August 4, 2005
Crystal to star in comedy remake

Hollywood funnyman Billy Crystal is being pegged to star in an English remake of the French comedy "Apres Vous," Variety reports.

The story centres on a headwaiter of a Paris bistro who happens upon a stranger who is about to commit suicide. The waiter befriends the man, who ends up turning the waiter's life upside down.

The French version had a limited release in U.S. theatres in June.

Crystal was last seen in the 2002 comedy "Analyze That" and will direct and star in the film "Have a Nice Day."