The writer and director behindConfess, Fletch,Greg Mottola, has revealed that he is now working on the script for a sequel…despiteConfess, Fletch 2not yet getting the green light. Taking tosocial media, Mottola reveals that he is now writing the script for what he hopes will eventually become the sequel saying, “It may never get made, but I’m gonna try my best.”
Released last year and described as a delightful comedy romp,Confess, FletchseesMad Menactor Jon Hamm taking over from Chevy Chase as the roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit–from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
Directed by Greg Mottola, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Zev Borow, and based on Gregory Mcdonald’s 1976 novel of the same name,Confess, Fletchstars Lorenza Izzo, Marcia Gay Harden, Kyle MacLachlan, Roy Wood Jr. and John Slattery alongside Hamm.
Confess, Fletchwas released in a limited theatrical release and on premium video on demand in September 2022 before landing on Showtime in October. The movie, which is actually the third installment in theFletchseries followingFletchin 1985 andFletch Livesin 1989, was met withfavorable reviews from critics. Much of the praise was sent Hamm’s way, with many loving seeing the actor displaying his comedic chops in a lead role, while others praised the funny script and its successful revival of the franchise.
Despite this, a rather tepid box office taking means thatConfess, Fletch 2has not yet been given the go-ahead.
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Confess, Fletch 2 Will Take Inspiration from the Novel Fletch’s Fortune
Clearly, Mottola is hoping thatConfess, Fletchwill receive a follow-up, with the writer revealing in his post thatConfess, Fletch 2will be based on the third novel in theFletchseries,Fletch’s Fortune. The novel finds the titular Irwin Maurice “Fletch” Fletcher living away from the world of journalism on the French Riviera. Developing a killer tan and sleeping with the neighbor’s wife, Fletch is feeling pretty flush. That is until agents Eggers and Fabens show up with a little more information about Fletch than is comfortable and an invitation to the American Journalism Alliance convention.
So, Fletch suddenly finds himself enlisted as a spy amongst his journalistic peers. But before he can even set up his surveillance, there’s a murder. And almost everybody’s a suspect. Because a lot of people were employed by Walter March, and most of them had a reason to hate him.
How closelyConfess, Fletch 2will stick to the source material remains to be seen (or may never be seen), but audiences would no doubtlove to see Jon Hamm at the centerof this murder mystery.
