“Mayonaise. Nom nom nom.”
Pssssssst, put your ear up to the monitor. Here that? That’s the sound of so many strikes at a bowling alley. Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy: together at last for a presumably plastic potty-humored family comedy! Ratner is in talks to helm a remake of the 1957 movie The Incredible Shrinking Man for Universal, with Murphy circling the lead. The script is by Thomas Lennon and Reno 9-11’s Robert Ben Garant (The Pacifier, Night at the Museum), and HR reports that it tells the tale of a Las Vegas magician who falls under a spell that causes him to lure ’00s Eddie Murphy gradually shrink to the point of disappearing. Brian Grazer will produce.
In related but not related discussion, where this leaves Ratner’s biopic about Hugh Hefner is unforeseen. Rick Moranis has not yet chimed in on his feelings about Ratner invading his “shrink” territory. I predict $200 million at the box office, and $230 mill if there’s a talking dog, cat, bumble bee and/or Murphy rides on top of said creatures. Sleep soundly tonight imagining what Ratner’s vision for a “Las Vegas magician” will look like.
Discuss: If you were forced to choose between watching one Ratner movie Clockwork Orange-style non-stop for three months or lopping off your pinkie after four huge margaritas, which? And Money Talks is excluded.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Why is Money Talks excluded?
April 18th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
@ gah
I dunno. Pretend the guy holding you hostage in this hypothetical is a bit goofy.
April 18th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Brett Ratner needs to direct, “Brett Ratner dies in a house fire.”
April 18th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Captain-
Can it be in 3D?
April 19th, 2008 at 1:03 am
damn you hunter, you took away money talks!!!! that was gonna be my play, at least that one’s not too bad. i’ll take the clockwork ratner with rush hour 1…i play guitar & am really fond of my pinkie - but it was a tough choice.
April 19th, 2008 at 3:59 am
I also play guitar, but screw it - I’ve seen players with two fingers manage just fine.
Brett Ratner should never work on a big budget Hollywood film ever again.
April 19th, 2008 at 11:45 am
dan,
of course!
April 19th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Ranter licks puoch
April 19th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Good question, I’d probably just curl back my tongue and swallow it.
I’d be dead, but that would still be a win in my eyes.
Besides after that (3 months? really?) who wants to live.