More than once while watching Joshua Jackson in Shutter, I thought to myself, ‘this guy is supposed to be Fletch?’ Turns out I needn’t have worried, according to MTV. Jackson won’t be the title character in Fletch Won after all, but the downside is that (once again) the role might be taken over by that memorable hero from The Odyssey, Nobody.
Jackson speaks: “In the way that rights are assigned in this business, when it didn’t happen last summer, I think the rights went back to [a] different person. So the guy that offered me the job, I don’t think owns it anymore, which is unfortunate.“
Fletch has definitely been plagued by a host of rights issues, but some small part of me wonders if the producers saw Shutter and then dropped ‘rights issues’ as the Hollywood equivalent of a girl saying she’s got to babysit or have colon surgery on Friday night.
Oh, and I realized as I was about to post this that a lot of people will flock to the article thinking that Jorge Garcia or someone has been cast in the film. I offer no apologies. Hits is hits, I say.
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I always thought that Jason Lee would be a better fit for this film
I know it's not fashionable 'round here to show Kevin Smith any respect, but as soon as it turned out that FLETCH WON wasn't going to be Kevin Smith directing Jason Lee, I lost all interest. It just seemed like the right project for both of them. Certainly it was more appealing than what either of them went on to do instead.
I'm going through Lost for the first time on ABC's official site, and really, I wouldn't mind if they cast Garcia as a fatter Fletch. That guy's got talent. He's like a deadpan Jack Black.
dude…michael emmerson IS fletch
I'm sure Beaks will back me on a Kristin Bell starring as Fletch movie.
Ryan Reynolds IS Fletch – any other choice just isn't as right.
I was hoping for a Chevy Chase appearance on Craphole Island.
I have to agree with Parker. Ryan Reynolds channels Chevy Chase so well (I'm talking good 70s and early 80s Chase) that he would be the obvious choice for Fletch.
That said, I was certainly not against the plans that were originally in place to have either Jason Lee or Zack Braff in the titular role. I think both of them would have brought a great interpretation of the Fletch character to the screen, especially if you follow it closer to the novel.
Wow, I hadn't even thought of Ryan Reynolds for this before. That would be great fucking casting.
It's funny. Chevy Chase was considered miscast at the time. I seem to remember McDonald hating him. Now people want Reynolds cuz he "channels Chase". Anyone actually read the books?
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