The 1987 road trip comedyPlanes, Trains and Automobilesstarring Steve Martin and John Candy has been a Thanksgiving favorite for many for some time. And while fans will understandably balk at the idea of a remake, that’s exactly what Emmy Award winner andCobra KaistarPaul Walter Hauserteases when responding to a recent post about the beloved comedy by none other thanDeadpoolstarRyan Reynolds.
“I watch watch PTA a few times a year. Always hits harder at Thanksgiving. I miss everything about John Candy,” Reynolds said of the movie onX/Twitterwhile sharing a clip honoring the legacy of the late, greatJohn Candy. In response, Paul Walter Hauser light-heartedlyhintedthat he would love to pay tribute to Candy’s role as shower curtain ring salesman Del Griffith…and wants Ryan Reynolds to join him in Steve Martin’s role as advertising executive Neal Page.
“You and me CANNOT remake this, Ryan. Please stop asking me. Why, do you wanna?”
Written, produced, and directed by ‘80s filmmaking icon John Hughesand starring Steve Martin and John Candy,Planes, Trains and Automobilescenters on the headache-inducing road trip that control freak Neal Page must embark on alongside the incessantly chatty Del Griffith after the pair are rerouted to a distant city in Kansas because of a freak snowstorm. If he ever hopes to get home to his family for Thanksgiving, Neal must overcome the insanity of holiday travel, and the annoying Del, to reach his destination.
Does Anyone Want To See ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ Get a Remake?
Thanks to hisrole as the Marvel antiheroDeadpool, Ryan Reynolds remains one of the most popular actors in Hollywood right now. As for Paul Walter Hauser, the actor has received much acclaim for performances in the likes of in Clint Eastwood’sRichard Jewelland the true-crime seriesBlack Bird, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Both actors have also proven their comedy chops, but despite all this, do audiences really want to seePlanes, Trains and Automobilesremade?
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While aPlanes, Trains and Automobilesremake led by Ryan Reynolds and Paul Walter Hauser may just be a dream of the latter for now, audiences may not have a choice when it comes to seeing another take on the treasured comedy. Back in 2020, it was revealed that a remake is now in theworks with Will Smith and Kevin Hartin the lead roles. While updates have been pretty scarce since, Hart did reveal in 2023 that the project is still going ahead and, speaking withET Canada, the Jumanji star declared they are “Still writing!”
“Excited to figure something out with my guy. Both from Philadelphia, we’ve yet to do anything and we’re just doing ourselves a disservice…You cannot do it until it’s right, and sometimes that takes time. Lots of drafts, lots of rewrites, lots of brainstorming. We’ll get it there, and when we do, it will be what it’s supposed to be, which is amazing."
Planes Trains and Automobiles
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with a lovable oaf of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.
