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What with the critical success of Lars and the Real Girl and the continuing popularity of Japanese f*ck pillow picnics (also the name of my indie band), the time was right for a remake of Mannequin — the 1987 Andrew McCarthy/Kim Cattrall classic in which one man’s sex toy comes to life (don’t get any ideas, microwaved cantaloupe). Says Moviehole:

The newly relaunched Gladden Entertainment are said to be in early development on the redo of the ‘window dresser goes gaga for loose doll’ comedy.
Naturally, the company – who, back in the day, also produced “The Fabulous Baker Boys”, “Weekend at Bernie’s”, and Christian Slater/Skateboarding pic “Gleaming the Cube” – want to contemporize the plot (Maybe it won’t be a store Mannequin but a laser display hologram he falls for? ) and will likely cast a couple of hot Twilight-esque youngsters in the lead roles.
The shingle are said to be in early talks with studios, and are on the hunt for a writer.

If recent trends like the Twilight phenomenon are a guide, maybe the best way to contemporize it is to flip it so that this time around, the mannequin is the dude.  I heard they wanted Paul Walker for the part until they realized the mannequin had to come to life.  *licks finger, holds it up to breeze* Yep, that’s a burn.

Japanese F*ck pillow picnic