Trail of the Pink Panther Trail of the Pink Panther Trail of the Pink Panther is a 1982 British comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers. It was the seventh film in "The Pink Panther" series, the first film in the series following Sellers' death and also the last in which he appeared as Inspector Clouseau. Sellers died before production began. His performance consists only of deleted scenes from previous films. When the famous Pink Panther diamond is stolen again from Lugash, Chief Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) is called on the case despite protests by Chief Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom). While on
Son of the Pink Panther In 1996 MGM approached Robin Williams and Jim Carrey about the series. MGM would cut a deal for a Panther reboot with Edwards (allowing the film to proceed without his participation) in 1997. The series was rebooted in 2006 with the release of "The Pink Panther" starring Steve Martin as Inspector Jacques Clouseau and Kevin Kline (previously considered for the role of Clouseau) as Charles Dreyfus. "The Pink Panther 2" saw Kline's Dreyfus replaced by John Cleese. This is the last film of the original iteration of the "Pink Panther" franchise. This was the last film to be directed by