‘Three’s Company’ Movie in the Works at New Line

[Wangman Page]

New Line is in talks to pick up the movie rights to the sitcom “Three’s Company,” and has hired the writing team of Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein.

Robert Cort, whose credits include “Runaway Bride,” is attached to produce.

ABC’s “Three’s Company” aired from 1977 to 1984 and starred John Ritter, Joyce De Witt and Suzanne Somers as roommates who pretended that Ritter’s character was gay in order to placate their hard-nosed landlord, played by Norman Fell. Somers left the series in the fifth season and was replaced by Jenilee Harrison and later by Priscilla Barnes.

The show was based on the British sitcom “Man About the House.” New Line is planning to set the movie in the 1970s.

Kohn and Silverstein have collaborated with New Line on “Valentine’s Day” and “How to Be Single.” They also wrote the script for the love story “The Vow,” starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams.

Cort’s credits include “Three Men and a Baby,” “Cocktail,” “Jumanji,” “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” “Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise,” “The Cutting Edge,” “Against the Ropes” and “Save the Last Dance.”

Kohn and Silverstein are represented by UTA, Management 360, and Sloane Offer. The news was first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.

Source: Variety

I am afraid that this will blow and there is no one out there that can fill John Ritters shoes.

 

[Deezy]

What exactly is the hook to this? A guy with female roommates and pretending to be gay isn't shit these days.

Better off being closeted Manson family who have to hide their victims and bodies from the Roepers who own the building.

 

[Fuji Vice]

The show is my all time favourite and normally I'd just blow this idea off. However, having a producer who wrote Three Men and a Baby, Bill & Ted, Nerds II and The Cutting Edge at least gives me a little hope that it won't be the worst thing ever.


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[Gentleman Jake]

I'm only down if they get Jason Ritter to play the lead

 

[Wangman Page]

I'm only down if they get Jason Ritter to play the lead

I didnt even think about jason.

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[Gentleman Jake]

hoenstly a movie seems a really odd choice for this I'd reboot the tv show and keep a lot of the charm of the first one...my cast would be
Jason Ritter or John Krasinski as Jack Tripper
Vanessa Lengies or Amanda Seyfried as Chrissy Snow
Jordana Brewster or Kristen Bell as Janet Wood

that's just off the top of my head

 

[Fuji Vice]

Anna Farris doing a riff on her House Bunny character would be near perfect for Chrissy.


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[TroyTheAverage]

The only reason I am not against this is because it is a movie. Had they tried to recreate the magic of the TV show, I'd blow it off and forget it.