Nicholas Stoller to Rewrite 'Uptown Saturday Night' Remake Starring Will Smith and Denzel Washington
Mon, November 25, 2013 
Nicholas Stoller - director/writer of both Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek - has been brought in by Warner Bros. to rewrite their remake of the 1970s Bill Cosby/Richard Pryor comedy, Uptown Saturday Night.
Both Will Smith and Denzel Washington are attached to star as two friends who sneak out to visit a high-class but illegal club in which trouble ensues. I assume this all happens on a Saturday night sans the title of the movie.
Not only that though, Adam McKay (Anchorman films, The Other Guys, Step Brothers) is set to direct and wants this to be his next film. The script needs the approval of both Smith and Washington to get the greenlight with an eye of starting production next summer.
The project has been in-development for years with the two superstars on-board but have never been able to get their schedules or the script right.
Hopefully this new rewrite brings the resolution they're looking for as a film starring Smith and Washington that's directed by a guy like McKay has HIT written all over it.
Source: Variety
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