Channing Tatum And Jillian Bell Board Splash Remake

 

Channing Tatum is in line to join Jillian Bell for Disney’s long-rumored Splash remake – the long-rumoured Splash remake that will flip the tables by having the mermaid as a man and the human as a woman.

It’s a twist that was already in the cards and today, whereas Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah headlined Ron Howard’s cult hit as human and mermaid, respectively, Tatum and Jillian Bell are part of Disney’s gender-swapped version, which has already enlisted the support of both Howard and Brian Glazer as producers.

According to Deadline, the overhauled Splash redo hails from Channing Tatum himself, while Marja-Lewis Ryan is the scribe on board to make that ambitious idea a reality. Detractors may claim that it is change for the sake of change, but Tatum’s infectious energy has proved instrumental across both Jump Street and the Magic Mike series so it’d be foolish to rule out the possibility that the actor will transform the forgotten ’80s gem into a cult hit.