Disney Developing a Gender-Swapped Remake of SPLASH Starring Channing Tatum and Jillian Bell
The 1984 film Splash launched Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah to international fame, and with remake fever on the brain over at the Mouse House, Deadline reports that Disney is currently developing a new remake with an interesting take: instead of a man falling for a mermaid, a woman will fall for a merman.
Comedian Jillian Bell (The Night Before, Workaholics) reportedly came up with the pitch, and the plan is for her to star opposite her 22 Jump Street co-star Channing Tatum. Tatum as a merman sounds super bizarre, but at least it's a fascinating take. They've hired Marja-Lewis Ryan (who worked with Bell on an upcoming project called Liked) to write the screenplay, and original director Ron Howard will produce alongside his Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer.
I haven't seen Splash since I was a kid, but I know there are super fans of it out there who surely have some strong feelings about this news one way or another. Sound off in the comments and let us know what you think, and take a look at the original trailer for a refresher if it's been a while since you've seen it, too: