Rob Reiner, Meathead to you and me, has taken over the helm for The Graduate update/sequel.

Ted Griffith, a screenwriter who penned this update, was all set to make his directorial debut. I bet he had already ordered a cutesy chair with “Griffith” across the back. But oh no.. Just one week into principal photography, famed Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner, replaced Griffith and probably is using his chair!

Production is shut down on The Graduate until August 18. Jennifer Aniston stars as a “young lady who puts on hold her marriage plans on the shelf so she can return home to Pasadena and unravel family secrets. She has discovered that the 1967 film The Graduate was probably based on her family, and her grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) was Mrs. Robinson and she doesn't know her real father.

So, basically, it isn’t really a remake but they decided to cash in on the famous original. While this is typical Hollywood bastardizing a classic, at least they didn’t put Hayden’s head in it. All kidding aside, it will probably be a lot better with Reiner running the show. As long as MacLaine doesn’t get naked, it’s OK in my book. Call Reiner Meathead in The CB Forum.
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