new Pink panther The film is in the works, with Eddie Murphy in talks to portray the famous inspector, Jacques Clouzot.
according to Hollywood Reporter The film was directed by Jeff Fowler (sonic the hedgehog) From a text written by Chris Bremner. Dan Lin, Jonathan Erich, Larry Mirisch, and Julie Andrews will serve as producers.
Inline with Pink panther’Over its long history, the project is said to blend the original franchise – a comedy mystery based on Clouseau’s adventures as a detective – and a cartoonish feline that soon became the subject of its own series. As a straight CGI hybrid, the movie will see a human crew break the animatronic tiger out of prison to complete another heist.
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Clouseau was made famous by Peter Sellers, who originally portrayed the French cop in 1963 Pink panther movie before resuming the role of two series in the 1970s. Decades later, Steve Martin took on the character in two films in 2006 and 2009. As long as the iconic Henry Mancini song returns, a reboot should be fine.
Murphy starred alongside Jonah Hill in the Netflix Original Movie You people. Looking to the future, he might appear in another exciting reboot: According to Chris Meledandri, the comedian will likely return as Donkey alongside Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz in Partner 5.
