Comedy legend Carl Reiner died last week at the age of 98, and it was fitting that the final project he left behind was Quibi's charity remake of The Princess Bride, seeing as how the original was directed by his son and remote scene partner, Rob Reiner. Coordinated and assembled by Jason Reitman, the project saw dozens of actors film themselves at home while in quarantine, and the film's beloved characters played by a a variety of different actors. Rob Reiner took on the grandfather/narrator role originated by Peter Falk early on in the remake, with Josh …
Sad news to report this morning as comedy legend Carl Reiner has died at the age of 98. Reiner passed away from natural causes in his home in Beverly Hills. Every comedian should aspire to have a career like Carl Reiner. At some point after a hit you inevitably hit a fallow period where everyone forgets you. But not Reiner. He created one of the all-time great sitcoms with The Dick Van Dyke Show, a series that’s still funny decades later. He directed one of the all-time great comedies The Jerk. His elongated skit “2000-Year-Old …