What Men Want
Earlier this yr , Screen Rant was invited to Atlanta , Peach State to visit the exercise set of Paramount’sWhat Men Want , a gender - flip remake of 2000’sWhat Women Wantstarring Taraji P. Henson ( Empire , Hidden Figures ) and Tracy Morgan ( 30 Rock , SNL ) . Sadly , Morgan was n’t on place during our visit , but we made sure to ask producer Will Packer ( Girls Trip ) about his purpose .
In the picture show , Henson is a sports agent who sputter to get ahead in her male - dominated field , but she scores an advantage when she develops the power to hear men ’s thoughts . She crosses paths with Morgan ’s character , Joe Dolla , when she tries sign his son to the authority . The father of a untested , prospective NBA gift , Joe Dolla is described as a Lavar Ball - like character . He ’s combative , control of his son ’s career , and wildly unpredictable - a fictional character perfectly crafted to jibe Morgan ’s wheelhouse .
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When we spoke with Packer , he observe that Morgan and he have " experience each other socially for a while"and had"talked about work together,“but had n’t yet detect the right-hand labor . Turns out , What Men Wantis that project , and when asked about Morgan ’s contribution to the film , Packer ’s responded with high extolment :
" You ’ve got this Brobdingnagian comedic engine in Tracy Morgan , who comes in and just blows the roof off every conniption that he ’s in . "
Morgan came on to most people ’s radar when he connect the cast ofSaturday Night Livein 1996 , remaining until 2003 . In 2006 , Morgan link fellowSNL - alum , Tina Fey for30 Rock , where he played the outlandish Tracy Jordan - a role that is a thinly veiled imitation of himself . When30 Rockended , Morgan ’s career seemed quick to skyrocket , but in 2014 , he was involved in a serious chance event when a tractor - dawdler struck his funniness tour ’s minivan , stamp out one and seriously wound himself and others inside the fomite . Morgan was in a coma for two week , undergo operation and eventually a long rehab process . He made his first public appearance in 2015 and even hostedSNLlater that year .
Morgan ’s recovery has been remarkable , andWhat Men Wantis an chance for him to leaven he ’s still at the top of his game . Already , the trailerhas render audiences a taste of Morgan ’s Joe Dolla ( " I smell goner . Am I throw a cerebrovascular accident ? Wait ! I have toast in my sac . Whew ! " ) and the fictitious character is shaping up to become one of Morgan ’s secure yet .
What Men Wantwill release January 11th , 2019 . Stay tune up to Screen Rant for more from ourWhat Men Wantset visit !
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