Hollywood’s drive to remake everything ever filmed continues unabated, and the latest target to enter its sights like a terrified rabbit is 2001 Irish dramedy Wild About Harry, which Warner Bros. wants to give an American spin.
Harry starred Brendan Gleeson as a hard-living TV chef who is about to start a bitter divorce. But when he’s roughed up on the eve of the first hearing, he loses his memory and ends up unable to recall anything beyond his 18th birthday.
This being a film, he naturally takes the opportunity to sort out much that was wrong in his life and get himself back on track.
While Paramount was the first to buy the rights back in 2004, the development never turned into anything solid. In the years since, **How to Train Your Dragon **co-producer Michael Connolly has taken over stewardship of the project, shifted it to Warners and engaged former Will and Grace writer Kirk Rudell to start bashing out a new script.
Since it’s still in the early stages, there’s no word yet of any director or casting attachments.