A movie version of the police procedural “Hawaii Five-O” is in the works at Paramount.
\n\nDestin Daniel Cretton, whose summer blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has remained a box office sensation, has been hired to direct the film from a script by Chris Bremner (“Bad Boys for Life”).
\n\nPlot details haven’t been revealed as the project is in early stages of development, according to sources. Deadline Hollywood broke the news of the reboot.
\n\nCreated by Leonard Freeman, “Hawaii Five-O” launched in 1968 and became the longest-running police drama on American television by the finale in 1980. The series starred Jack Lord as detective captain Steve McGarrett, who investigated organized crime as the head of a fictional elite state police task force on the island. Most episodes ended with the show’s catchphrase “Book ’em, Dano” — which McGarrett would say to his partner, detective Danny Williams (played by James MacArthur) after a suspect was caught.
\n\nA reboot called “Hawaii Five-0” (using a zero instead of the original letter “O”) launched on CBS in 2010 and ran for 10 seasons, with the final 240th episode airing in 2020. Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park anchored the new series…
Original source: https://variety.com/