It appears that another classic TV show starring William Shatner is headed for a big screen reboot, this time it is TJ Hooker…and no that is not a joke. Today Variety reported that the classic 80s cop show is being remade as an action comedy. No word yet on if any of the original show stars will return, but there is a potential part for Shatner.
TJ Hooker: The Motion Picture The original TJ Hooker TV show ran for five seasons starting in 1982. Shatner starred as veteran police sergeant T.J. Hooker, and the cast also included Adrian Zmed, Heather Locklear and Richard Herd. The new feature film will be an ‘action comedy’, which is the same thing that was done with 2004 film Starsky & Hutch, which was an action comedy based on the 70s cop show. That film featured cameos from the original show stars, but no word yet on if Shatner, Zmed, Lockear or Herd will be in this new film. Variety reports the new TJ Hooker film film (being written by the writing team behind the Tremors movies) will focus on TJ Hooker and his father, so Shat seems a natural for that part (the dad). More details at Variety.
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