So, it looks as if there is another remake in the works and this time it will be the 1984 film Splash starring Daryl Hannah and Tom Hanks. The tale will be getting a new twist, though, as the gender roles are going to be reversed and the leading mermaid (merman) will be Channing Tatum.
Yes, Tatum will take on the lead role that was originally played by Daryl Hannah while Jillian Bell will play the role that was once held by Tom Hanks.
The remake of Splash will be produced by Imagine’s Ron Howard and Brian Grazer along with Reid Carolin, Peter Kieran, and Tatum himself.
For those not aware with the original Splash, it starred Daryl Hannah as a mermaid who happened to find a man (Hanks) she had saved the life of, 20 years earlier. It is then that she falls in love with him and gives him the option of living life as it is or with her under the sea.
There has not been a production start or release date yet set for the remake of Splash, but the gender role reversal is going to happen with the world being able to see what Channing Tatum would look like as a mermaid.
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