Should this man be called upon to take on a Great White Shark?
The grain of salt you're going to need to take this bit of insider Hollywood gossip with should be roughly the size and shape of a small bus (a short-bus, if you will): Universal's considering remaking "Jaws", and they want Tracy Morgan for the Richard Dreyfuss/"Matt Hooper" role. I know what you're thinking, but according to at least one movie news site, this is precisely what's being debated out in Hollywood. Read on for the details, my gentle Examiner readers...
This has to be the craziest, least-likely thing that I've heard in a long time (kinda like when someone told me a couple months back that Conan was going to end up getting replaced by Leno, and I laughed and said, "That's absurd!"), but here's what's being said over at CinemaBlend.com:
A source of ours over at Universal Pictures says the studio is strongly considering a remake of the summer blockbuster in hopes of dazzling younger audiences with new special effects. Their claim is that people now expect more, visually, from their movie going experience. So, Hollywood studios are inclined to take some of their tried and true franchise names like Jaws and bring them into the 3D world.
Our insider says Tracy Morgan was at one point being considered for the part of Matt Hooper, previously played by Richard Dreyfuss. While it’s uncertain whether that’s still the plan, it does indicate that they seem to be taking a more comedic direction with the part.
Listen, "Jaws" is one of my all-time favorite movies. I watch "Jaws" probably once over other month. It's the only good "Jaws" film, too (as if you needed me to tell you that). The notion of remaking it is, in and of itself, just flat-out silly, but the idea to plug Tracy Morgan into it? Well, that just takes this whole thing from "Bad Idea" territory to "May Be Brilliant" territory. I can't say that I'd support the sullying of the "Jaws" name with a remake, but I'm torn here: seeing Tracy Morgan bicker with Quint (who would play Quint, Jimmy Fallon?) and fight a shark might be breathtakingly stupid, and thus amazing to see.
Hmmm. I'm stumped on this one. You guys have any ideas? Good idea or bad idea? Do you want to see Universal remake "Jaws", and with Tracy Morgan in one of the lead roles? Or is this the most terrifying proposition you've heard of since "Avatar 2"? Sound off in the comments section, folks, we wanna know what you think about all this. And, while you're here, let's take a look back on the greatness of "Jaws" with this video:
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Comments
I'd rather see them just make the Meg movie.
You yell barracuda, everybody says, "Huh? What?" You yell JAWS remake, we've got a panic on our hands on the future of Hollywood.
This is such a bad idea. If this happens, it proves that there is absolutely nothing left sacred in Hollywood. With all the studios remaking everything they can to squeeze every last drop of money from any franchise they can, I can only say I'm not surprised, but utterly disgusted.
Wow - the bong must have been passed around all night to come up with this demented idea. I can only hope that the "think tank group" were simultaneously watching an SNL episode with Tracey Morgan doing his "Brian, the Wild Animal Expert" dud of a skit, while the Jaws theme music was playing on someone's IPod.
Coincidence?
Kinda like the creation of the Reece's Peanut Butter Cup!
Great idea for a tasty treat. Horrible idea for a prospective movie.
Worst idea ever.
I'd rather die than see that idiot of Tracy Morgan in a new Jaws film.
I have to know.. are all the screen writers and movie directors seriously that desperate to make a pretty penny... seriously people why ruin more great movies with stupid meaningless ideas? If you can't think of a way to not ruin Jaws then heres an idea... leave the damn movie alone... don't ruin another classic with cheap ass people with corny lines.... I mean my hell I feel as if there is no hope left for movies now a days. It's always the same story you got horny teenagers who one by one get killed while they are either having sex or after they get off. Then you have a predictable good boy or girl who magically manages to escape while the movies end,or you just stay from the original story all together to be "creative" or in better words just flat out idiotic...where's the talent????
Might as well make Jaws a movie about drug dealers or rap artists that get eaten by a shark either way that movie will be another remake flop "dun dun...dun dun...dun dun.. yo I'm the hip hop rapper called tracy morgan.. I'm gonna ruin jaws cuz I'm the new lead man" ya catch my drift these lyrics sucks ass just as much as your idea.
I agree with everyone hollywood needs to quit while their still ahead.
Uhhhh...
NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!Nooooo!o!!!!!nooOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
If you're going to put a comedian into the role of a slightly neurotic but brilliant Jewish scientist, get John Stewart.
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