Tom Hanks returned to his role as the real-life hero Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger on Saturday Night Live with the help of frequent guest star Alec Baldwin, who played Captain Doug Hubbard, a man whose presence posed a major threat. As Sully was positioned in the captain's seat, he soon learned that he was in fact not the one in command for the flight. Hubbard appeared and announced, "I think I'm in that seat" to which Sully replies "What's that? The captain's chair?" Once it was clear that there has been a mistake, Sully radioed in for confirmation and reminded the operators,
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- 10/23/2016
- by Ezinne Ukoha
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox 2000 to use real horse with CGI-animated mouth in big-screen adaptation of 1960s talking horse sitcom
All aboard the War Horse bandwagon! Studio Fox 2000 has snapped up the big-screen rights to chatty equine sitcom Mister Ed, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Elizabeth Gabler is the woman with her hands on the executive producer's reins: she previously took charge of 2006 horse flick Flicka, and is described as an "equestrian enthusiast".
Almost 150 episodes of the sitcom screened on CBS between 1961 and 1966, inspired by a series of short stories by Walter R Brooks called The Talking Horse. Much of the comedy stemmed from the fact that Mister Ed, who combined a wry sense of humour with a troublemaking streak, would speak only to his owner, a klutzy architect called Wilbur.
As in the original show, Fox 2000 will use a real horse, but while the studio will use CGI to animate its mouth, the...
All aboard the War Horse bandwagon! Studio Fox 2000 has snapped up the big-screen rights to chatty equine sitcom Mister Ed, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Elizabeth Gabler is the woman with her hands on the executive producer's reins: she previously took charge of 2006 horse flick Flicka, and is described as an "equestrian enthusiast".
Almost 150 episodes of the sitcom screened on CBS between 1961 and 1966, inspired by a series of short stories by Walter R Brooks called The Talking Horse. Much of the comedy stemmed from the fact that Mister Ed, who combined a wry sense of humour with a troublemaking streak, would speak only to his owner, a klutzy architect called Wilbur.
As in the original show, Fox 2000 will use a real horse, but while the studio will use CGI to animate its mouth, the...
- 10/5/2011
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
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