It was once mounted as a vehicle for Jim Carrey, but now the story of THE INCREDIBLE MR LIMPET is headed for the big screen via Warner Bros, with THE HANGOVER’s Zach Galifianakis and writer/director Richard Linklater. Galifianakis is enough bang for anybody’s buck, but Linklater is upping his game with a smorgasbord-style wishlist of talent in support. Jon Hamm could be trying to prove there’s life after Don Draper in the role of the film’s villain, an… er… “unscrupulous businessman”. Meanwhile Sarah Silverman, who’s been adding to her CV of shock with Masters Of Sex, is lined up for an as yet unspecified part.
Based on the 1964 movie and the novel by Theodore Pratt, the production will be part live action, part animation. Sounding like a cross between LOCAL HERO and FINDING NEMO, the plot follows the title character, whose attempts to save his town’s piscine population are more heartfelt than most, as he has just been turned into a fish. Comedians Kevin Hart, Danny McBride and Key & Peele are being speculated about as shoo-ins for sassy sea life.
The original screenplay had Limpet assist the navy in targeting Nazi subs – as the remake is an update it’s hard to say where the adventure will go, but count on Hamm getting a big faceful of seaweed at some point.
Source: ComingSoon
