A conversation at Warner Bros. yesterday, just prior to this announcement:
“Hey boss, it’s been several minutes since we announced a new, unnecessary Hollywood remake of a relatively recent movie.”
“Get out the Every-Movie-Ever dart board!”
[THROWS DART]
“City By The Sea.”
“That lame De Niro movie from 2002? Nahh, we’ll hold off on that remake for another year.”
[THROWS ANOTHER DART]
“Annie Hall.”
“Nahh, getting the rights would be too difficult, but the millisecond Woody Allen dies, we have a script with Megan Fox and Jaden Smith rarin’ to go.”
[THROWS ANOTHER DART]
“Brewster’s Millions”
“PERFECT! A totally ok movie from peoples’ childhoods that’s already been turned into movies ten times, starting with Cecil B. DeMille’s 1914 version? Make it happen, Charlie.”
“While you were saying that, I already got the Wayanses on speakerphone.”
“You are promoted to Vice President of Movies.”
