Franchise owner MGM is putting a modern, live-action/CGI-hybrid twist on The Pink Panther, making it into a family film that centers on the big Pink cat, the studio an**unced Monday. To ensure a modern comic sensibility, they’ve enlisted The Simpsons Movie*and Monsters, Inc.*director David Silverman to take the helm.
Walter Mirisch — the **w 92-year-old executive producer of the original 1963 live-action ****** starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau — is back on board after taking a break from the Steve Martin reboot that spawned The Pink Panther's 2006 and 2009 versions. Instead of Clouseau, however, this version will reportedly center on the cartoon feline. Read more...