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Magnum p.i. the movie news update: casting rumors for 2009.
For a couple of years now, there’s been an online stream of news-slash-rumors about the development of a Magnum p.i. movie adaptation. Importantly, one that won’t star Tom Selleck as the titular, mustached, Hawaiian-based investigator.
About a year ago, the biggest casting rumor was released across the Internets, with many entertainment sites reporting that Matthew McConaughey had been offered the starring role as Thomas Magnum. Unfortunately, it wasn’t specified if, in playing Selleck’s stardom-launching character, he’d be doing so while wearing Selleck’s pleasure-launching mustache.
However, in news reported at the end of 2008 by the MTV Movies Blog, McConaughey is out, as told to MTV by super producer, Brian Grazer. About casting the leading role, Grazer, who confirmed that there is a script for the developing project, said:
“I think the idea for ‘Magnum P.I.’ is to find a counterpoint, to not try and find the new Tom Selleck but to find someone that is just so different that you go, oh my God! That guy is Magnum?!?”
After reading that, my question is, Why even call it a Magnum remake? A counterpoint? So different that you go, “OMG! That guy is Magnum?!”? This doesn’t seem like a good idea to me, abandoning the soul of the original. Maybe Grazer should focus on “updating” another adored TV series.
Hey, I’ve got a great idea! Let’s also do a live-action adaptation of the 90s Captain Planet cartoon. Except, instead of a gang of children helping the Captain with rings, it’ll be a squadron of scantily clad young co-eds who are all bi-curious. And instead of saving the planet, they’ll be saving the souls of their small dogs from purse snatchers who are vampires. Who’ll be playing the Captain? Robert Pattinson made pasty with make-up. He’s our hero! Gonna take pollutiondog-soul-snatching vampires down to zero!
What if Captain Planet, instead of saving the planet, did meth? Take a look at the answer.
