"Son Of Ernest" to reboot the series
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"Son Of Ernest" to reboot the series
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Ruckusfilm is planning a reboot/sequel to the "Ernest" comedy film series entitled "Son of Ernest" reports Variety.
The Ernest P. Worrell character, played by the late Jim Varney, appeared in nine films from 1987 to 1998 after he began life as a character in commercials.
Dan Ewen is penning the screenplay and will produce the film which centers on Worrell's long-lost son. Early discussions are already under way in regards to casting.
Clarke Gallivan, Coke Sams and John Cherry will produce
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I'm very aware of how cornball the Ernest films are, but I grew up on Scared Stupid, Goes to Camp, Goes to Jail, and Saves Christmas. Varney played that character so well you'd have just assumed that's who he was.
While this will surely be terrible, with John Cherry producing there is some hope, I guess.
Ruckusfilm is planning a reboot/sequel to the "Ernest" comedy film series entitled "Son of Ernest" reports Variety.
The Ernest P. Worrell character, played by the late Jim Varney, appeared in nine films from 1987 to 1998 after he began life as a character in commercials.
Dan Ewen is penning the screenplay and will produce the film which centers on Worrell's long-lost son. Early discussions are already under way in regards to casting.
Clarke Gallivan, Coke Sams and John Cherry will produce
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I'm very aware of how cornball the Ernest films are, but I grew up on Scared Stupid, Goes to Camp, Goes to Jail, and Saves Christmas. Varney played that character so well you'd have just assumed that's who he was.
While this will surely be terrible, with John Cherry producing there is some hope, I guess.
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I hope it works out as well as Son of The Pink Panther.
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Just curious have any movies with the title "Son of" been successful? Exclude "Son of Sam" because it wasn't a continuation and was about a serial killer.
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I bought him going to camp. I bought him saving Christmas. I bought him going to jail. I even bought him fighting trolls. But I don't buy that Ernest ever had sex.
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He didn't have to since his son was left on his doorstep... by Vern... just before he left town... without leaving a forwarding address.
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This seems like a really odd franchise to try and reboot. Some of the originals had their moments despite being incredibly cheesy, I particularly enjoyed Ernest Scared Stupid and Ernest Goes to Camp, but I just have to wonder what the actual target audience for this would be. I'm sure hardly any of today's audience knows who Ernest even is so a son of Ernest won't draw people in. There might be a few fans left from back when the films were originally coming out and popular but still it doesn't seem like enough to warrant making new sequels, especially when the starring actor has passed on already.
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Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Son of Paleface (1952)
Son of Flubber (1963)
Son of Rambow (2007)
... come to mind.
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Wow, this seems like a terrible idea. Ernest is one of those characters that was so well-embodied by the actor that you just couldn't do it with someone else, even as the son. They might as well do "Son of Pee Wee" without Paul Reubens or "Son of Rocky" without Sly Stallone.