Jack Black as an alternative Indiana Jones?

by Matt Holmes

Jack Black is one funny dude. Even when he's dealing with a terrible screenplay (Nacho Libre) he at least is so charismatic he is interesting to watch. Although I'm not saying Nacho Libre was by any means good because it wasn't and Black went totally in the wrong direction with his character IMO, I'm just saying his charisma stopped me from turning the DVD off ten minutes in. The Hollywood Reporter are telling us that Black is to star and produce a Universal Pictures comedy that sounds just right up his alley. It's called The Lost Adventures of Stone Perlmutter Jr. and comes from the two scribes who worked on episodes of shows such as King of the Hill and Frasier.

"Perlmutter" is described as a faux documentary made from recently "discovered" footage from 1979 chronicling the disastrous journey of a self-styled Indiana Jones-type adventurer who traveled the world trying to find the Yeti, El Dorado, the lost tomb of Jesus and other great mysteries.
This sounds great. Black as an Indy-Jones like adventurer sounds like an awesome bit of casting and something that could make for some great humor. Just think to yourself for a moment, Jack Black as Indiana Jones. Seriously, picture it in your mind. And now imagine him with the name Stone Perlmutter Jr. Now tell me that isn't funny?

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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.