‘Confess, Fletch’: Jon Hamm & Director Greg Mottola On Remaking the Beloved Franchise, Not Bringing Back Chevy Chase and More [The Discourse Podcast]

2022-09-15

In today’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo puts on his “investigative reporter of some repute” hat and talks Miramax’s latest release, “Confess, Fletch,” with the director Greg Mottola (“Superbad,” “Adventureland”) and star Jon Hamm (“Mad Men,” “Top Gun: Maverick”) In the film, Fletch (Hamm) finds himself as the prime suspect for a murder investigation, requiring him to revive his own investigative skills in order to track do...

In today’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo puts on his “investigative reporter of some repute” hat and talks Miramax’s latest release, “Confess, Fletch,” with the director Greg Mottola (“Superbad,” “Adventureland”) and star Jon Hamm (“Mad Men,” “Top Gun: Maverick”) In the film, Fletch (Hamm) finds himself as the prime suspect for a murder investigation, requiring him to revive his own investigative skills in order to track down the real murderer and his new girlfriend’s art collection.

READ MORE: ‘Confess, Fletch’ Review: A High-Spirited Sequel Returns the Character to His Literary Roots

During the chat, Hamm discussed how they got the project off the ground when so many before them had failed miserably to do so, and obviously, both of them talked about the decision to move on without the great Chevy Chase.

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