overbrook Entertainment’s long-gestating remake of the 1974 comedy “Uptown Saturday Night” looks to be gearing up again, with Kevin Hart in negotiations to star.Will Smith and his Overbrook Entertainment partner James Lassiter are producing with “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris writing the most recent draft. For years, the project was developed as possible…