Welcome Back, Kotter

[Tom Marshall]

Ice Cube to play Mr. Kotter...

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/14/ice-cube-discusses-welcome-back-kotter-which-is-still-in-t/

 

[DevonKrain]

Of course. 'Cause you cant have a white guy with a jewfro play Kotter in a remake. That would be silly.

 

[Tom Marshall]

I heard they asked Gabe Kaplan to do it, but he was too busy with the whole poker thing...

 

[Capt Quirk]

I think it's going to bomb, but I hate almost all remakes. The idea of Kaplan coming back would really make for a cool scenario- Coming back to teach yet again, Gabe discovers a whole new world of Sweathogs... And Barbarino is still in that class!

 

[Tom Marshall]

I think Travolta would be up for it... :beer:

 

[DeSica]

WTF?

Ice Cube?

Wasn't he pegged for Knight Rider, too? Ving Rhames as Kojak wasn't such a stretch, but now the characters are just way off from the originals.

Cube has a whole different personality...

 

[Blaine]

Give me an effin break :furious3:

 

[Jim Brennan]

three words:

The. Honey. mooners.

 

[Blaine]

three words:

The. Honey. mooners.

And what a crime that was.

 

[DevonKrain]

I was going to say that, Jim, but it seemed a bit un-PC.

 

[Tom Marshall]

WTF?

Ice Cube?

Wasn't he pegged for Knight Rider, too?

Was he really?? That would have been aweful...

 

[DeSica]

Was he really?? That would have been aweful...

I think so...wasn't there a thread on here where it was discussed?

....and yes, it would be awful, but since when does that stop the geniuses at studios from doing anything?