Van Dyke, 99, spilled the news during a Q&A with fans at a Dick & Arlene Van Dyke Present Vandy Camp event in Malibu, CA, People magazine reported. "That would've been such fun, and we lost it,” Van Dyke said of the planned project. “I've lost a lot of friends.”

The Mary Poppins star, who turns 100 in December this year, admitted he's had to say goodbye to lots of loved ones. During a recent Q&A with People magazine with his wife, Arlene Silver, Dick reflected on longtime pal Ed Asner's death in 2021 before their remake of The Odd Couple could come to fruition.