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David
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Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am Posts: 34865 Location: Maryland
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 Jack Nicholson plots Toni Erdmann remake
 Quote: Jack Nicholson, who hasn’t appeared in a feature film since 2010, will star in an English-language remake of the Oscar-nominated film “Toni Erdmann.”
Sources tell Variety Paramount Pictures has acquired the remake rights to the acclaimed German film with Nicholson attached to play the title character.
Paramount had no comment.
Adam McKay, who recently directed “The Big Short” for the studio, will produce along with Will Ferrell and Jessica Elbuam of Gloria Sanchez Productions. Maren Ade, writer and director of the original “Toni Erdmann,” will exec produce the remake along with producers Jonas Dornbach and Janine Jackowski.
The original film starred Peter Simonischek and Sandra Huller and followed a practical joking father who tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter ego and posing as her CEO’s life coach.
It’s unknown who will play the lead role of Nicholson’s daughter in the film.
Nominated for Best Foreign feature at the 2017 Academy Awards, “Toni Erdmann” has been the movie to beat in the international category and was also nominated a Golden Globe for Best Foreign film.
Sony Pictures Classics acquired U.S. rights to “Toni Erdmann” following its debut last year at the Cannes Film Festival. It’s currently playing in limited release domestically.
Sources tell Variety that Nicholson, who turns 80 this year, was a huge fan of the original and approached Paramount’s Brad Grey with the idea and Grey immediately worked with the team at Paramount to secure the rights.
The studio will look to attach a director and writer immediately.
“Toni Erdmann” marks Nicholson’s first film since playing a role in the James L. Brooks dramedy “How do You Know,” which many in Hollywood though could be possibly be the actor’s last major film. He also starred in the 2007 film “The Bucket List” opposite Morgan Freeman.
The three-time Oscar-winner has been courted for a few films in recent years, including the Branch Rickey role in “42” as well as Robert Downey Jr.’s father in “The Judge,” but passed on both. http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jack- ... 201980617/
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David
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 Re: Jack Nicholson plots Toni Erdmann remake
I know there will be cynicism regarding such a fast English-language-version turnaround, but I am just excited to see Jack on the big screen again.
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Dr. Lecter
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Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 4:28 pm Posts: 92093 Location: Bonn, Germany
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 Re: Jack Nicholson plots Toni Erdmann remake
And whoever has seen the original, knows that it is such a rich role too.
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Magic Mike
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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:53 am Posts: 35249 Location: Minnesota
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Kristen Wiig and Nicholson together will be awesome.
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Shack
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Wow!
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tree and a half
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Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:38 am Posts: 2084
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The role has Jack's name written all over it.
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_axiom
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Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 am Posts: 16163 Location: Croatia
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 Re: Jack Nicholson plots Toni Erdmann remake
This will be an easy role for Nicholson actually. Quite good casting. Magic Mike wrote: Kristen Wiig and Nicholson together will be awesome. God, please no Wiig. She can't act.
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tree and a half
Cream of the Crop
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2016 11:38 am Posts: 2084
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 Re: Jack Nicholson plots Toni Erdmann remake
_axiom wrote: God, please no Wiig. She can't act. I disagree about her acting ability, plus she has the right body type for the extensive nudity a Toni Erdmann remake will require.
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_axiom
The Wall
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 am Posts: 16163 Location: Croatia
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LOL you think Hollywood will show all the vaginas and penises in their remake?
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Price
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Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:15 pm Posts: 8889 Location: Los Pollos Hermanos
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Drop Wiig. Change sex. Hire Zac Efron. Call it Bad Erdmann.
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Algren
now we know
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Cool to see Jack back in a film.
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