This time around the target of the troupe’s comedy isn’t local law enforcement or quirky seafood restaurant workers but Victor Hugo’s classic “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” The Broken Lizard troupe is back with this week’s Quasi, now available on Hulu.
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Quasi movie poster from Searchlight Pictures But then don’t make claims to this being anything all that original and own that it’s an updating of a familiar story in the same way that Richard III can be shifted forward and set in World War I.Īside from those quibbles, it looks like a fun retelling of the story, just with a different sort of chemistry than was seen between Snipes and Harrelson and in a vastly different cultural context. At the very least it’s a legitimate tactic to take. It 100% relies on the audience knowing what the basic premise is going to be based on the title alone while working to convey an attitude instead of anything substantial. What strikes me from the campaign as a whole is how uninterested it is in introducing us to the characters or explaining much about the story. Harlow and others talked about working with the late Reddick and more.Ĭalmatic explains in a featurette that the premise of this movie is the same as the original but the story is brand new while the cast shares who their characters are and what motivates them.
That was followed by red carpets premieres and screenings in both Los Angeles and New York City, with most of the talent involved appearing at both events. We’re here at the famous Venice Beach Courts for our #WhiteMenCantJump x Hoopbus event! 🏀 /MqMBC8JPuN- 20th Century Studios May 10, 2023
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The marketing of the film began in early February on an odd note, with a TV spot style video that didn’t do a lot to introduce us to the specific characters or premise but did establish that we were in an updated version of WMCJ, with new conversations and attitudes but the same basic dynamics in place. Harlow and Walls were both cast in the lead roles in early 2022, followed shortly by most of the supporting cast, including Lance Reddick in what was to become one of his last screen performances.
The movie was announced in late November 2021 with Calmatic directing, though Barris had reportedly been working on the project for a number of years prior to that. So despite the assumption there will be significantly fewer day-glo hats and pastel tank tops featured, let’s take a look at how it’s been sold. The film was directed by Calmatic from a screenplay by Kenya Barris and Doug Hall, with those two collaborating on the story with Ron Shelton, who wrote and directed the original movie. Teyana Taylor and Laura Harrier play Imani and Tatiana, the girlfriends of Imani and Jeremy. The two figure out there’s more money to be made by combining their talents. Kamal is a hotshot on the neighborhood basketball court, earning extra cash by winning games while Jeremy hustles his opponents who bet on him not being able to play at their level on account of his being white.
Those are different characters than those played by Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in the 1992 original, but the premise is largely the same. White Men Can’t Jump, out this week on Hulu, stars Sinqua Walls and Jack Harlow as Kamal and Jeremy, respectively. White Men Can’t Jump movie poster from Hulu and 20th Century Studios
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