New Line Cinema to revive Police Academy
03-05-10, 02:46 PM
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Re: New Line Cinema to revive Police Academy (Paul Maslansky to Produce)
this, on a double bill with the remake of "Arthur", and i am in heaven!
03-05-10, 04:20 PM
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I smell failure all the way. I hate when they touch the classic movies. What next the Naked Gun series?
03-05-10, 04:21 PM
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03-05-10, 11:25 PM
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Re: New Line Cinema to revive Police Academy (Paul Maslansky to Produce)
Seen them all, the first 6 in their theatrical releases! I think Moscow might've been DTV.
I loved 1, 2, & 5. The rest were stupid, but still fun.
Ready for the remake!
I loved 1, 2, & 5. The rest were stupid, but still fun.
Ready for the remake!
03-06-10, 01:15 AM
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We called Steve Guttenberg about this and he just left a voicemail on my colleague's phone. So we'll talk to him on Monday. And I'm also talking to Michael Winslow the same day. Will be interesting to get their thoughts.
03-06-10, 03:49 AM
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03-06-10, 08:43 AM
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I think 5 and 7 are the weak links. The first one has fun characters and three classic scenes. 2,3,4 and 6 are pretty fun, but not really all that hilarious.
03-06-10, 10:15 AM
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I just made a reference to this film the other day. A co-worker and I walked by this new contract security guard in our building. I turned to my co-worker and told him that the guard was like a male version of "Hooks" from Police Academy.
03-06-10, 10:40 AM
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I love the PA movies as much as anyone but Hollywood needs to get off the sequel/remake wagon
03-06-10, 01:53 PM
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06-24-12, 10:50 AM
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Since Shaq is being offered the role of Hightower:
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06-24-12, 11:20 AM
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Even though they're rebooting the franchise (right?), they might want to consider at least bringing back G.W. Bailey as Lt. Harris. He doesn't look that much older than when he was in the original versions.
Also: if they wrangle Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill to be in it-- most likely as pot smoking man-children cops--I won't watch it under any circumstances.
Also: if they wrangle Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill to be in it-- most likely as pot smoking man-children cops--I won't watch it under any circumstances.
06-24-12, 11:36 AM
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i don't like these films. I watched them and chuckled a bit as a kid but as an adult they just don't attract me.
just something about it. i don't know how this could work today. Though...maybe it can.
just something about it. i don't know how this could work today. Though...maybe it can.
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06-24-12, 11:44 AM
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This is the latest update on the movie from Deadline.com
They hired the writer of The Break Up to script the reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The Break-Up scribe Jeremy Garelick has come aboard New Line’s reboot of the Police Academy franchise that launched in the 1980s and spanned seven films through the mid-’90s. The comedy, once again produced by Paul Maslansky, picks up the tale of a group of bumbling police recruits. David Diamond and David Weissman wrote the most recent draft.
Garelick, who did extensive rewrites on The Hangover, is separately rewriting Sick Day for Universal and Imagine. He’s attached to direct that film. Police Academy will be directed by Scott Zabielski, who’s making his feature debut after helming TV episodes that include Tosh.O. Garelick’s repped by UTA and Principato-Young, while Zabielski is repped by UTA and Underground.
They hired the writer of The Break Up to script the reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The Break-Up scribe Jeremy Garelick has come aboard New Line’s reboot of the Police Academy franchise that launched in the 1980s and spanned seven films through the mid-’90s. The comedy, once again produced by Paul Maslansky, picks up the tale of a group of bumbling police recruits. David Diamond and David Weissman wrote the most recent draft.
Garelick, who did extensive rewrites on The Hangover, is separately rewriting Sick Day for Universal and Imagine. He’s attached to direct that film. Police Academy will be directed by Scott Zabielski, who’s making his feature debut after helming TV episodes that include Tosh.O. Garelick’s repped by UTA and Principato-Young, while Zabielski is repped by UTA and Underground.
06-24-12, 11:54 AM
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Re: New Line Cinema to revive Police Academy (Paul Maslansky to Produce)
You know, I would have immediately said this was going to fail before I saw 21 Jump Street. Now, I'm not so sure as 21 Jump Street was pretty damn amazing.
06-24-12, 02:48 PM
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I remember you saying movies like Back to the Future didn't appeal to you as a kid, either. I'm surprised you'd even watch 80s comedies considered at the bottom of the scale like the Police Academy movies.
06-24-12, 05:01 PM
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I'm going to be very disappointed if, for some PC reason, the Blue Oyster bar doesn't make an appearance.
