De Niro-Hill Midnight Run Sequel Script Revealed

0:00On April 23rd, imagine if 1988's Midnight Run got a sequel with Robert DeNiro back as the bounty hunter Jack, teaming up with Jonah. Hill or Melissa McCarthy, as Charles Grodin's grown kid. Screenwriter Timothy Dowling just spilled the beans on social media about the script he wrote years ago. DeNiro was all in on the project, but a universal picture's exec shut it down cold, saying they never cared. Dowling's reveal has fans buzzing about what could have been. That original flick was a smash hit, with DeNiro chasing Grodin's accountant from New York City to Los Angeles full of killer chemistry and laughs. Directed by Martin Brest, it raked in praise and box office bucks. Fast forward to 2021, another sequel popped up in development with Regina Hall attached, but has been radio silent ever since. They did squeeze out three TV movies later, though DeNiro skipped those. Picture DeNiro and Hill bantering on screen, that fire would have lit up theaters. Too bad it stayed on the shelf. But hey, Hollywood's

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