Film Remake
Rights to the series were purchased, with an eye towards creating a movie scheduled for release March 30, 2012. When Sherwood Schwartz, creator of Gilligan's Island, signed a deal giving all rights to the movie, he reportedly said, " just happened in the last 48 hours. I can’t take this much excitement at my age." Sherwood Schwartz also said he would love to see Michael Cera as Gilligan and Beyoncé Knowles as Ginger. Schwartz died on July 12, 2011. Whether the film will go on without him or not is unknown at this point. Cera has stated that he has never been asked to play the part, nor does he have any interest in the role.
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