Kevin Smith Wants to Remake Disney's BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS
I don't know why, but for some reason, Kevin Smith wants to remake Disney's 1971 film Bedknobs and Broomsticks. During a recent episode of his Fatman on Batman podcast, Smith sang the opening lyrics to a song called "Portobello Road," which was written by the Sherman Brothers for the film.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks was a British-American musical fantasy film that combined live-action and animation. The story follows three young individuals, Charlie, Carrie and Paul, who move to a small village during World War II. Their they discover their host, Miss Price, "is an apprentice witch! Although her early attempts at magic create hilarious results, she successfully casts a traveling spell on an ordinary bedknob, and they fly to the fantastic, animated Isle of Naboombu to find a powerful spell that will save England!"
During the podcast, Smith explained that a remake of the film would work great for today and talked about it using his signature colorful language that screams Disney values!
"Bedknobs and Broomsticks can be remade today. That movie can so fucking work today. In a world where Disney's like, 'Pete's Dragon!' and shit like that... Hey! I will fucking suck dick Disney to make the remake of Bedknobs and Broomsticks."
I've only seen Bedknobs and Broomsticks once when I was a kid, and it didn't really connect with me. I'm sure that Smith could do something crazy and interesting with it. If Disney ever did decide to remake Bedknobs and Broomsticks I doubt they would hire Smith to do it. What do you think?