(L to R) Heather Locklear, James Darren and William Shatner in ‘T. J. Hooker’. Photograph: Spelling-Goldberg Productions.
Preview:
- A comedy motion film primarily based on ‘TJ Hooker’ is within the works.
- It’ll give the fundamental cop present idea a recent spin.
- Netflix is backing the brand new film.
Should you had been to ask folks what William Shatner is most well-known for, we’d think about majority would level to ‘Star Trek’s Captain Kirk? However not far behind could be Eighties cop collection ‘T.J. Hooker’.
Now, on the again of ‘The Bare Gun’ doing first rate enterprise in theaters and ‘Comfortable Gilmore 2’ launching to massive numbers by itself streaming service, Deadline brings phrase that Netflix is trying to adapt the present as a comedy motion pic.
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The transfer would appear to be the precise as soon as, since doing a simple ‘T.J. Hooker’ film probably wouldn’t work for right now’s audiences (extra on that under).
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What’s the story of ‘T.J. Hooker’?
(L to R) Adrian Zmed, William Shatner, James Darren and Heather Locklear in ‘T. J. Hooker’. Photograph: Spelling-Goldberg Productions.
The unique present launched in March 1982 on ABC and ran for 5 seasons, with the ultimate batch of episodes switching to CBS.
‘T.J. Hooker’ starred Shatner as a titular sergeant of the LCPD, a hard-nosed veteran reeling from a divorce from his spouse and the lack of his companion within the line of obligation.
Principled, ethical, and pushed to struggle crime, the previous plainclothes detective returns to uniform to coach recruits and clear up the streets of criminals like the type who killed his companion. Heather Locklear, Adrian Zmed and James Darren additionally starred.
Jarrad Paul and Andy Mogel, who’ve labored on the likes of TV’s ‘The Grinder’, motion pictures together with ‘Sure Man’ and ‘The D Practice’, and are in growth with ‘Bert’, a Netflix comedy collection starring comic Bert Kreischer that they co-created.
As for the angle on the brand new film? Count on Hooker’s all-action model to be gently spoofed, since he was an unreconstructed ‘80s man with all of the attitudes that means.
Will Shatner or Locklear present up in cameos? It’d rely upon whether or not they need to/Netflix backing dump vehicles of cash as much as their homes –– they’re not fabricated from stone.
When will the ‘T.J. Hooker’ film be on screens?
Because it’s nonetheless very early days for this one, Netflix has but to announce when this one may hit its servers.
First, they’ll should discover a forged and director to convey it to life, so we’ll be ready some time.
William Shatner on the ‘Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner’. Photograph: Comedy Central.