The Fall Guy reboot

[GeneChing]

What caught my attention was Leitch.

THE FALL GUY: Classic ABC Series Makes The Jump To The Big Screen, David Leitch And Ryan Gosling Attached
by Lee B. Golden III September 23, 2020 in In-Development


Ryan Gosling speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Blade Runner 2049”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

David Leitch speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Deadpool 2”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Deadpool 2 director David Leitch is still plotting Bullet Train for Sony, but thanks to Universal, the 87Eleven stunt multi-hyphenate who’s spent since 2014 leaving an impression in the director’s chair will soon bring to life a feature adaptation based on the 1981 ABC series, The Fall Guy.

Deadline’s Justin Kroll was the first to break the news, while THR has more insider info on the project’s title; The latter cites a $125 million dollar bid for the project in a heated auction for Universal against MGM, Lionsgate and Sony, with no streamers involved, as a theatrical release was part of the package.

Glen A. Larson created the hit series which lasted five years, casting Lee Majors in the role of Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who plied his trade both for the screen, and for his side hustle as a bounty hunter with the help of his cousin and stuntman-in-training, Howie “Kid” Munson (Douglas Barr), and fellow stunt professional Jody Banks (Heather Thomas).

The Fall Guy will see Leitch pairing up once more with Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw writer Drew Pearce, and actor Ryan Gosling, who would mark his return to the stuntman action genre following roles as stunt performer in Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 thriller, Drive, and the following year in Derek Cianfrance’s The Place Beyond The Pines with Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes.

Gosling will also produce The Fall Guy next to Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady, 87North’s Leitch and partnering Kelly McCormick.

More at Deadline and THR.

[Kevin73]

What caught my attention was Leitch.

Always enjoyed that show growing up. Looking forward to seeing how they will do it, for example, staying close to the original or moving it in a different direction like Starskey and Hutch

[GeneChing]

[GeneChing]

[GeneChing]

Wow one big fat ad for 87 North.

But I’m here for it. I luv 87 North. It was an action rom-com but 87N leveled it up in a major way. The two opening one-er shots were super complex and had me at ‘hello.’ Then all the Easter eggs and inside jokes worked really well for me - the movie references (in line quotes and action blocking), the bionic $6M sound, the Hall H nods, the poke at the academy’s lack of awards for stunts, great tips of thr crash helmet for action nerds. And there were some amazing stunts and fun choreo. 87N delivers once again. Plus the whole meta angle in storytelling was layered just enough to be entertaining without getting too heady. And sword fights! So many wins.

Ultimately it’s a total park your brain outside and enjoy the show type of film.

And I saw 3 good cameos, the replacement star (referenced in the sticky note), the arresting officer, and the arresting officers partner (who didn’t have a line but was the Easter egg origin of Emily’s ‘Jody’.)

Note that I was a huge fan of The $6M Man but wasn’t into The Fall Guy.

We were invited to the screener and I really wanted to go but I had a schedule conflict. It took me a while to get back to it (it took me until it came on Peacock).