The year 2000 doesn’t seem like that long ago (to us!) but 18 years is a long time. If you think about all the things that have happened since then, it feels like a really, really long time. When Nancy Meyers’ What Women Want was released in 2000, Mel Gibson was at the top of his game. Today? Mm, not so much. A lot has happened since 2000.
So now, with Adam Shankman (The Pacifer, Rock Of Ages) at the helm, comes a gender-flipped remake of the amiable Gibson vehicle. What Men Want stars Taraji P. Henson (Hustle & Flow, Hidden Figures) as the boardroom shark and alpha female who gets passed over for a big promotion and ends up getting a knock to the noggin. Waking up the next day, she realises she can hear mens thoughts, and is determined to use this new-found power to her advantage.
Here’s the UK trailer…
Josh Brener (Big Head on Silicon Valley), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton) and Tracy Morgan (Cop Out) are among the supporting cast in the new fantasy comedy, which is heading for a 22nd March, 2019 release date here in the UK.
More as it arrives.