2022 Confess, Fletch has received a disappointing sequel. In the adaptation of the novel of the same name by Gregory Mcdonald, Jon Hamm played investigative reporter Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher, a character previously played by Chevy Chase in “The 80s”. Feathering and 1989 Fletch lives. Although the film was only shown in a few theaters before being released as PVOD and on Showtime, Confess, Fletch Reviews were almost universally positive, earning the film a Certified Fresh rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and an audience rating of 75%.

Although director and co-writer Greg Mottola was originally hired to write a sequel adapting the novel, Fletch’s net worththe screenwriter and director has given a discouraging update on a possible sequel to Confess, Fletch in response to a joke on X about how several Feathering Sequels must be made. See the post below:

In response to the joke, Mottola revealed: the replacement for the head of Miramax”my follow-up project was canceled“ and complained that “the Fletch curse has caught me.” Since the person in question owns the book rights, this probably means that the sequel cannot be filmed anywhere else.

What is the Fletch Curse?

Fletch’s development hell explained

While the existence of the Confess, Fletch The film seemed to confirm the existence of the Feathering curse, he seems to have returned with full force, as Mottola says. The curse he is referring to is the fact that new projects in the Feathering Franchises had a habit of withering on the vine and languishing in production hell after the release of the Chevy Chase duology. While the original Feathering Although the film grossed $59 million on a budget of $8 million, the sequel was not such a sure success, grossing only $39.5 million on the same budget.

This did not stop the producers from developing new projects adapting various stories featuring the character Fletch, but it may have been one of the reasons why they did not hit the screen in the following decades between 1989 and 2022. The project, which for most of its lifespan was an adaptation of Fletch wonshould be led alternately by Kevin Smith and Scrubs Creator Bill Lawrence, struggled to bear fruit from the mid-1990s to 2019At that time, Jason Sudeikis was last scheduled to play the lead role as Fletch.

Confess, Fletch Production has proven that a version of the project was able to escape production hell. However, the compromised release during the pandemic seems to have left proof of commercial viability as a franchise in limbo. It seems that a return to this particular Jon Hamm role is out of the question, no matter how popular it may be with audiences and critics.

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Confess, Fletch

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Based on the novel of the same name by Gregory McDonald, Confess, Fletch is a comedy/crime film starring Jon Hamm as Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher. This investigative reporter becomes the prime suspect in several murders related to an art heist. However, his options are limited when a priceless Picasso painting has been stolen and Fletch somehow shows up at the crime scene. Fletch never takes anything too seriously, but he realizes he must keep a clear head to clear his name while constantly trying to appease the investigators on the case so he can help and track down the real culprit.

director

Greg Mottola

Release date

16 September 2022

Studio(s)

Paramount Pictures

Sales Partner

Paramount Pictures, MiraMax

Authors

Gregory McDonald, Zev Borow

Duration

98 minutes

budget

20 million US dollars

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