The ‘Mad Men’ actor stars in director Greg Mottola’s comedy based on Gregory McDonald’s book of the same name. The film also stars Hamm’s “Mad Men” co-star John Slattery, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Kyle MacLachlan and Marcia Gay Harden.
In the trailer, Fletch himself is a suspect in a murder case in Europe.
“I was an investigative reporter,” Hamm says in the teaser. “It’s an occupation that has been depreciated by the digital age – like, president.”
He continued, “The character in the book is very different from the portrayal of Chevy, and so when Bill Block from Miramax came to me and said, ‘You know, we own this and we think you’d be a good choice,” I agreed, but I don’t want to emulate Chevy. I don’t care and I don’t think anyone else would.
“Confess, Fletch” hits theaters and on demand September 16.