Apparently, word has it that upcoming Pink Panther 2 is expected to flop big time, and I’m not the least surprised. Of course, seeing as I’ve never appreciated Steve Martin or his characters, I may just be biased, but really… As inspector Clouseau – a character so closely tied in with the late acting phenomenon Peter Sellers that any attempts at making sequels are futile?
While Sellers appears the only actor suitable for the Closeau part, I’m afraid the entire Pink Panther concept is long since exhausted, but he had his moments. Especially in my favourite, genius director Stanley Kubrick’s Doctor Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb:
Peter Sellers portraying Doctor Strangelove.
On second thought I might as well offer a clip:
But of course, he did wonders in The Party (1968) and Being There (1979), too. Enough of Sellers.
Although the Pink Panther 2 is directed by countryman (which serves as no indication of an affinity for westry & countern) Harald Zwart, there’s no way I can vouch for the outcome. His nationality won’t embarrass me, though. Every country has its mediocre filmmakers. Zwart should count himself among ours, in spite of a number of semi-successes. Enough of him, too.
Here’s the first trailer release:
Appalling, no?
