Confess, Fletch Star Jon Hamm Stars In Trailer For Fletch Book Series

With the release of Confess, Fletch, Jon Hamm stars as Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher, a beloved pop culture figure who has been around for over 30 years despite numerous attempts to start a new franchise. The film received good reviews but only grossed $260,000 at the US box office in its opening weekend. The simultaneous release of Paramount+ certainly contributes to this aspect, but so does the film's lack of promotion. Blackstone Audio, which owns the audiobook rights to the Fletch franchise, recently got it right and approached Hamm about appearing in an ad for the series.

Fletch appeared in nine books from 1974 to 1994 and had supporting roles in two other books with his illegitimate son. The character also spawned a series based on Francis Xavier Flynn, Confess, the eccentric Boston cop who first appeared in Fletch.

"I was introduced to the character through the original film and then immediately got curious as much as I could, and in a pre-internet era like the '80s, you have to do that kind of work in bookstores and city libraries," says Hamm said ComicBook.com. I. "So I did, and I found out not just that the movie was based on a book, it was a series of books, and I had 10 more novels to read, and I was so...so excited.... by IM Fletcher to read more, many more adventures."

You can watch the trailer for the Hamm series below.

Fletch was previously brought to life in two Chevy Chase feature films, 1985's Fletch and 1989's Fletch Lives. Previously, director Kevin Smith was in charge of producing a new film starring Jason Lee or Ben Affleck. . Another time, Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence and star Zach Braff have been linked to the Fletch project.

Here's the official synopsis for Confess, Fletch:

In this hilarious comedy, Jon Hamm plays the charming and mischievous Fletch, who becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation involving a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find the culprit from a long list of suspects: from an eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch's Italian girlfriend. In fact, crime has never been this messy.

Confess, Fletch stars Jon Hamm, Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenzo Izzo, Kyle MacLachlan, Marcia Gay Harden and John Slattery. The film hits theaters and digital on September 16.

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