ICYMI: The director of Hulu's film White Men Can't Jump recently discussed unavoidable similarities to the 1992 film. WhiteMenCantJump 20thCenturyStudios Hulu
addressed a few similarities in the new adaptation, explaining,"There's a moment when the guys are chasing Kamal in the car, and he hops in the car, and then he yells at them and gives them the finger, just like [Sinqua Wells
] just did that, and I was like, 'Oh yeah, that's the right thing to do in this situation.' And I think that's one thing I learned; it's so hard to do a remake because you try to do everything so different." The director then elaborates,"You almost refuse to do it the same way [as the original]. But then you realize there's a reason why they did it that way in the original because that was the best way to do it. You know what I mean? We filmed at maybe three of the same locations that were in the original. And we're like, 'Man, let's find a way to flip this.
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