A fresh take on the irreverent 1976 comedy hit, "The Bad News Bears" follows a grizzled former minor league baseball player who is recruited to coach a woefully inept Little League team to a championship against their hated rivals, the Yankees.
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January 11, 2005: New Paramount pics:
The official 2005 Paramount preview is yet to come but today we've got a preview of their preview with a first look at some new stills from ELIZABETHTOWN and THE BAD NEWS BEARS. The former stars Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst in a Cameron Crowe film and the...
October 25, 2004: Kinnear likes Bears:
Greg Kinnear has joined Billy Bob Thornton in the Paramount remake of THE BAD NEWS BEARS. Richard Linklater will direct the film, from a script by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (BAD SANTA), starting next month. Linklater and producers have been holding casting...
September 9, 2004: Linklater gets Bad News:
Richard Linklater has signed on to direct the Paramount remake of THE BAD NEWS BEARS starring Billy Bob Thornton. Linklater will go from filming the trippy drug-fueled drama A SCANNER DARKLY to BAD NEWS this November. Thornton will fill the shoes of the late...
April 30, 2004: Billy Bob gets Bad News:
Billy Bob Thornton will reunite with his BAD SANTA writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa for a remake of the classic 1976 comedy THE BAD NEWS BEARS. The original film starred Walter Matthau as a beer drinking manager of a ragtag little league team. The original...
