Channing Tatum has the rights to a Ghost remake and reckons his model would take away “problematic stereotypes”.
The 42-year-old actor has revealed his Free Association manufacturing firm has the rights to the hit 1990 romantic fantasy film, and he’s wanting into the concept of a reboot.
Speaking to Vanity Fair journal, he mentioned: “We actually have the rights. Yeah, we have the rights to Ghost. “
Tatum told the publication that the company is trying to pull together a remake of the film, with the actor himself potentially taking on Patrick Swayze’s lead role.
However, he added: “But we’re going to do something different,” acknowledging the problematic stereotypes within the authentic.
He defined: “I think it needs to change a little bit. . .”
The movie was directed by Jerry Zucker and noticed Swayze star as a banker who was murdered and seems as a ghost making an attempt to save lots of his girlfriend — performed by Demi Moore — from his enemies.
He’s helped by Whoopi Goldberg’s psychic Oda Mae Brown, a task which earned her an Academy Award for finest supporting actress.
The movie was nominated for 5 Oscars, together with finest image, and took dwelling the prize for authentic screenplay.
It additionally loved large success on the field workplace, pulling in $505 million worldwide and changing into the largest movie of the 12 months, in addition to the third highest-grossing film ever on the time.
Next month, Tatum will star in Magic Mike’s Last Dance, and he beforehand teased that the upcoming male stripper flick shall be “wild”.
He mentioned: “We’re gonna go big. I mean truly, we’re not gonna leave anything on the bench.
“We’re taking it out, we’re putting it on stage, it’s gonna be wild.
“I was like, ‘Why are we going to make a third one if not just go really, really, really for the stars?’”
However, not everyone seems to be glad in regards to the remake with many followers of the unique movie saying it’s probably the most ridiculous issues they’ve learn in years.
While different imagine the movie wants updating to replicate a extra fashionable viewers.
