We chat with ConfessFletch star Jon Hamm and director gregmottola about adapting Gregory McDonald's 1970s novel for a modern audience:
Based on the book by Gregory McDonald, Confess, Fletch will be available in theaters and on digital starting Friday, September 16. The comedy film follows Fletch as he simultaneously attempts to prove his innocence in a murder case, while helping his girlfriend track down a stolen art collection.
Jon Hamm: I went and saw the original Fletch with my friend, Chris Grady, I think we were 13 years old, in St. Louis, Missouri. And I immediately thought it was so funny, and then I found out that it was based on a book, and I was like, "Oh, it's based on a book, I want to read that book." And then I found out, not only was it based on a book, but they were a series of books, which was like, "Whoa, this is very exciting." And they weren't kid books.
Jon Hamm: Well, part of it was, "Do we make the decision creatively to set this in the 70s?" And there are a lot of story points that if you set something in the 70s...there's no cell phones, there's no GPS. A lot of the things that make our lives more convenient, make telling a story a lot harder, because you could just, "Look it up on your phone, idiot." Or call them immediately, because we're all interconnected.
Screen Rant: Greg, you've also mentioned wanting to capture the tone of the original book. Was there anything specific that was important for you to carry over into this adaptation? Jon Hamm: Marches to his own beat.
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