Karan Johar buys movie rights to the Look Who’s Talking franchise
Industry sources have confirmed that popular Bollywood Producer-Director Karan Johar has acquired the movie rights for the 3 movie franchise - Look Who's Talking. This is some refreshing news amidst all the gloom associated with the COVID19 pandemic that has gripped the industry. Dharma Productions, the production house that was started by Karan Johar's father, late industry icon Yash Johar is set to get the project rolling in the middle of the year.
The original Amy Heckerling directed 1989 release starring John Travolta (who was making a comeback), Kirstie Alley and a surprising role by Bruce Willis as the voice of the baby Mikey. The film chronicled the initial years of baby Mickey and his mother while going through life and relationships, especially with his babysitter James, played by Travolta.
The film inspired 2 sequels, Look Who is Talking Too where Mickey has a baby sister who can talk as well and Look Who is Talking Now which brings in their pet dog into the world of unlikely conversations. All three movies were well received and it begs the question, why would someone buy the rights of a 31-year-old movie?
Karan Johar and Dharma Productions is known for making lavish, larger than life movies that appeal to the aspirational Indian while also ensuring that the NRI can connect with the movie. It is this skill to find that magic mix that has propelled him into the A-list of the Bollywood fraternity. If the production house and the team want to stay true to the original, it actually goes against everything that the brand is known for. The original movies were extremely simple and set in a lower middle-class atmosphere. This is not exactly Karan Johar's core strength.
This publication wanted to find the truth behind this move.
Undisclosed sources have confirmed that this was mainly driven by the intrinsic drive of Karan Johar to launch star kids. With the huge clamour and buzz around the son of Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, Taimur, Karan wanted to be the first person to launch the star kid. He was on the lookout for the perfect script for this and after hitting a dead-end decided to purchase the rights to a movie instead.
The fact that the whole nepotism debate raging in Bollywood has not died down, it is quite clear that Karan Johar has decided to embrace the allegations than fight it. The movie selection seems to be a perfect one with the whole family getting to play a part in the remake. It is speculated that both Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor will play the roles of John Travolta and Kirstie Alley.
Ranveer Singh is said to be the first choice for the voice of Taimur, reprising the role played by Bruce Willis.
The fact that Taimur has a younger brother in real life may require slight edits to the overall story of the original where Mickey had a baby sister who shared screen space in the sequel but it seems to be the reason why the decision was made to purchase rights to the whole franchise.
Read the full article at - https://thedailyvanilla.com/2021/04/15/karan-johar-buys-movie-rights-to-the-look-whos-talking-franchise/
The original Amy Heckerling directed 1989 release starring John Travolta (who was making a comeback), Kirstie Alley and a surprising role by Bruce Willis as the voice of the baby Mikey. The film chronicled the initial years of baby Mickey and his mother while going through life and relationships, especially with his babysitter James, played by Travolta.
The film inspired 2 sequels, Look Who is Talking Too where Mickey has a baby sister who can talk as well and Look Who is Talking Now which brings in their pet dog into the world of unlikely conversations. All three movies were well received and it begs the question, why would someone buy the rights of a 31-year-old movie?
Karan Johar and Dharma Productions is known for making lavish, larger than life movies that appeal to the aspirational Indian while also ensuring that the NRI can connect with the movie. It is this skill to find that magic mix that has propelled him into the A-list of the Bollywood fraternity. If the production house and the team want to stay true to the original, it actually goes against everything that the brand is known for. The original movies were extremely simple and set in a lower middle-class atmosphere. This is not exactly Karan Johar's core strength.
This publication wanted to find the truth behind this move.
Undisclosed sources have confirmed that this was mainly driven by the intrinsic drive of Karan Johar to launch star kids. With the huge clamour and buzz around the son of Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, Taimur, Karan wanted to be the first person to launch the star kid. He was on the lookout for the perfect script for this and after hitting a dead-end decided to purchase the rights to a movie instead.
The fact that the whole nepotism debate raging in Bollywood has not died down, it is quite clear that Karan Johar has decided to embrace the allegations than fight it. The movie selection seems to be a perfect one with the whole family getting to play a part in the remake. It is speculated that both Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor will play the roles of John Travolta and Kirstie Alley.
Ranveer Singh is said to be the first choice for the voice of Taimur, reprising the role played by Bruce Willis.
The fact that Taimur has a younger brother in real life may require slight edits to the overall story of the original where Mickey had a baby sister who shared screen space in the sequel but it seems to be the reason why the decision was made to purchase rights to the whole franchise.
Read the full article at - https://thedailyvanilla.com/2021/04/15/karan-johar-buys-movie-rights-to-the-look-whos-talking-franchise/
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