Hugh Jackman is not AVON MAN

From ComingSoon.net:

"Hugh Jackman has opted not to appear in the upcoming Avon Man.

The film (an original script from Hitch writer Kevin Bisch with a current rewrite from The Switch's Allan Loeb) tells the comedic story of a man who, after being laid off from his job at a car dealership, is forced to become an Avon representative to make ends meet.

Jackman will remain involved as a producer through his company, Seed Productions with an eye towards an October start date.

The article mentions that Jackman will instead start getting in shape in late fall to reprise his role as Logan in Wolverine 2, written by Christopher McQuarrie and concentrating on the samurai storyline originated in the comic series."

Hugh Jackman is AVON MAN

From ComingSoon.net:

"Kevin Lima (Enchanted, Tarzan) will direct Hugh Jackman in the 20th Century Fox comedy Avon Man.

The film, written by Kevin Bisch (Hitch), follows men laid off from an auto dealership. One is reluctantly recruited into becoming an Avon salesman, and while the experience is initially emasculating, he uses his charm and good looks to become a top seller. The car salesman sets out to save his financially strapped family and town by conscripting his buddies into the makeup business to win a regional contest.

Filming is scheduled to start this April in Atlanta."

Funny! Hugh Jackman as a makeup salesman. "If you don't buy my product, I'm gonna cut you up, bub."

THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET swims upstream

From ComingSoon.net:

"Enchanted director Kevin Lima is attached to direct Warner Bros.' update of The Incredible Mr. Limpet, a story about a man who turns into a talking fish.... Don Knotts starred in the studio's 1964 original, which centered on the title character, an otherwise bland sort who after his transformation becomes a World War II hero when he helps spot and thwart enemy warships for the Allies. The picture was a live action-animated hybrid, with Arthur Lubin directing the live sections and Robert McKimson helming the animated parts. The new project will also be a live-animated blend."

Well, here's my take - Mr. Limpet was never really one of my extreme favorites, but I'll give it a go for this go round. I say Kevin Lima can direct both live-action and animation (as he did in Enchanted).

One thing that's interesting about this remake is that the star of the original knew of the project and already had a cast member in mind to play the new role - in a book he wrote before he passed away, the late great Don Knotts suggested that Jim Carrey would be the one to take on the role of Mr. Limpet. Here's hoping he's right!