Rowan Atkinson Gives “Mr. Bean” Another Go In Future Project
62-years old and still kicking, no non-sense English comedian Rowan Atkinson is reported to reprise his most well-known role, Mr. Bean.
Richard Curtis, writer to the romantic-comedy hit, “Love Actually” and good friend to Atkinson is currently in the phase of conceptualizing what the actor had said to be a “very funny” idea.
Atkinson who had popularized the persona stated in an interview that he is greatly enthused with how the character would be handled given that he had already aged.
The series, “Mr. Bean” was largely successful during its 5-year run from 1990 to 1995. It had seen two movie iterations, 1997’s “Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie” and 2007’s “Mr. Bean’s Holiday”. In 2006, an unaired episode had been released to the public. In the London Olympics Opening Ceremony of 2012, Atkinson had agreed to once again embody the beloved character which was followed by a 2014 Snickers commercial. The Disney animated series, “Mr. Bean” is still running and had garnered quite a following from a younger audience.
The actor who currently stars in the British Crime Drama, “Maigret” expressed that he does not shy from reprising old roles as he does not leave them entirely in the first place. Atkinson had said in an interview that only the emphasis shifts, the role is never abandoned entirely.
Interesting to note, Atkinson is also in the talks of assuming another one of his popular roles. Edmund Blackadder a collection of different personas across the mock-historical BBC1 period British sitcom entitled, “Backadder” is set to be revived for a project. While details have yet to be disclosed, Atkinson recognizes that the expectations from fans would be high, and that it would definitely be a make or break kind of deal.
