Glen Powell Attached to Play a Man Given a Second Chance in ‘Heaven Can Wait’
Stephen Gaghan is attached to write the latest version of the original play story, which has been adapted for screens at least three times already.
(Left) Actor Glen Powell arrives at The 89th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 26, 2017. Credit/Provider: Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Warren Beatty in 1978's 'Heaven Can Wait'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
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- Glen Powell’s attached to star in ‘Heaven Can Wait’.
- Stephen Gaghan is writing the script.
- The story has been brought to screens before, most famously by Warren Beatty.
Just when you thought Glen Powell couldn’t add another project to a growing To Do list, he goes and does just that.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Heaven Can Wait’, which has been brought to screens several times in the past.
Heaven Can Wait
What’s the story and history of ‘Heaven Can Wait’?
Warren Beatty in 1978's 'Heaven Can Wait'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
This story originated in a 1938 play by Harry Segall, which finds a boxer sent to Heaven by mistake, who argues that he should be sent back to Earth. Trouble is, his body has been cremated, so instead his soul is transported into the form of a pompous financier who is about to be murdered by his wife.
Director Alexander Hall, working from a script by Sidney Buchman and Seton I. Miller, was the first to adapt the play into a movie, 1941’s ‘Here Comes Mr. Jordan’.
Most famously, Elaine May.
The result was nominated for nine Oscars including best picture, with the movie scoring a win for best art direction.
Most recently, Down to Earth’, which saw the main character an aspiring black comic who gets a second shot at life by being placed in the body of a wealthy white businessman.
Who is making the new version of ‘Heaven Can Wait’?
George Clooney in 'Syriana'. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Dolittle’), is behind the script for the new version.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gaghan has found a new take on the story, though the basics –– a person gets a second chance after an unexpectedly early death –– remain intact.
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What else is Glen Powell attached to?
Glenn Powell as Tyler, in 'Twisters' directed by Lee Isaac Chung.
Powell is producing and providing the introduction for documentary ‘Twisters’, out on July 19th.
He’s also Monsanto’, among several others.
When will ‘Heaven Can Wait’ be in theaters?
The movie, which is being produced by Paramount, hasn’t got a director attached yet, so news on a release date is unlikely for a while.
Warren Beatty in 1978's 'Heaven Can Wait'. Photo: Paramount Pictures.
List of 'Heaven Can Wait' Movies and Remakes:
- 'Here Comes Mr Jordan' (1941)
- ‘Heaven Can Wait' (1943)
- ‘Heaven Can Wait' (1978)
- ‘Down to Earth' (2001)
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