06-24-12, 05:34 PM
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if it was the only thing on...I'd watch it. You've no fucking idea how many times I've seen the Police Academy film that's in Russia as a kid. i think TBS had it on a lot during some time frames in the summer. And well..sometimes..it was the only thing on, man.
06-24-12, 05:59 PM
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I understand. There were fewer channels back then.That's the last one, made in 1994, which, is arguably the weakest in the series (although I still enjoy it, if not for the Jordan/Bird McDonald's parody in the beginning with Lassard and Ron Perlman as the villain).
All of the movies have spotlights here and there. I grew up on them, I've lost count how many times I've seen all of them. The first one, now that I'm older, has become my favorite since I get all of the adult humor that went over my head as a kid.
One thing I didn't know is that Mouser, who was the Capt. Harris of Police Academy 2 and 3, is now permanently confined to a wheelchair. He fell off a ladder after Police Academy 3 which is why they brought back G.W. Bailey.
06-24-12, 09:44 PM
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I just watched the entire series a couple of months back. With the exception of Mission to Moscow, I still enjoyed all of them. I'd give a remake a shot.
06-25-12, 11:59 PM
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Why not just get the original surviving cast together and make a sequel? Why all these reboots?
06-26-12, 05:41 PM
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Whatever they do, I hope they don't try to find a bunch of new actors to play the same roles (except for a few replacements for departed actors like Shaq as Hightower, which is actually pretty inspired casting considering his real-life police experience). If they were to have an all-new cast, it should have all-new recruits.
04-05-14, 02:17 PM
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Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, best known for sketch comedy show Key & Peele, have signed on to produce New Line Cinema's Police Academy reboot.
Original producer Paul Maslansky is back for the new iteration, which aims to remake the seven-film comedy series about a ragtag group of police recruits who repeatedly are called to help save the city. Sam Brown is overseeing for New Line.
The first film, released in 1984 by Warner Bros., starred Steve Guttenberg as Mahoney, the group's leader. The last film in the series was 1994's Mission to Moscow. The series grossed a combined $242 million worldwide and spawned a pair of TV series.
A reboot of Police Academy has been set up for several years at New Line. First-time director Scott Zabielski, who was attached to the project in 2012, is no longer on board to helm the film.
When The Hollywood Reporter first wrote about the attempt to revive the franchise in 2010, Maslansky said he aimed to completely recast the film with up-and-comers.
"It's going to be very worthwhile to the people who remember it and to those who saw it on TV," Maslansky told THR. "It's going to be a new class. We hope to discover new talent and season it with great comedians. It'll be anything but another movie with a numeral next to it. And we'll most probably retain the wonderful musical theme."
While there's no official word on whether Key and Peele would star in the film, their brand of comedy could be a good fit. The duo, who have starred on the Comedy Central show since Jan. 31, 2012, are both former castmembers of MADtv. Key & Peele's third season premiered on September 18, 2013, and the show has been renewed for a fourth season. They'll soon appear as FBI partners on four episodes of FX's limited series Fargo.
Key and Peele are both repped by UTA and Principato Young Entertainment.
Original producer Paul Maslansky is back for the new iteration, which aims to remake the seven-film comedy series about a ragtag group of police recruits who repeatedly are called to help save the city. Sam Brown is overseeing for New Line.
The first film, released in 1984 by Warner Bros., starred Steve Guttenberg as Mahoney, the group's leader. The last film in the series was 1994's Mission to Moscow. The series grossed a combined $242 million worldwide and spawned a pair of TV series.
A reboot of Police Academy has been set up for several years at New Line. First-time director Scott Zabielski, who was attached to the project in 2012, is no longer on board to helm the film.
When The Hollywood Reporter first wrote about the attempt to revive the franchise in 2010, Maslansky said he aimed to completely recast the film with up-and-comers.
"It's going to be very worthwhile to the people who remember it and to those who saw it on TV," Maslansky told THR. "It's going to be a new class. We hope to discover new talent and season it with great comedians. It'll be anything but another movie with a numeral next to it. And we'll most probably retain the wonderful musical theme."
While there's no official word on whether Key and Peele would star in the film, their brand of comedy could be a good fit. The duo, who have starred on the Comedy Central show since Jan. 31, 2012, are both former castmembers of MADtv. Key & Peele's third season premiered on September 18, 2013, and the show has been renewed for a fourth season. They'll soon appear as FBI partners on four episodes of FX's limited series Fargo.
Key and Peele are both repped by UTA and Principato Young Entertainment.