Denzel and Will Smith in 'Uptown Saturday Night'?

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Lynette Holloway
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If a Hollywood director has his way, Denzel Washington and Will Smith could reprise the roles of Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier in the 1974 classic comedy, Uptown Saturday Night, according to Deadline.com.

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The two are merely on director Adam McKay's wish list, and plenty remains to be worked out before filming begins, Deadline reports.

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But Smith and Washington have long wanted to work together, and with McKay's comic sensibility, the remake could be remarkable.

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