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A Visualization of Zach Braff as Fletch |
Bill Lawence has been tapped to write and direct Fletch Won
this spring but the rumored name remains the same name in association
with Irwin M Fletcher...Zach Braff (of Scrubs & Garden
State). Braff was also the last rumoured name when Director
Kevin Smith was attached. Lawence is scared, but for a
good reason. "I have been so comfortable in the TV business
for so long, I've not operated without a net," said
Lawrence. "So I am so scared about doing 'Fletch' because I
just have nightmares about f***ing it up. Not only would it
bum me out personally, but I'm such a fan, it's the first
time I've ever done anything that all my closest friends
that I grew up with have each taken the time to call me and
said, 'If you mess this up, we're going to kill you.'"
"I modernized it. I think it's more tonally close to the
book than anything else because the first one was Chevy
Chase in his kind of sketch arena. It's not as sketchy [but]
it's not that close to the book. I used definitely a lot of
the plot elements but tonally, it's a lot closer to the book
and the books than the first 'Fletch' movie was. I'm a huge
Greg McDonald fan. I read all the novels before I even saw
the movie. The dialogue just pops. You can basically cut out
pages and just shoot them, the guy writes such good
dialogue."
Ironically, I've only seen one episode of Scrubs and it
was one where they want to pop in Fletch: "I've seen
Fletch." "But you haven't seen it with us saying all the
lines!"
Thanks to Ninjatomatoe01,
JacktheWriter, Mr. Nuff, and butterknees for the scoop.
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