Ooh, That's Not Good

From IMDB

"Sony, which began showing a trailer for its upcoming The Pink Panther movie preceding the release of Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, has yanked the film from its scheduled August 5 release date following disparaging reviews on a number of websites, Reuters reported. One review on JoBlo.com remarked, 'How could anything with Kevin Kline and Steve Martin be so unfunny?' The film, also starring Beyonce Knowles and Jean Reno and directed by Shawn Levy (Cheaper by the Dozen), is now scheduled to be released on Feb. 10."

February 10th! A fate second only to direct-to-video.

I'm not sure why people keep trying to ressurect Inspector Clouseau, because it seems impossible without ressurecting Peter Sellers. Clouseau is not James Bond (in many, many ways). You can't simply plug a handsome actor from the British commonwealth into the role and expect the formula to function. Clouseau requires the gifts peculiar to Sellers, in the same way The Little Tramp required Chaplin or Mr. Bean requires Rowan Atkinson. Any other portrayal isn't so much an actor playing Clouseau as it is an actor playing Peter Sellers playing Clouseau. It has to be, because if the actor doesn't do that, we won't recognize that he is playing Clouseau. The role is a trap for anyone other than Sellers, and Sellers is dead.

So, Sony, instead of releasing more Clouseau films, just restore and re-release the ones Sellers made. You'll have better luck.