Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a remake of basic ’80s comedy The Burbs which is able to star Keke Palmer.
Keke Palmer is ready to star in and government produce The Burbs, a up to date collection adaptation of the 1989 film of the identical title starring Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher. Peacock has given the venture a straight-to-series order. Celeste Hughey (Useless to Me) will write and government produce it.
“Set in present-day suburbia, The ‘Burbs follows a young couple — with Palmer playing the wife — returning to the husband’s childhood home,” reads the outline. “Their world is upended when new neighbors move in next door, bringing old secrets of the cul-de-sac to light, and new deadly threats shatter the illusion of their quiet little neighborhood.” The collection might be filmed within the backlot of Common Studios Hollywood, which is identical location as the unique film. Seth MacFarlane is onboard as an government producer alongside Eric Huggins and Aimee Carlson for Fuzzy Door. Briar Grazer, Kristen Zolner, and Natalie Berkus will even government produce for Think about Entertainment, which produced the unique film.
The unique movie was directed by Joe Dante and featured such a enjoyable solid. Along with Hanks and Fisher, the movie additionally featured Bruce Dern, Corey Feldman, Rick Ducommun, Wendy Schaal, Rance Howard, Gale Gordon, Henry Gibson, Courtney Positive aspects, Robert Picaardo, and extra. After all, it wouldn’t be a Joe Dante movie with out an look from the late, nice Dick Miller.
Keke Palmer will subsequent be seen in Good Fortune, an upcoming comedy which is able to function Aziz Ansari’s featured directorial debut. Along with directing, Ansari additionally stars as a down-on-his-luck man who works for a wealthy asshole (Seth Rogen). He’s visited by an angel (Keanu Reeves), who swaps the lives of the 2 males, hoping it is going to make Ansari’s character understand that wealth received’t remedy his issues. However the plan backfires, and he refuses to return to his previous life as, wouldn’t you already know it, cash actually does remedy a whole lot of issues.
Though Good Fortune might be Ansari’s first film as director, it wasn’t meant to be. He was within the midst of manufacturing on Being Mortal when a sexual assault allegation in opposition to star Invoice Murray compelled manufacturing to shut down, and it by no means resumed.
