My man Kevin Hart is on his grind getting role after role after role.The Comedian talk aboust the Valentine’s day movie which is a 1980’s remake. The romantic comedy that also includes Michael Ealy, and two beautiful women Joy Bryant and Regina Hall, talks about all the trouble couples go through in 21st century dating. Read what Kevin has to say about the flick and the trailer after the jump.
“About Last Night” is now about African-Americans.
That’s the biggest and most obvious new spin in the remake of the 1986 film, opening Feb. 14. But star Kevin Hart says the racial switch “changes nothing.”
“We’re still telling a universal story about the ups and downs of dating,” Hart says — though the 21st century version updates romance to include modern staples like sexting, hookup apps and friends with benefits.
Michael Ealy and Joy Bryant take over Rob Lowe and Demi Moore’s roles as lovers trying to turn a one-night stand into a long-term bond. Hart (co-star of the hit comedy “Ride Along”) and Regina Hall assume the roles, played in ’86 by Jim Belushi and Elizabeth Perkins, of the leads’ respective BFFs, who make their own love-hate connection.
“The story hits the same beats, but as black people, we bring a certain rhythm,” says Hall, offering her take on the update, which, like the original, is based on the David Mamet play “Sexual Perversity in Chicago.”
Director Steve Pink is white — but he was extremely happy to work blue. His remake is even randier than the original, which is hard to do when you’ve got Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, no clothes and a shower.“When you’re dealing with explicit sex, if it’s funny, you can get away with a lot,” says Pink, best known for “Hot Tub Time Machine.”
Hart and Hall’s assignations are down and dirty — including a quickie in a nightclub’s bathroom stall. But it’s still a Valentine’s Day date movie, she says.
“It’s something couples can see together,” she says, “then can go get a burger, and then have some butt-naked sex!”
This sounds like it gonna be funny flick, definitely gonna have to go see this one!
