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Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan Up for Death at a Funeral

Source:  The Hollywood Reporter
Chris Rock is getting some company at his funeral... remake. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan have joined Rock in his remake of Death at a Funeral.

Neil LaBute is directing the remake of Frank Oz's 2007 film, from a script by Rock and Ayesha Carr. Rock will star alongside Lawrence and Morgan, but the specific roles haven't been revealed.

The film revolves around a funeral that goes awry with new deaths and misplaced corpses. No production schedule was released for the film.


23 Comments


March 9th, 2009 12:49pm
Jesus!
Another remake of a damn good movie.
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March 8th, 2009 10:25pm
whoa, dude idk if you qualify for your "far from racist" card anymore. i do completely agree though that the original is classic English comedy at its best, so y turn it into a crappy black movie essentially. its gunna be recycled jokes from Welcome Home Rosco Jenkins, First Sunday and Soul Plane.

in two weeks i bet they announce Mo'nique or however u spell her name as part of the cast.
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March 8th, 2009 10:13pm
These two dipshits need to be shot! The original is classic English comedy. I'm far from racsist but where's two white cops when you need them!
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March 8th, 2009 7:52pm
Martin Lawrence and Tracy Morgan ..HOLLYWOOD HACKS...I GUESS THE RENT IS DUE!!

HOW CAN HOLLYWOOD RE-MAKE A FILM THAT IS LESS THAN 5 YRS OLD...DAMN I SAW "Death at a Funeral" in theaters .....Stop wasting money Hollywood and remaking films that don't need to be remade!!!1
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March 8th, 2009 9:59am
Well I respect your opinion. I happen to like Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence. Tracy Morgan is shit. I'm calling a prediction, this film will get 2 out of 5 stars. I'll probably see it when it hits DVD.
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March 8th, 2009 8:13am
Both of these guys suck shit. Martin should stick to running the streets of L.A. naked waiving a pistol (high on sherm). And Tracy Morgan should fucking find a tall tree and a short rope.
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March 8th, 2009 6:37am
Why in the blue haides fuck is a two year old film being remade? Going a bit too far with this one I think
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March 7th, 2009 8:28pm
u saying it "sounds good" is funny cuz it is the exact opposite, it sound completely horrible. and i assume that no one was dumb enough to actually think that this atrocious remake sounds anywhere near good, so i considered ur comment a joke.

either way i was kiddin in sayin that it was funny.
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March 7th, 2009 3:21pm
These morons will totally ruin the film. But the first one came out like... 2 or 3 years ago. Why don't they wait a little longer to do a remake? I guess they've got nothing better to do.
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March 7th, 2009 6:17am
2 years passed, and they're ALREADY remaking this film? When is someone going to finally speak up and demand ORIGINAL ideas again?
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March 7th, 2009 5:19am
*SIGH*
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March 7th, 2009 3:12am
The only thing i want to see Martin in is a Bad Boys 3.
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March 6th, 2009 11:39pm
shouldnt they wait around 5-10 years before making another version of a movie?
if that
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March 6th, 2009 11:27pm
NOOOO! FUCKING HOLLYWOOD! LEAVE ENGLAND ALONE!
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March 6th, 2009 10:44pm
Freakin wrong, just wrong, to mess with a amazing film.
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March 6th, 2009 9:45pm
BD, I don't see how "sounds good" is funny.
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March 6th, 2009 8:48pm
haha ur funny Slim, "sounds good." do u write ur own stuff?

anyway this is absolutely terrible. the original is so fucking funny already y do they need to remake it and replace the English cast with an all black cast? to make it hipper? idk this is gunna suck.
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March 6th, 2009 8:00pm
Do they think an American audience wouldn't find the British version funny so they have to remake it? That's ridiculous.
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March 6th, 2009 7:53pm
Guys, the original is SO FRIGGIN AWESOME!! This remake is a travesty.

Peace in. Gallagher out!
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March 6th, 2009 7:46pm
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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March 6th, 2009 7:16pm
Sounds good. Already a good casting start.
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March 6th, 2009 7:13pm
Should be interesting. But why remake a film that's already in English lol.
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March 6th, 2009 5:45pm
haha wow...a remake of a 2007 film...i wonder when the remake to this remake is going to get started.
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