Pink Panther As you may have heard, Steve Martin will be starring in an upcoming Pink Panther remake. When I first heard about this, I had an open mind. I decided that I would see the film, and then decide if it's any good. I've changed my mind. Having recently seen Return of the Pink Panther on TV, I can already tell you that the new remake will suck. The single reason the original films worked is Peter Sellers. Nothing else. Not the script, not the costars and not the director. Sellers was true comedic genious. Therefore, this new movie is an impossibility, a blatant exercise in futility.