The ‘Magic Mike’ actor reveals he’s trying to put together a new version of the cult 1990 film, in which he would take over from Patrick Swayze.
Will Channing Tatum play ghosts in love? The American actor reveals that his production company Free Association has acquired the rights to Ghostcult film from 1990, and that he wants to develop a new adaptation, in which he could play the main role.
This feature film by Jerry Zucker starred Patrick Swayze in the skin of a ghost returned from the dead to try to elucidate the circumstances of his murder and to get in touch with his bereaved companion, played by Demi Moore. . The film won the 1991 Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Whoopi Goldberg.
“We happen to have the rights,” Channing Tatum reveals in an interview with ‘Vanity Fair‘. “Yes, we have ‘Ghost’ rights.”
Adapted to the taste of the day
As relayed varietythe actor confided that his production company is trying to set up a remake of the film, in which he would take over the role played by Patrick Swayze.
“But we’re going to do something different,” he says, saying the original version has outdated stereotypes. “I think it needs to be changed a bit.”
Channing Tatum, who recently co-starred with Sandra Bullock in comedy The secret of the lost citywill soon be showing the third installment of magic mike, a successful saga in which he plays a stripper. Entitled Magic Mike’s Last Dancethe feature film will feature Salma Hayek in the shoes of a mysterious patron.
