The action film franchise starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker is turned into a TV series at Warner Bros. TV, while the 1988 comedy is adapted into an event series for FOX.
- October 1, 2014
AceShowbiz -
More successful movies are coming to the small screen. After "Minority Report" and "Shutter Island", now "Rush Hour" and "Big" join the list of feature films that are getting television remake.
Warner Bros. Television is developing a potential new primetime series based on the action comedy movie franchise. Brett Ratner, who directed the original movie, will executive produce the TV project along with Arthur Sarkissian and Jeff Ingold. Bill Lawrence also executive produces the show and co-writes the script.
Starring Jackie Chan as a by-the-book Hong Kong police officer who is teamed with a cocky African-American LAPD officer (Chris Tucker), the first movie was released in 1998. It grossed over $244 million worldwide against a reported $33 million budget.
Meanwhile, "Big", a 1988 comedy starring Tom Hanks, is being developed into an ongoing series with a cable model episode count. FOX has reportedly given a script commitment for the half-hour comedy project.
Kevin Biegel and Mike Royce, who produced the movie, will write and executive-produce the TV adaptation. It will still have the message of the movie, which is "what it means to be an adult and what it means to be a kid, and how in today's world those two things are more confused than ever."
The original film followed a 12-year-old boy, Josh, who makes a wish "to be big" after failing to get on a carnival ride and wakes up as an adult, played by Hanks, the next day. The fantasy comedy raked in more than $151 million worldwide.
