Robert Townsend to Direct Lil Homiez

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Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Friday, March 14th, 2008

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Robert Townsend is closing the deal to direct the family adventure film Lil Homiez, written by Dallas Jackson and Townsend, and based on a short film by Jackson.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film is a hip-hop version of "The Little Rascals meets The Rugrats," and recounts the adventures of five multiethnic kids as they try to save their neighborhood from being taken over by an evil land developer. The Goonies anyone?

No word on when production is set to begin.

10 Comments & Responses

Phatlightning

March 19th, 2008 11:00am

wow, wow. i'm not sure which i'm more mad about, the fact that this is described as "a hip-hop version of "The Little Rascals meets The Rugrats" or that the writer compared something described as "a hip-hop version of "The Little Rascals meets The Rugrats" to The Goonies.

ed_wood

March 19th, 2008 10:52am

Dumb.

SaintCharles

March 15th, 2008 12:20pm

sounds horrible

WATCHMAN

March 14th, 2008 1:38pm

"a hip-hop version of "The Little Rascals meets The Rugrats"" WTF?!

marcusx

March 14th, 2008 1:36pm

meteor man was terrible. ugh disgust

marcusx

March 14th, 2008 1:34pm

im just tired of this black comedy stuff. its not funny. none of them have been since big mommas house. and even b4 that actually

CivilCowboy

March 14th, 2008 12:19pm

He might as well do a black comedy with a cliche dumb white man in a minor role.

moviespace1

March 14th, 2008 11:13am

come on marcus...townsend hasnt had a hit since hollywood shuffle..give it a chance....at least he's not doing another meteor man movie

TheEdge76

March 14th, 2008 6:51am

the little rascals meets the rugrats?

marcusx

March 14th, 2008 6:51am

um no...no word on a production date? heres an idea...how about never?

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