Richard Linklater leaves Limpet as he casts aside the cartoonish fish film remake in order to concentrate on his "spiritual sequel" to Dazed & Confused.
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Richard Linklater is courting Jon Hamm for The Incredible Mr Limpet, Warner Bros' remake of the 1964 film. Zach Galifianakis plays the lead.
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The Incredible Mr. Limpet, which in the '60s had Don Knotts voicing an animated fish that helped the US Navy seek out Nazi subs during WWII, is one of those projects that has been developed as remake fodder for years. There was a point when Steve Oedekerk might have directed, and Brad Bird was a choice…
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Could we see The Incredible Mr. Limpet filtered through Waking Life? Two years ago Warner Bros put a remake of the old Don Knotts live-action/animated film into motion. Enchanted director Kevin Lima was attached, and there was word that Zach Galifianakis was in talks to take the lead role. But things stalled, Kevin Lima moved…
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We've known most of the cast of Edgar Wright's upcoming Scott Pilgrim vs. The World for some time, but a tweet from the director today revealed one more name we didn't previously have: Bill Hader. Wright said, "“Just did some final ADR sessions with Jason Schwartzman, Garth Jennings and Bill Hader.” He followed that up…
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