Yesterday it was announced that the ’80s classic TV show TJ Hooker was being turned into a movie, and now today Variety is reporting that the ’90s international sensation Baywatch was going to the big screen too. Paramount has hired Jeremy Garelick, who just worked his magic on The Hangover to do the same for Baywatch.
DreamWorks paid seven figures for remake rights in 2005 and got a script by Jay Scherick and David Ronn that was heavy on action. Garelick was sent the script do a punch-up. Though he never saw the original TV show and its well-rounded cast, he saw an opportunity to turn it into broad comedy.
“It felt like the template to do a movie that was similar to ‘Stripes’ and ‘Police Academy,’ the comedies I loved growing up,” Garelick said. “Rather than trying to pitch the tone, I figured it would be easier to write the first act to convey who these characters were,” Garelick said.
Some 37 pages later, Garelick has landed the job. The script now focuses on two unlikely lifeguard candidates trying to catch on alongside the buff bodies that will be as abundant in the film as they were in the TV series.
See this is what I hate about Hollywood, why do they have to say it is a Baywatch movie when the only thing it has in common with the show is it is about lifeguards? Just give it a new title, you know the movie might do better if it were disassociated from the show and then in the future a movie respecting (did I just type that) can be made? Strange concept, no?
Forget Bret Michaels and Ray-J, this is the man that needs a dating show on VH1…according to The Sun David Hasselhoff is looking for his true love.
DJ Scott Mills said: “We went to Las Vegas together and various ladies were throwing themselves at him — but he really wasn’t interested.
“He’s not looking for that type of woman — he’s bored by them. He’s been divorced for three or four years now, and needs and wants to find himself a lady. He’s looking for love again.
“He’s better when he’s with someone and he knows that.
He said: “He lives for his girls but he’s a little bit lonely sometimes and needs to find The One.
“But him and the kids seem to have got over their problems. He’s in a good place. He isn’t drinking, and he’s watching what he eats.
“He drinks a lot of strong coffee all the time, and that’s it.”
Seriously if his search for love doesn't have VH1 written all over it, I don't know whos search would be better. I know I would watch and for his money, I might even try out for it!
via Knight Rider Online
Will Arnett sounds great as KITT in the Knight Rider TV movie/pilot.
You know for some reason I am excited for the new Knight Rider, but being a girl I don’t know why?
