No, I’m not kidding. I don’t hate Jim Carrey, in fact, I love him. But… this?.
Of course, admiring an actor is not the same as thinking he could be ok in any role. That remind me when Tim Burton wanted Nicholas Cage for Clark Kent.
I believe they’re doing the remake as a comedy, not as a straight SF story. Like Innerspace was a farcical take on Fantastic Voyage.
Too bad, because a serious remake of 6M$ Man could be really great. Although instead of giving him super-strong prosthetic limbs, they’d probably invoke The Magic Of Nanotechnology (which can of course do anything) :rolleyes:
With Carrey involved, I don’t see how they could possibly avoid retracing the steps of Inspector Gadget.
I’m sure that the movie will have at least one extended scene with Jim Carrey trying to control his enhanced strength, accidentally damaging his friends and himself, often reqiring more bionic replacement…
Steve wakes up after surgery. He stretches he puts his hand on his shoulder and pulls. [classic bionic sound] He dislocates it.
Back to surgery[beep beep beep]
Steve wakes up squeezes his hand[cbs] he crushes it
[beep beep beep]
Steve wakes up “at attention” and The Obvious happens. Although it does set up a gag for the Obligatory Love Story.
I started a thread months ago, when I read they were doing The 6 Million dollar Man with Jim Carrey, as a Comedy, I thought the idea sucked then and I still think it sucks now. I don’t want Steve Austin to be funny, I hope Lee Majors is no where involved with this movie.
I kind of thought Hugh Jackman would be good as Steve Austin, serious, handsome, could be funny, that would be better than Jim Carrey.
Who’s going to be Oscar Goldman and Rudy?
and eventually who’s going to be the Bionic Woman - Jaime Summers?
Ever since The Truman Show, I’ve suspected that Carrey might be capable of being a much more serious actor than he ever gets credit for. Yes, he has a “schtick”, and I, myself, find it amusing. But I think he may be capable of doing good drama, too. I thought (and still think) he might be in ranks with Tom Hanks, who started out being regarded as a “light comedy” actor, and moving on to dramatic roles like Philladelphia and Apollo 13. Then, people said “Hell, this guy can actually act”. I think Carrey might be the same way, and I hope Hollywood and moviegoers will give him a chance to prove it. So, I will reserve judgment til I know more.
Word I’d heard was that it was going to be a comedy.
And durned if I can see how it’s going to be much good. The only people who could really get any jokes based on the original show would be the people most offended by the comic presentation to begin with.
Add that to the fact that when you watch the show THESE days, it almost SEEMS like a comedy, albeit an extremely deadpan one. Especially the episode with Sandy Duncan and Bigfoot…
I completely agree with you, norinew (not kidding). But still, in the memory of the original Steve Austin, we don’t need any actor who can act. Indeed, some guy like George Clooney or Ben Affleck will fit well. You see? Albert Brooks or Billy Cristal can act, but I can’t think of any of them as a bionic hero.
As you see, I’m not attacking or denying Jim Carrey’s abilities. I’m very surprised of how many people still underrates him, only for his wide range of gestures and his impressive physical capabilities. I think the Academy has denied him the oscar because they don’t want be seen as they are rewarding a clown.
Still, I think it would be better calling that movie “The Six Million Dollar Mess”.
Why not get Steve Austin to play Steve Austin?
Think about it. Former WWF World Champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, “The Bionic Redneck,” playing the Six Million Dollar Man. Why not?
If it’s half as good as Charlie’s Angels was on the big screen, it will be, well, half as good, I guess.
Hopefully it will be better.
Cant be any worse than Garfield or Scooby Doo 2 
They’ve done a remake of the show using nano-technology. It’s called Jake 2.0.
Well, yeah. I guess you’re right. A lot of times, I’m sure, Hollywood just casts whoever they think people will pay to see. Of course, people will pay to see Ben Affleck (don’t ask me why), so I don’t know what they were thinking. Then again, I thought it was really weird when the cast Michael Keaton as Batman, but it worked.
Of course, presenting the whole thing as comedy seems a spectacularly bad idea. I mean, if you’re gonna go after the whole nostalgia thing, try to keep true to the spirit of the original, so that the folks who loved the original will love the movie. But, Hollywood never asks my advice on anything!