The '80s Are Alive and Well in New Live-Action 'Jack and the Beanstalk' Flick

Published: August 1, 2007, 8:31 am

Tags: chevy chase, christopher lloyd, cinematical, film, jack beanstalk, jackandbeanstalk, james earl jones, katey segal, movies, wallace shawn

Filed under: Comedy, Casting, Family Films, NewsstandIf this isn't one of the stranger projects announced this year, featuring one of the stranger casts, then I dare you to top it. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that a live-action Jack and the Beanstalk flick is in the works. Not only that, but it seems Jack discovered a group of way-passed-their-prime actors to star while up there in the sky. Perhaps the Beanstalk is a time machine, because the last time these folks were popular -- well, let's just say it's been awhile. We're talking Katey Sagal, Wallace Shawn, Gilbert Gottfried, Chevy Chase, Christopher Lloyd and James Earl Jones. I swear -- that's the cast! Next thing you know, they'll be trying to dress up Fred Savage so that he can age-down and play Jack. As it stands right now, James Earl Jones will play the giant (what, did you think they'd make Darth Vader an errand boy?), Segal will play Jack's worrisome mother, Shawn (who I've always found to be one of the most overlooked

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