As Fletch likes to say throughout the film, he once was “a journalist of some repute,” giving him keen investigative instincts and a way with words. “Confess, Fletch” begins with an art theft, a murder, and a kidnapping, and that’s just in the first act. So it’s an exciting opportunity to get the chance to really reintroduce a character to a brand new generation,” said Hamm. I mean, like a teenager, like a very young kid. “I started reading the books as a little kid. Thank you for asking.”īased on a series of mystery novels by Gregory Mcdonald, the character of Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher was first dramatized by Chevy Chase in the 1985 box office hit “Fletch.” (A successful sequel, “Fletch Lives,” followed in 1989.) The role was a dream for Hamm, who “loved the original film,” leading him to seek out its source material.

He added winkingly, “And while we’re at it, sure. He doesn’t have the budget that maybe James Bond has for gadgets, but he does have his wits and his incredible ability to read a room,” Hamm said during a recent interview with IndieWire. He’s sort of placed in different environments and conundrums and finds himself constantly on the wrong side of the law sometimes and has to use his wits and his wilds to get out. “There’s very much some shared DNA there, for sure. Whereas James Bond is dry and sharp like a martini, the easygoing charmer at the heart of “Confess, Fletch” is a little sour, a little sweet, and unafraid of a little flamboyance. (In this case a more colorful classic, the Negroni.) A drink says a lot about a person, and the same goes for fictional characters. Jon Hamm’s latest big screen character has a lot in common with James Bond: He’s witty, great with the ladies, and comes doused in a signature drink.

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