Lorne Michaels Tried To Convince Mike Myers To Remake ‘The Graduate’ Initially Instead Of ‘Wayne’s World’
etcanada.comMike Myers is revealing that “Wayne’s World” almost didn’t get made. The actor sat down with director David O. Russell during the Netflix Is A Joke Festival on Wednesday to talk his career and comedy.
Shortly after Myers joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live”, Lorne Michaels proposed filming a remake of “The Graduate”. “He pitched me a movie — he said, ‘I want you to do a remake of The Graduate,’” he recalled, via Consequence.
He told the producer, “I don’t think that’s a good idea.” READ MORE: Mike Myers’ Daughter Called His Canada Book ‘Boring’: ‘She’s That Person’ The classic film followed the story of a graduate who got involved with a much older woman in an affair.
It didn’t seem like it was ripe for a remake. Apparently Michaels didn’t take this well and told him, “‘I just offered you a f–king movie.'” Myers then replied, “‘The Graduate’ doesn’t need to be remade.
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