Miramax has handed worldwide distribution rights for “Confess, Fletch” starring Jon Hamm to Paramount Global Content. The film will simultaneously receive a limited release in theaters and debut on PVOD Sept. 16 before premiering on Showtime Oct. 28.
Directed by Greg Mottola (“Superbad,” “Adventureland”) from a script by Zev Borow (“Lethal Weapon”), the comedy-noir is an updated take on the “Fletch” character based on Gregory Mcdonald’s 1970 mystery novels. Hamm produced and stars as the title character, Irwin M. Fletcher, an investigative reporter and former Marine.
While Chevy Chase first brought him to life in the 1985 screwball comedy and its 1989 sequel “Fletch Lives,” the reboot is inspired by the second novel in the series, and promises to take on a slightly darker tone.