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Billy Bob Thornton will reunite with his BAD SANTA writers Glenn Ficarra and John Requa for a remake of the classic 1976 comedy THE BAD NEWS BEARS. The original film starred Walter Matthau as a beer drinking manager of a ragtag little league team. The original was edgy fare for a kids baseball movie and included lines like "All we got on this team are a buncha Jews, spics, hahahahahahas, pansies, and a booger-eatin' moron!" Consider the remake will come from the team behind BAD SANTA expect the new version to retain that edge. BAD NEWS is just one of the latest remakes in line at Paramount. They have MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, STEPFORD WIVES and the AFLIE remake coming later this year and also have remakes of WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE LONGEST YARD and even PET SEMATARY in the works. Thornton just released THE ALAMO for Disney and is now filming FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS with producer Brian Glazer and director Peter Berg (THE RUNDOWN). No word yet on whether the BAD NEWS remake will spawn numerous sequels and TV shows like the original did.

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