Dick Van Dyke Planned To Remake ‘The Odd Couple’ With Ed Asner Before His Death: “Would’ve Been Such Fun”

Dick Van Dyke, 99, opens up on 'curse' of approaching 100th birthday following sad loss

Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke has revealed he was set to team up with his longtime friend Ed Asner for a remake of the classic comedy The Odd Couple before Asner's death in August 2021 at the age of 91

Dick Van Dyke Planned To Remake ‘The Odd Couple’ With Ed Asner Before His Death: “Would’ve Been Such Fun”

Renowned comedian and actor Dick Van Dyke revealed that he and longtime friend, the late great Ed Asner, were set to team for a remake of classic comedy The Odd Couple prior to the latter’s death in 2021. “That would’ve been such fun, and we lost it. I’ve lost a lot of friends,” Van Dyke said during a Q&A at a Dick & Arlene Van Dyke Present Vandy Camp event held in Malibu, Calif. today, per People. Wife Arlene Van Dyke chimed in, adding, “He…

Dick Van Dyke Was Set to Team Up with Ed Asner for Remake of The Odd Couple Before His Death: ‘Curse of Living to Almost 100’

Everyone knows the story of The Odd Couple, which first appeared as a Broadway play in the mid-1960s: Neil Simon's story follows two good friends, Felix, who moves in with his best friend, the messy, horribly slovenly Oscar, after his divorce. The story was first made into a film in 1968, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, followed by a sequel in 1998 (with the incomparable dubbing work of Ferenc Zenthe and Tibor Szilágyi). A third act was…