Jon Hamm Talks Reuniting With John Slattery and Not Imitating Chevy Chase in 'Confess, Fletch' (Exclusive)

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Chevy Chase donned in the late '70s and '80s. Following his breakout turn as an original cast member, the actor and comedian went on to become a major comedic leading man, with a stretch of films that included, the National Lampoon series, and, of course, .So, when Jon Hamm signed on to embody the same character that Chase made a comedy icon in 1985's  and 1989's — based on the book series by Gregory Mcdonald — he wanted to pay tribute to the actor and comedian as a «tremendous fan,» without attempting to recreate his performance in any way.«Chevy's contribution to this franchise and to those first two movies are so particular to what he does, that had there been any attempt to do a Chevy Chase impression or anything like that, I would have almost felt like stealing,» Hamm shared with ET ahead of the release of«Like, I’m not going to steal those bits — those are his bits… What we really wanted to do was bring these characters and bring these stories to a completely new generation.» «The one thing we did as a very significant nod to Chevy was keep the Lakers hat,» he noted. «We thought that was very funny, that he's walking around Boston very proudly in a Lakers hat… That’s clearly our nod to Chevy.»Hamm told ET that he fell in love with Mcdonald's  book series as a kid, and felt there was room enough for a different cinematic interpretation of the title character.«I was first of all amazed by how many stories there were, and I was second amazed by how different the books are from the ['80s movies],» the actor shared. «I was like, 'Wait, so that’s what Chevy Chase brings to it'… and that’s awesome, but none of that stuff is in the books.»Hamm described his take on Fletch as «a sophisticated guy, he's funny, he loves life,.