A remake of Harvey? I vote for Tom Hanks or Steve Carell
August 3, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
It’s hard to imagine "Harvey" with anyone but Jimmy Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd, the guy who befriended a 6 1/2-foot-tall invisible rabbit in the 1950 film version of Mary Chase’s play — which won a Pulitzer Prize, by the way.
But if anyone can do a remake, it would be Steven Spielberg, who plans to direct an upcoming film, a co-production of 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks. It’s the first film under DreamWorks’ new incarnation; the company will finance 50% through its new partner Reliance and distribute through Disney.
It’s funny how all these film companies are hooked in together now. You never see a movie produced solely by MGM or Paramount.
At any rate, I hope Spielberg gets somebody who can do justice to the role. I’m thinking Tom Hanks or Steve Carell. Anybody else strike you as a good candidate?
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