Thirty-two years ago, Tom Hanks fell in love with a mermaid in “Splash”;. Now, the 1984 romantic comedy is getting a remake – this time with a twist.
Producer Brain Grazer admitted during an interview with CNBC that a remake of “Splash”; was in the works. While Grazer kept mostly mum on the details, he revealed that this version of the story would be told from the mermaid’s perspective.
The original film saw an unlucky-in-love Tom Hanks fall in love with a beautiful mermaid, played by Daryl Hannah, after she rescues him from drowning. Directed by Ron Howard, the film was a commercial and critical success, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Simply titled “Wet”;, there’s no word on if the film’s original stars will appear in the sequel, but Grazer did share at least one big name could be attached to the project.
“There’s a movie star involved, or going to be involved,”; Grazer said during the interview. “I haven’t announced it.”;
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“Wet”;”s mermaid star would certainly be at home on land or sea. The movie would stand to capitalize on a trend which sees Hollywood showing some love to mermaids, as of late.
This past weekend, stars gathered together to give a live rendition of the animated Disney classic for “The Little Mermaid Live”; with Rebel Wilson as Ursula and Darren Criss as Eric. Up next, Chloe Grace Moretz will star in a non-musical non-Disney version of “The Little Mermaid”;, which is currently in the pre-production stage.
