{"id":83964,"date":"2018-07-31T23:42:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T23:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2018\/07\/31\/malcolm-d-lee-in-talks-to-direct-kevin-hart-in-uptown-saturday-night-remake\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T01:36:25","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T01:36:25","slug":"malcolm-d-lee-in-talks-to-direct-kevin-hart-in-uptown-saturday-night-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/malcolm-d-lee-in-talks-to-direct-kevin-hart-in-uptown-saturday-night-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"Malcolm D. Lee In Talks To Direct Kevin Hart In \u2018Uptown Saturday Night\u2019 Remake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Malcolm D. Lee In Talks To Direct Kevin Hart In \u2018Uptown Saturday Night\u2019 Remake <\/strong>by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>November 26, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/film\/news\/malcolm-d-lee-uptown-saturday-night-kevin-hart-1202891544\/\">Variety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Malcolm-Lee-Kevin-Hart-Uptown-Saturday-Night.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-112407\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 230'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Malcolm-Lee-Kevin-Hart-Uptown-Saturday-Night-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After years of rumors and different casting news, it looks like director <strong>Malcolm D. Lee<\/strong> is in early negotiations to direct Warner Bros. and Overbrook Entertainment\u2019s remake of <strong>\u201cUptown Saturday Night\u201d<\/strong> starring <strong>Kevin Hart<\/strong>, sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/film\/news\/malcolm-d-lee-uptown-saturday-night-kevin-hart-1202891544\/\">Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will Smith<\/strong> and his Overbrook Entertainment partner James Lassiter are producing with \u201cBlack-ish\u201d creator <strong>Kenya Barris<\/strong> writing the most recent draft of the script. For years, the project was developed as a possible starring vehicle for Smith and <strong>Denzel Washington<\/strong>, but busy schedules for both A-listers have forced Smith to serve as a producer on the project, opening the door for Hart to take the lead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bill-Cosby-and-Sidney-Poitier-in-Uptown-Saturday-Night-1974.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-112408\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 169'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bill-Cosby-and-Sidney-Poitier-in-Uptown-Saturday-Night-1974-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 1974 original buddy comedy starred\u00a0<strong>Bill Cosby<\/strong> and <strong>Sidney Poitier<\/strong> as two estranged friends who have their wallets stolen at a nightclub. The next morning, they learn that one of their wallets contained a winning lottery ticket, and together, they set out to find it.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"related_article_link_kevin-hart\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2018\/tv\/news\/youtube-renewals-impulse-kevin-hart-1202888429\/\" data-tag=\"kevin-hart\">Kevin Hart<\/a> and John Cheng will also produce through their HartBeat banner.<\/p>\n<p>The two previously worked together on the upcoming Universal comedy \u201cNight School,\u201d which opens in September.<\/p>\n<p>Lee directed last summer\u2019s <strong>\u201cGirls Trip,\u201d<\/strong> which went on to gross $140 million worldwide, including $115 million domestically.\u00a0Other recent credits include <strong>\u201cBarbershop: The Next Cut\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cThe Best Man Holiday.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He is repped by Paradigm and Gordon Bobb of Del Shaw.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 5pt 1em 1em 5pt; float: right;\">\n<p><a type=\"box_count\" name=\"fb_share\"><\/a>Share <script src=\"https:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malcolm D. 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