Sumo Wrestling Comedy To Be Directed by Jon Turtletaub

Movie Comedy about 12 years agoby Joey Paur

National Treasure franchise director Jon Turtletaub is about to jump in the directors chair for a sumo wrestling comedy set up at Paramount Pictures calledA Matter of Size. The movie is a remake of a 2009 Israeli comedy, and the script will be written by Howard Franklin (The Man Who Knew Too Little).

The movie is described as a character-driven comedy "about a group of overweight people who become sumo wrestlers." Why the hell not? It sounds like there are a lot of fun comedic elements that can be thrown into a story revolving around this plot. I haven't seen or even heard of the original movie, but this remake could end up being something that audiences might enjoy.

Turtletaub has also directed films such as The Sorcerer's Apprentice, 3 Ninjas, Cool Runnings,and more. It seems like this fits perfectly with the kinds of films he was making earlier in his career. What are your thoughts on this movie?

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