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Kevin Hart and Will Smith to star in 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' remake
Will Smith and Kevin Hart are being lined up for a remake of one of the most beloved comedy movies of all time.
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Ryan Reynolds pays tribute to 'Canadian hero' John Candy
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has paid tribute to John Candy on the 25th anniversary of the Uncle Buck star's passing.
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'Cool Runnings' at 25: Director reveals the original, dark version
John Turteltaub explains how the sports classic turned from drama into a comedy, and who he wanted to hire over John Candy.
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John Candy classic The Great Outdoors is getting a remake
Classic John Candy comedy ‘The Great Outdoors’ is getting the remake treatment. Variety reports that it will be comedian Kevin Hart who will be taking on the lead role for Universal, as well as producing the movie. No word yet on co-stars or a director. The original movie was released in 1988, penned by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch, who directed other Hughes-written movies ‘Pretty In Pink’ and ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’. It followed Candy’s Chet Ripley as his holiday in Wisconsin is
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'Inside Out's' Bing Bong Was Inspired by John Candy in 'Planes, Trains, and Automobiles'
In this exclusive look above at a bonus clip from the movie’s new Blu-ray release, we get a glimpse at some early versions of Riley’s long-lost imaginary friend from Pixar’s animated blockbuster. In the movie, the character is memorably voiced by Richard Kind, but it was another actor who inspired Sasaki’s drawings. “I remember [writer-director] Pete Docter telling me to think about John Candy from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles,” Sasaki tells Yahoo Movies of Candy’s hilariously clueless trav
