moviesblog.mtv.com - 2/20/2008
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For Mark Waters, it’s like a daydream become reality: The “Mean Girls” director revealed to MTV News that he may once again pick up the reigns of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” three years after he lost his first chance at the project due to Hurricane Katrina.
“Mike Myers is taking it over completely, throwing out the screenplay. He’s starting ...
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Mike Myers is Daydreaming in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
FirstShowing.net —
... 1947 film starring Danny Kaye, various directors and studios have entertained completing a remake. Now, MTV is reporting that Mike Myers is assuming a central role in creating a new version of Thurber's most famous short story with Mark Waters (Freaking Friday, Mean Girls) attached as director. Myers is not only assuming the lead, but he's also involved in re-scripting the story. ...
MIKE MYERS CAN WRITE?
FilmDrunk.com —
... "Mike Myers is taking it over completely, throwing out the screenplay. He's starting over with a new screenplay that he's going to write," Waters said. "I may end up circling back to it because Mike and I have developed things together. If his screenplay ends up really great I might end up jumping back into it with him." [MTV] ...
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FilmChat —
... had been operating out of "a big building on the lot", but his most recent directorial effort went way over-budget and reportedly led to some pretty heated clashes between Shadyac and the studio bigwigs. -- Variety, Deadline Hollywood Daily 11. Mark Waters is still talking about re-making The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) with Mike Myers. Past actors attached to the project have included Jim Carrey and Owen Wilson. -- MTV Movies Blog
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