Will Smith and Kevin Hart are already Steve Martin and John Candy for a new generation (because Smith also gets frustrated when no one takes his banjo career seriously and “Hart”, like “Candy,” is a nickname if you spell it differently), so now the two finally fulfill their destiny by dying in a remake of the famous Steve Martin / John Candy car Airplanes, trains, and cars. The original, directed by John Hughes, was about a cranky guy and a nice loving wacky guy who have to work together to get to their respective homes for Thanksgiving, with the cranky guy who likes to see his family and the wacky guy just a little bit desperate for some company – almost as if he is actually sad and lonely, but that probably does not seem to get him crazy. Considering her typical comic personas (and the reasons we mentioned above), Will Smith is absolutely playing the cranky guy Steve Martin and Kevin Hart is absolutely playing the wangy John Candy.
Deadline since this new will be the feature director’s debut of Aeysha Carr, who has written for Brooklyn Nine-Nine and executive produced the upcoming Lamorne Morris / Sasheer Zamata Hulu show Alarm clock. It will be interesting to see how this works in the age of mobile phones and Ubers and all the other technological advances that can save you from embarking on an extended road trip with someone you do not get along with. Will there be a scene where Kevin Hart deletes all of Will Smith’s podcasts? Because we have gotta See that.
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