Steve Martin Already Cooking Up Bad Ideas for 'Pink Panther 3'

We're only about 10 days away from The Pink Panther 2: A Pox on Your House, and it is with a heavy heart that I report the formerly funny Steve Martin wants a third movie in the series. According to WENN, Martin convinced the film's producers to throw in a wedding, because anytime his movies contain weddings, they do well. "I said, 'I have to tell you that every movie I've done that ends in a wedding or holding a baby has been a hit," Martin explained. Clouseau will apparently marry the Emily Mortimer character, Nicole, in the sequel. And because his raping of Peter Sellers' Jacques Clouseau is no longer a bachelor, Martin's patting himself on the back about his remarkable achievement. "I do believe we've taken the Pink Panther somewhere else and, in a sense, made it our own." What happened to this guy? Seriously? He made The Pink Panther his own? Did he also make Cheaper by the Dozen his own? There's a clue in Martin's comments about a possible threequel - a clue even Clouseau could sniff out - about how unfunny and completely irrelevant Steve Martin has become. "It would obviously open with Clouseau's honeymoon," admits Martin, "him taking Nicole across the threshold and she's wearing arm pads and a helmet!" Nope. Not funny. Not original. Not interesting. In fact, the only interesting thing about any of these movies is where Steve Martin's shame went. Perhaps if he finds it soon enough, he might also be able to track down his sense of purpose and his obligation to an audience to entertain.

Comments

[J]

It's official. Steve Martin is a douche bag.

[Griffin]

These days it's just the syphillis talking, mostly.

[Asana]

I am most amused that Mr. Boyd would sully the fine standing of his own website by the inclusion of such things. Lesser (hell even first rate) reviewers would simply scoff and toss this to the side but not Boyd. He embraces the train wreck and makes our eyes bleed with his own at the mere threat that yet another piece of crap awaits us.

[Chris]

The sadest part is that most people that will see this movie have probably never seen the originals so they do not know how much Steve Martin is doing a terrible rip-off of Seller's classic character. I never saw the Steve Martin Pink Panther movie. Based on the previews, it looked terrible and Steve Martin should be embarrased.

[Chevy Chase]

Who does Steve Martin think he is, taking a raw dump on his legacy? ME???

[Michael]

I have to admit, I enjoy reading about bad movies. It is very entertaining. For instance, reviews for The Love Guru and Disaster Movie (two movies I don't intend to ever see) were among some of the most memorable reviews I read last year. As for Steve Martin, I can always go back and watch Planes Trains and Automobiles.

[Emo]

It's sad. He used to be so funny.

[magickalmovies]

This movie will be awesome! You people have to realize that the Original Pink Panther movies are getting kind of old (although Cato is still hilarious!). These new Pink Panther movies make everything a lot more modern. Steve Martin is hilarious as Inspector Clouseau. He is not doing a rip-off of the Sellers' version. First of all, Sellers and Martin aren't the only ones to play Clouseau:

Peter Sellers
Alan Arkin
Roger Moore
Steve Martin

They were all hilarious as Clouseau (okay, maybe not so much Roger Moore), and that is what makes these movies worth going to see.