UPDATE: Kevin Hart has confirmed the reports that he will star in a Planes, Trains and Automobiles remake with Will Smith.
Hart provided a statement on his verified Instagram account on Monday afternoon with a snapshot of an article headline.
“I’ve been patiently waiting for the right project to team up with my brother with,” Hart said in the caption. “We found it and are developing it together with our teams. This will be huge for us and the city of brotherly love aka Philadelphia….. let’s goooooo @willsmith.”
Smith has not commented on the news on his verified Instagram, Facebook or YouTube account yet.
The original story from earlier today is below.
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ORIGINAL STORY: Planes, Trains & Automobiles is reportedly being remade with Will Smith and Kevin Hart in the starring roles.
Variety reports that Smith and Hart will also produce the movie and Aeysha Carr, who previously wrote and produced Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Carmichael Show, will write the script. The remake reportedly has the same plot as the original where two strangers must work together to make it home to their families.
The original movie was released in 1987 and starred Steve Martin and John Candy. It was written and directed by John Hughes, and the first movie directed by Hughes after Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Planes, Trains & Automobiles ended up as the 25th highest grossing movie of 1987 worldwide, which is ahead of movies like Full Metal Jacket, Wall Street and Spaceballs.
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It marks another remake for Smith, who recently came off a live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin where he played the Genie. It’s currently the biggest box office hit of Smith’s career. Smith is also reportedly producing a remake of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that reimagines the show as a drama.
Hart recently starred in a remake of The Intouchables with Bryan Cranston and a sequel to the rebooted Jumanji. He will next be seen in the drama movie Fatherhood, which is currently set to hit movie theaters in April 2021.
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IGN has a list of movie remakes that are better than the original for anyone who might have doubts about this one. Also, check out IGN’s list of the top 25 comedy movies to see if Planes, Trains & Automobiles made the cut.
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Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN who loves this movie and wants everyone to know that it’s currently streaming on HBO Max.
Source: IGN.com UPDATE: Kevin Hart Confirms Planes, Trains and Automobiles Remake with Will Smith